So far, through our previous lessons, we have learned how to say "what" "where" "when" and "who".

What = 뭐 [mwo]

Where = 어디 [eo-di]

When = 언제 [eon-je]

Who = 누구 [nu-gu]

And today, we are going to learn some more 의문사(interrogatives).

How = 어떻게 [eo-tteo-ke]

Why = 왜 [wae]

How much (money) = 얼마 [eol-ma]

How + adjective/adverb = 얼마나 [eol-ma-na]

Generally, these interrogatives in Korean are used before the verb of a sentence. But as the word order of the sentences is much more flexible (thanks in part to the subject/topic/object markers), they can come in at various parts of sentences, depending on the context or the nuance.

1. [eo-tteo-ke] = how

어떻게 찾았어요? [eo-tteo-ke cha-ja-sseo-yo?]

= How did you find it? (찾다 = to find, to look for)

어떻게 왔어요? [eo-tteo-ke wa-sseo-yo?]

= How did you get here? (오다 = to come)

2. [wae] = why

왜 전화했어요? [wae jeon-hwa-hae-sseo-yo?]

= Why did you call? (전화하다 = to call)

왜 안 왔어요? [wae an wa-sseo-yo?]

= Why didn't you come? (오다 = to come)

3. [eol-ma] = how much

얼마예요? [eol-ma-ye-yo?]

= How much is it?

얼마 냈어요? [eol-ma nae-sseo-yo?]

= How much did you pay? (내다 = to pay)

4. + adjective/adverb

= how + [often/fast/early/soon/etc...]

얼마나 자주 와요? [eol-ma-na ja-ju wa-yo?]

= How often do you come? (자주 = often / 오다 = to come)

얼마나 커요? [eol-ma-na keo-yo?] = How big is it? (크다 = to be big)

얼마나 무거워요? [eol-ma-na mu-geo-wo-yo?]

= How heavy is it? (무겁다 = to be heavy)

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A/N:This is just a compilation. I don't own this book. Credits to them!