N이에요/예요
Quick answer: N이에요/예요 means am / is / are — the polite present of 이다.
How to form it
Final consonant → 이에요 · no final consonant → 예요
In Korean: 받침 O → 이에요 받침 X → 예요
What to know
Korean drops 저는 once it is obvious who you mean. 사라예요 is a complete sentence.
Examples
- 사라예요.I'm Sarah.
- 한국 사람이에요.I'm Korean.
- 미국 사람이에요.I'm American.
Where it's taught
HanDa Level 1 (TOPIK I), Lesson 1: 안녕하세요, 저는 사라예요 — Hello, I'm Sarah. Also in the Level 1 book.
Learned in the same lesson: N은/는.
Go deeper: our full article on this pattern.
Practise N이에요/예요 out loud
In the HanDa app this is Level 1, Lesson 1 — drills, a speaking check and an AI teacher that corrects what you say. Free for 7 days.