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Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | mwo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mwo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | mwŏ |
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| Yale Romanization? | mwē |
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Pronoun
뭐 • (mwo)
- Contraction of 무어 (mueo).: (interrogative) what
이게 뭐예요?- ige mwo-yeyo?
- What is this? (polite)
뭐라고 했어요?- mwo-rago haesseoyo?
- What did (you) say?
존슨 씨, 뭐 좀 마시고 싶으세요?- jonseun ssi, mwo jom masigo sipeuseyo?
- Mr. Johnson, would you like something to drink?
뭐라카노?- mwo-rakano?
- What did you say? (casual; Gyeongsang-do dialect)