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HOW TO SAY "I" OR "ME" IN KOREAN

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by cminji07

by cminji07

First of all, I want to point out the difference between "I" and "me" in English. This is something that I never knew/realized until I started to learn Korean as you will find that learning a foreign language will vastly increase your understanding of your mother tongue and languages in general. In English, "I" and "me" have the same meaning but the differ in their usage. When the speaker is the subject of the sentence "I" is used. When the speaker is the object (or other part) of a sentence "me" is used.

In Korean, the same word is used to say "I" or "me." That is, there is no difference in the Korean word if it used as a subject or object. However, remember that different particles will have to be attached to these words.

Although the word in Korean for "I/me" doesn't change based on its usage in a sentence, it does change based on the politeness of a sentence. For example:

저 means "I/me" and is used in formal situations
나 means "I/me" and is used in informal situations

는 can be attached to 저 and 나 to indicate "I" is the subject of a sentence. For example:
저는
나는

를 can be attached to 저 and 나 to indicate "'me" is the object of a sentence. For example:
저를
나를

가 can be attached to 저 and 나 to indicate "I" is the subject of a sentence or clause. What is immediately important to you is that you remember that when 가 is attached to 나 changes to 내, and 저 changes to 제. For example:
내가
제가