In this lesson, we are going to have a look at the expressions

"있어요" [i-sseo-yo] and "없어요" [eop-sseo-yo]

When you want to talk about what people HAVE/DON'T HAVE, and also about things that EXISTS/DOESN'T EXIST, you can use these expressions.

있어요 [i-sseo-yo] comes from 있다 [it-da], and it basically expresses that something exists. If you are talking about someone or something existing in a specific place, it means "to be"

) I am here. / It's over there. / I am at home now.

If you are talking about something (or someone in some cases) in your possession, it means "to have"

) I have a sister. / I have eleven dogs. / Do you have a private airplane?

And 없어요 [eop-sseo-yo] is the opposite, and it comes from the verb 없다 [eop-da]. Even though there IS a way to say the same thing, using 있어요 and making into a negative sen- tence, since there is this independent verb in Korean (없어요) for expression non-existence, it's more convenient to use 없어요 rather than saying 있지 않아요 or 안 있어요 (we'll learn these form in a later lesson to come.)

So, in conclusion,

있어요 없어요 [i-sseo-yo] [eop-sseo-yo]