Elementary - Grade 3
Lesson 5: Position & Location Words
위, 아래, 앞, 뒤, 옆...
Where is it? 어디에 있어요?
Position words tell you where something is — on top, under, in front, behind, and so on. In Korean, these are little "place" words that go right after the thing you are describing.
The magic pattern is:
[Thing] 은/는 [Place] [위치]에 있어요.
This means "[Thing] is [position] [place]." The little particle 에 means "at/in," and 있어요 means "there is / it exists."
Example: 고양이는 상자 안에 있어요. = "The cat is inside the box." 🐱📦
The 10 Position Words
⬆️
위
(wi)
on top / above
⬇️
아래
(arae)
under / below
⏩
앞
(ap)
in front of
⏪
뒤
(dwi)
behind
↔️
옆
(yeop)
next to / beside
📦
안
(an)
inside
🚪
밖
(bak)
outside
🔗
사이
(sai)
between
⬅️
왼쪽
(oenjjok)
left side
➡️
오른쪽
(oreunjjok)
right side
Tip: add 에 to any of these to say "at that spot" — 위에 (on top), 안에 (inside), 옆에 (next to).
Let's Practice! 🧸
See the pattern in action — [Thing] 은/는 [Place] [position]에 있어요:
- 책은 책상 위에 있어요. 📖 "The book is on the desk."
- 강아지는 의자 아래에 있어요. 🐶 "The puppy is under the chair."
- 공은 상자 안에 있어요. ⚽ "The ball is inside the box."
- 고양이는 나무 뒤에 있어요. 🐱 "The cat is behind the tree."