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저는 서울에 살아요
I live in Seoul
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살다 means “to live.” With a home location, use 에: 서울에 살아요.
This phrase describes where you currently live, not necessarily where you were born. It is useful after someone asks 어디에 살아요?
The polite present ending -아요 appears because 살다 has the vowel ㅏ. You can learn the whole phrase first and notice the ending later.
Examples
저는 부산에 살아요.
Jeoneun Busan-e sarayo.
I live in Busan.
지금 어디에 살아요?
Jigeum eodie sarayo?
Where do you live now?
Mini dialogue
A: 어디에 살아요?
A: Where do you live?
B: 저는 인천에 살아요.
B: I live in Incheon.
Common mistakes
- For a destination, use 가요: 서울에 가요 means “I am going to Seoul.”
- Do not use 에서 for the location with 살아요 in this basic pattern.
How to practice
- Appropriate in ordinary introductions and small talk.
- Avoid giving an exact address to strangers; a city or neighborhood is enough.
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