chinguwa kapeeseo orae iyagihaesseoyo.

location particle

Breakdown of chinguwa kapeeseo orae iyagihaesseoyo.

• 친구: friend
• ~와: comitative particle
• 이야기하다: to talk

Questions & Answers about chinguwa kapeeseo orae iyagihaesseoyo.

What does 친구와 mean, and why is it 와 instead of something else?

친구와 means with a friend or with my friend, depending on context.

The particle 와 means with / and. Here it means with because it connects 친구 to the action of talking.

A useful rule:

• after a noun ending in a vowel, use 와
• after a noun ending in a consonant, use 과

So:

• 친구와
• 학생과

In everyday conversation, Koreans very often use 하고 or 랑 / 이랑 instead:

• 친구하고 카페에서 오래 이야기했어요.
• 친구랑 카페에서 오래 이야기했어요.

These mean basically the same thing, but 와/과 can sound a little more formal or written.

Why is 카페에서 used here?

에서 marks the place where an action happens.

So 카페에서 means at the café / in the café, as the location where the talking took place.

This is different from 에, which is often used for:

• destination: 카페에 갔어요 = I went to a café
• time: 세 시에 만났어요 = I met [someone] at three
• existence with 있다/없다: 카페에 사람이 많아요 = There are many people in the café

Because 이야기하다 is an action happening in a place, 에서 is the natural choice.

Why is there no subject like 저는?