Word
부모님이랑 카페에서 커피를 마셔요.bumonimirang kapeeseo keopireul masyeoyo.
Meaning
I drink coffee at the café with my parents.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of bumonimirang kapeeseo keopireul masyeoyo.
마시다masida
to drink
~에서~eseo
location particle
~를~reul
object particle
부모님bumonim
parent
Questions & Answers about bumonimirang kapeeseo keopireul masyeoyo.
What does the particle in 부모님이랑 mean? Is the 이 there the subject marker?
- 이랑 is one particle meaning “with” or “and” in casual speech.
- It is not 이/가 (the subject marker). The 이 you see is part of 이랑.
- Use 이랑 after a consonant and 랑 after a vowel. Since 부모님 ends in a consonant, you get 부모님이랑; after a vowel (e.g., 친구) you’d say 친구랑.
How is (이)랑 different from 하고 and 와/과?
- All can mean “and/with.”
- (이)랑: casual, everyday speech (friendly).
- 하고: neutral and very common in speech.
- 와/과: more formal or written; 과 after a consonant, 와 after a vowel.
- All work here: 부모님이랑/부모님하고/부모님과 카페에서…
Do I need to add 같이 or 함께 to mean “together with”?
- Optional. (이)랑 already implies “with,” but 같이 (together) or 함께 (together, slightly formal) can emphasize it.
- Natural variants: 부모님이랑 같이…, 부모님과 함께…
Who is the subject? Why isn’t “I” written?