This 9th lesson teaches an important aspect in Korean which is the interrogative form also called questions. In addition, there is a list of vocabulary terms about misunderstanding and finally some commonly used phrases. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Korean Classes.
Questions
Being able to ask questions is what makes us curious beings, which in turns broadens our knowledge. It is no different when it comes to learning Korean. You will always be asking questions, and the following are some tools to help you in that quest.
The following are the 5 Ws + "how" commonly used adverbs to express the interrogative form. Most likely, whenever a question needs to be asked, one of them should be used. The table contains 3 columns (English, Korean, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.
Interrogative Form in Korean
Questions
Korean
Audio
How?
어떻게? eotteohge?
What?
뭐라고요? mwolagoyo?
When?
언제? eonje?
Where?
어디? eodi?
Who?
누구? nugu?
Why?
왜? wae?
Now we will try to implement the adverbs above into full Korean sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.
Korean Questions in a Sentence
Can I come?
제가 가도 돼요? jega gado dwaeyo?
Can I help you?
제가 도와드릴까요? jega dowadeulilkkayo?
Can you help me?
저를 도와줄 수 있나요? jeoleul dowajul su issnayo?
Do you know her?
당신은 그녀를 아세요? dangsin-eun geunyeoleul aseyo?
Do you speak English?
영어 할 줄 알아요? yeong-eo hal jul al-ayo?
How difficult is it?
얼마나 어려워요? eolmana eolyeowoyo?
How far is this?
얼마나 먼가요? eolmana meongayo?
How much is this?
이거 얼마예요? igeo eolmayeyo?
How would you like to pay?
어떻게 지불하고 싶으세요? eotteohge jibulhago sip-euseyo?
What is this called?
이것은 뭐라고 불러요? igeos-eun mwolago bulleoyo?
What is your name?
이름이 뭐예요? ileum-i mwoyeyo?
What time is it?
몇 시예요? myeoch siyeyo?
When can we meet?
우리 언제 만날 수 있을까요? uli eonje mannal su iss-eulkkayo?
Where do you live?
어디에 살아요? eodie sal-ayo?
Who is knocking at the door?
누가 문을 두드리고 있어요? nuga mun-eul dudeuligo iss-eoyo?
Why is it expensive?
이것은 왜 비싸요? igeos-eun wae bissayo?
Questions?
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Vocabulary List about Misunderstanding
There are times when you will not understand what a person said in Korean, or simply that you want them to repeat a word. The following are 24 expressions used to clear misunderstandings. Very essential to any conversation!
Misunderstanding in Korean
Misunderstanding
Korean
Audio
Can you repeat?
다시 말씀해 주시겠어요? dasi malsseumhae jusigess-eoyo?
Can you speak slowly?
천천히 말씀해 주시겠어요? cheoncheonhi malsseumhae jusigess-eoyo?
Did you understand what I said?
제 말을 이해했어요? je mal-eul ihaehaess-eoyo?
Don't worry!
걱정 마세요! geogjeong maseyo!
Excuse me? (i.e. I beg your pardon?)
뭐라고 하셨죠? mwolago hasyeossjyo?
How do you say "OK" in French?
불어로 ""괜찮아요""를 어떻게 말해요? bul-eolo ""gwaenchanh-ayo""leul eotteohge malhaeyo?
Finally, a list of some common phrases that you might come across from time to time. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Korean Phrases page. Enjoy!
Common Expressions in Korean
English
Korean
Audio
This
이것 igeos
That
그것 geugeos
Here
여기 yeogi
There
저기 jeogi
In The Morning
아침에 achim-e
In the evening
저녁에 jeonyeog-e
At Night
밤에 bam-e
Really!
진짜 jinjja
Look!
보세요! boseyo!
Hurry up!
서둘러요! seodulleoyo!
Fun Facts
Language Quote: The oldest written language was believed to be written in about 4500 BC.
Congratulations! You finished your 9th lesson in Korean about questions, and misunderstanding. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Korean Lesson 10. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Korean homepage.