Grammar Lesson 2:

예요 vs. 이에요

"예요" and "이에요" are sentence endings used the same way as "am, are, is"

Then, when do you use one or the other?

When the noun ends with a bottom consonant, you use "이에요."
When the noun ends without a bottom consosnant, you use "예요"

Examples of "이에요"
I'm Ryan. Ryan ends with a bottom consonant of "n", so "저는 라이언이에요." 
I'm Bob. Bob ends with a bottom consonant of "b", so "저는 밥이에요." 
I'm Sumin. Sumin ends with a bottom consonant of "n", so "저는 수민이에요."

Examples of "예요"
I'm Hana. Hana ends without a bottom consonant, so "저는 하나예요." 
I'm Maria. Maria ends without a bottom consonant, so "저는 마리아예요."
I'm Minsuh. Minsuh ends without a bottom consnant, so "저는 민서예요"

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