How to say “Do you speak English?” in Korean

영어 할 줄 아세요?

yeongeo hal jul aseyo?

Said as 영어 할 쭐 아세요

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Korean letters stack into blocks — one block is one syllable. Tap a block to hear it and see its letters.

ㅇsilentconsonant
+
ㅕ“yeo”vowel
+
ㅇ“ng”end consonant
↓
영“yeong”block

A block can't start with a vowel, so a silent ㅇ holds the first spot.

Sounds different than it looks

Letters change sound next to each other. Read it as 영어 할 쭐 아세요.

Looks like할 줄but say할 쭐

After the -ㄹ verb ending, a following ㅈ becomes tense ㅉ.

Tip: Rise your pitch at the end of 아세요 to make it a question.

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