Lesson 5. How to say “I am from (country name)” + List of Country Names

Just like we learned in the previous lesson, you can say,

“저는(I) + 나라 이름(country name) + 사람 / 인 (person) + 이에요(am)” which literally means, “I am a (country name) person.”

Both 사람 and 인 mean “a person.” 

The difference is that 인 is a sino-Korean word and it comes from this hanja “人” which means “a person, human.” 

사람 is a pure Korean word that means the same thing. They can be used interchangeably when saying which country you are from.

Miss Vicky is from Korea(한국), so she can say,

저는 한국인이에요. or 저는 한국 사람이에요. = I am Korean. (I am from Korea.)

If you are from the USA(미국), you can say,

저는 미국 사람이에요. or 저는 미국인이에요. = I am American. (I am from the US.)

If you are from the Philippines(필리핀), you can say,

저는 필리핀 사람이에요. or 저는 필리핀인이에요. = I’m a Filipino. (I am from the Philippines.)

You can find the Korean word that corresponds to your country’s name in the list below. 

After you learn how to say your country’s name, try saying where you’re from in Korean! 🙂

List of Country Names in Korean (by Region)

1. EAST ASIA = 동아시아

2. SOUTH EAST ASIA = 동남아시아

3. SOUTHERN ASIA = 남아시아

4. AFRICA = 아프리카

5. MIDDLE EAST = 중동.

6. EUROPE = 유럽.

7. NORTH AMERICA = 북미

8. SOUTH AMERICA = 남미

9. OCEANIA = 오세아니아

 Now, can you say where you’re from? 🙂