Korean question words: who, what, where, when, why, how

Question words let you ask for information. In Korean they usually stay in the same place as the answer would be — you do not move them to the front.

• 누구 — who
• 뭐 / 무엇 — what (뭐 is the short, spoken form)
• 어디 — where
• 언제 — when
• 왜 — why
• 어떻게 — how

Examples (polite -요 style)

• 이름이 뭐예요? — What is your name?
• 어디에 가요? — Where are you going?
• 언제 만나요? — When shall we meet?
• 왜 한국어를 배워요? — Why are you learning Korean?
• 이거 어떻게 해요? — How do I do this?

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