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20 Korean words for asking questions

20 Korean words worth knowing, picked from the topics Questions and translated into English.

Questions 20 words

KoreanEnglish
누구who
무엇을whatBefore a verb
무엇whatOn its own or after a preposition
언제when
어디where
어떻게how
왜why
얼마how muchUsed on its own, to ask about a quantity or a price
어떤whichInterrogative determiner, before the noun
어느 것which oneInterrogative pronoun, used on its own
-ㅂ니까doQuestion marker, no literal equivalent
무엇을whatQuestion word, object
무엇이whatQuestion word, subject
네yes
아니요no
아마도perhaps
물론이죠of course
모르겠어요I do not know
알겠어요okay
-기 때문에becauseEveryday use

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