user guide 은/는/이/가 Korean Particles

Topic markers: –은/는 은/는 is placed right after a noun, which is the topic of the sentence.  ‘은’ is used with the word ends with 받침, final consonant, while ‘는’ is used with the word ends with a vowel. For example, 내 이름은 수현이에요. My name is Suhyun. 나는 수현이에요. I am Suhyun.  이름 ends with consonant ㅁ, so you put 은; 이름은, because it is hard to pronounce ‘는’ right after a consonant. Try yourself, 이름은 vs 이름는. Feel the difference? On the other hand, 나 ends with just a vowel ㅏ, so 는 comes after; 나는. Let’s get back to the meaning of 은/는. 은/는 indicates the topic of the sentence, shows you what is being talked about. 나는 한국인이에요. I am Korean. 내 책은 예뻐요. My book is pretty. 한국어는 재미있어요. Korean language is interesting. 나는 선생님이에요. I am a teacher. 이것은 내 스마트폰이에요. This is my smartphone. When you say 은/는 in sentence, the listener will know what topic you are going to talk about even you don’t finish the sentence.  Also, 은/는 is used to express contrast or opposite meaning. For example, if someone asks,  소주 좋아해요?, Do