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What in Korean 🇰🇷


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How to say “what” in Korean? “뭐”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “뭐” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on what in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember:
• Associate "뭐" (mwo) with "what" in English by thinking of it as a shortened, casual form of "무엇" (mu-eot).
• Imagine asking a friend “What?” in Korean, and the sound "mwo" will stick as the simple query.

Explanation:
• "뭐" (mwo) means "what" and is used in informal or casual situations.
• It’s a quick, conversational way to ask for clarification or specify something unknown.

Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:
• "무엇" (mu-eot) – a more formal/literary version of "뭐".

Alternate Meanings and Slang:
• Used rhetorically in casual speech to express surprise or disbelief, similar to the English “what?” in an exclamatory sense.
• Can be extended into expressions like "뭐든지" (mwo-deunji), meaning “anything” or “whatever.”

Examples of Sentences:
• 뭐 하고 있어? (mwo hago isseo?) – “What are you doing?”
• 이거 뭐야? (ige mwo ya?) – “What is this?”
• 네가 뭐라고 했어? (nega mwo-rago haesseo?) – “What did you say?”

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