Learning Korean means asking a lot of questions, and if you want to ask those questions in Korean, you need to know the basic question words — who, what, where, and so on — as well as helpful questions themselves. The following table shows the basic question words:
| English Question |
Korean Translation |
Pronunciation |
|---|
| Who? |
nugu? |
noo-goo? |
| What? |
mueot? |
moo-uht? |
| Where? |
eodi? |
uh-dee? |
| How |
eotteoke? |
uh-ttuh-kae? |
| When? |
eonje? |
uhn-jae? |
| Why? |
wae? |
wae? |
When you want to ask a full-fledged question, use the phrases in the following table:
| English Question |
Korean Translation |
Pronunciation |
|---|
| How’s it going? |
annyeonghaseyo? |
an-nyoung-ha-sae-yo? |
| Do you speak English? |
yeongeo haljul aseyo? |
young-uh hal-jool a-sae-yo? |
| Can you help me? |
jeo jom dowa jusillaeyo? |
juh jom do-wa-joo-shil-lae-yo? |
| What is your name? |
seonghami eotteokke doeseyo? |
sung-ha-mee uh-ttuh-kae dwae-sae-yo? |
| What time is it? |
myeotsieyo? |
myuht-shi-ae-yo? |
| How much is this? |
ige eolmajyo? |
ee-gae ul-ma-jyo? |
| Where is the bathroom? |
hwajangsiri eodiiseoyo? |
hwa-jang-shi-ree uh-dee-ee-ssuh-yo? |
| Can you repeat that? |
dasi malsseum haejusillaeyo? |
da-shi mal-sseum hae-joo-shil-lae-yo? |
| Can you slow down a bit? |
jom cheoncheoni malsseum haejusileyo? |
jom chun-chun-nee mal-sseum hae-joo-shil-lae-yo? |
| Where is it? |
eodi itjiyo? |
uh-dee eet-jee-yo? |
