How to say “What do you do?” in Korean

직업이 뭐예요?

jigeobi mwoyeyo?

Said as 지거비 뭐예요?

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

ㅈ“j”consonant
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ㅣ“i”vowel
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ㄱ“moves to the next syllable as g”end consonant
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직“ji”block

Sounds different than it looks

Letters change sound next to each other. Read it as 지거비 뭐예요?.

Looks like직업이but say지거비

Each final consonant (ㄱ, ㅂ) moves to the next syllable that starts with silent ㅇ.

Tip: Say 직업이 as ji-geo-bi, all linked.

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