20 Korean words for asking questions
20 Korean words worth knowing, picked from the topics Questions and translated into English.
Questions 20 words
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 누구 | who |
| 무엇을 | whatBefore a verb |
| 무엇 | whatOn its own or after a preposition |
| 언제 | when |
| 어디 | where |
| 어떻게 | how |
| 왜 | why |
| 얼마 | how muchUsed on its own, to ask about a quantity or a price |
| 어떤 | whichInterrogative determiner, before the noun |
| 어느 것 | which oneInterrogative pronoun, used on its own |
| -ㅂ니까 | doQuestion marker, no literal equivalent |
| 무엇을 | whatQuestion word, object |
| 무엇이 | whatQuestion word, subject |
| 네 | yes |
| 아니요 | no |
| 아마도 | perhaps |
| 물론이죠 | of course |
| 모르겠어요 | I do not know |
| 알겠어요 | okay |
| -기 때문에 | becauseEveryday use |
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