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Questions

Intonation and question words

Polite questions just rise in pitch

The -요 form serves as both statement and question.

💬 Examples
학생이에요?
haksaeng-ieyo?
Are you a student?
📝 Same form, rising intonation
가요?
gayo?
Are you going?
📝 Question by intonation
Question words

누구, 뭐, 어디, 언제, 왜, 어떻게.

📊 Question words
Korean English
누구 nugu who
뭐 / 무엇 mwo what
어디 eodi where
언제 eonje when
왜 wae why
어떻게 eotteoke how
얼마 eolma how much
💬 Examples
이게 뭐예요?
ige mwoyeyo?
What is this?
📝 뭐 = what
어디에 가요?
eodie gayo?
Where are you going?
📝 어디 = where
Formal questions end in -습니까

The formal-polite question ending.

💬 Examples
어디에 갑니까?
eodie gamnikka?
Where are you going? (formal)
📝 -ㅂ니까 = formal question
학생입니까?
haksaeng-imnikka?
Are you a student? (formal)
📝 Formal register