에서
e-seo
에 vs 에서: what one extra syllable decides
The picture Draw a box around a place. Things happen inside the box — and when you step out of it, the box is where you came from.
Where the picture shows up in 에서
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the floor it happens on
저는 식당에서 일해요.
jeo-neun sik-dang-e-seo il-hae-yo
I work at a restaurant.
식당에 있어요 is simply being there; 식당에서 일해요 is doing something inside it.
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the door you came out of
베트남에서 왔어요.
be-teu-na-me-seo wa-sseo-yo
I'm from Vietnam.
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where the line starts
아홉 시에서 여섯 시까지 일해요.
a-hop si-e-seo yeo-seot si-kka-ji il-hae-yo
I work from nine to six.
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the whole box acts
회사에서 전화가 왔어요.
hoe-sa-e-seo jeon-hwa-ga wa-sseo-yo
The company called.
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where you fished it up
그 뉴스는 인터넷에서 봤어요.
geu nyu-seu-neun in-teo-ne-se-seo bwa-sseo-yo
I saw that news online.