English–Korean

“this” in Korean

Korean

Also이거 (igeo) · 이것 (igeot)

Pronunciation

Romanizationi

Example

이 책은 재미있어요.i chae geun chae mi i sseo yo

This book is interesting.

Illustration for 이 (this)

How to say “this” in Korean

“This” in Korean is 이 (i).

이 (i, "this") points to something near the speaker, either alone or before a noun.

Full entry for 이: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 이

이 사람은 누구예요?i sa ra meun nu gu ye yo

Who is this person?

Tips for using 이

  • English uses this broadly, while Korean uses different demonstratives for different distances, so the English translation alone does not always identify the natural choice.

Other Korean words for “this”

이거 주세요.i geo chu se yo

Please give me this.

이것은 뭐예요?i geo seun mwo ye yo

What is this?

“this” in other languages