What’s that? in Korean 🇰🇷

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What’s that?	그게 뭐예요?

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

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"그게 뭐예요?" translates to "What's that?" and is constructed as follows:

• 그게 (geu-ge): This is a contraction of 그것이 ("that" with the subject marker). In casual speech, the subject marker 이 is often dropped or contracted, resulting in 그게.

• 뭐예요 (mwo-eyo): 뭐 means "what" and 예요 is the polite, present-tense form of 이다 ("to be"). Together, they ask "what is it?"

Tips to Remember:
• Notice how the subject ("that") and the query word ("what") are combined in a question form by attaching a polite ending.
• The contraction from 그것이 to 그게 is common in spoken Korean. Similar contractions occur with other pronouns, so practicing these forms helps with fluency.
• Keep in mind that 예요 is used for polite speech when describing or asking about things, which is common in everyday conversation.

Alternate Ways to Say "What's that?":
• 그게 뭐야? (geu-ge mwo-ya) – Informal version.
• 저게 뭐예요? (jeo-ge mwo-eyo) – If referring to something farther away (using 저게 instead of 그게).
• 그거 뭐야? (geu-geo mwo-ya) – A slightly shorter, informal variation that replaces 그것 with 그거.

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