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Let's look at some examples.
Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers.
저는 한국인이에요. (Jeo-neun han-gug-in-i-e-yo.)
저는 한국인이에요. (Jeo-neun han-gug-in-i-e-yo.)
저는 미국인이에요. (Jeo-neun mi-gug-in-i-e-yo.)
저는 미국인이에요. (Jeo-neun mi-gug-in-i-e-yo.)
저는 호주인이에요. (Jeo-neun ho-ju-in-i-e-yo.)
저는 호주인이에요. (Jeo-neun ho-ju-in-i-e-yo.)
저는 영국인이에요. (Jeo-neun yeong-gug-in-i-e-yo.)
저는 영국인이에요. (Jeo-neun yeong-gug-in-i-e-yo.)
아니요, 저는 일본인이 아니에요. 중국인이에요. (A-ni-yo, jeo-neun il-bon-in-i a-ni-e-yo. Jung-gug-in-i-e-yo.)
아니요, 저는 일본인이 아니에요. 중국인이에요. (A-ni-yo, jeo-neun il-bon-in-i a-ni-e-yo. Jung-gug-in-i-e-yo.)
Did you notice how the last speaker uses a different pattern?
아니요, 저는 일본인이 아니에요. 중국인이에요. (A-ni-yo, jeo-neun il-bon-in-i a-ni-e-yo. Jung-gug-in-i-e-yo.)
"No, I'm not Japanese. I'm Chinese."
First is 아니요 (a-ni-yo), “No.” 아니요. 아니요.
This answers the yes-no question.
Next, Jing Liu says 저는 일본인이 아니에요. (Jeo-neun il-bon-in-i a-ni-e-yo.) "I'm not Japanese."
First is 저는 (jeo-neun)."As for me…." 저는.
Next is 일본인 (il-bon-in), "Japanese," as in a Japanese person. 일본인. 일본인.
After this is 이 (i), which has the same form as the subject-marking particle, but here is serving a different purpose. 이. 이.
Note: there are two forms of the particle. 이 follows words that end in a consonant, like 일본인 (il-bon-in).
Next is 아니에요 (a-ni-e-yo). Literally, "not [I am]," in this context, but it translates as "I'm not." 아니에요. 아니에요.
Note: the word "I" is understood from context, as Jing Liu is responding to a question.
아니에요 (a-ni-e-yo) is from the adjective 아니다 (a-ni-da), meaning "not." 아니에요.
Together, 저는 일본인이 아니에요. (Jeo-neun il-bon-in-i a-ni-e-yo), literally "as for me Japanese not [I am]," but it translates as "I'm not Japanese." 저는 일본인이 아니에요 (Jeo-neun il-bon-in-i a-ni-e-yo).
Finally, Jing Liu says, 중국인이에요 (Jung-gug-in-i-e-yo). "I'm Chinese." 중국인이에요 (Jung-gug-in-i-e-yo).
First is 중국인 (jung-gug-in). "Chinese," as in a Chinese person. 중국인. 중국인.
After this is 이에요. (i-e-yo). Here, it’s like the "am" in "I am." 이에요 (i-e-yo).
Together, 중국인이에요 (jung-gug-in-i-e-yo)."[I] am Chinese." 중국인이에요 (jung-gug-in-i-e-yo).
All together, it’s 아니요, 저는 일본인이 아니에요. 중국인이에요. (A-ni-yo, jeo-neun il-bon-in-i a-ni-e-yo. Jung-gug-in-i-e-yo.)
It literally means "No, as for me, Japanese, not [I] am. Chinese [I] am ," but it translates as "No, I’m not Japanese. I’m Chinese."
아니요, 저는 일본인이 아니에요. 중국인이에요. (A-ni-yo, jeo-neun il-bon-in-i a-ni-e-yo. Jung-gug-in-i-e-yo.)
This can be shortened to
아니요, 중국인이에요. (A-ni-yo, jung-gug-in-i-e-yo.) "No, I’m Chinese."
아니요, 중국인이에요. (A-ni-yo, jung-gug-in-i-e-yo.)
Remember this pattern, you’ll need it for the practice.

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