How to say “What does it mean?” in Korean
무슨 뜻이에요?
museun tteusieyo?
Said as 무슨 뜨시에요
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Korean letters stack into blocks — one block is one syllable. Tap a block to hear it and see its letters.
ㅁ“m”consonant
+ㅜ“u”vowel
무“mu”block
Sounds different than it looks
Letters change sound next to each other. Read it as 무슨 뜨시에요.
Looks like뜻이but say뜨시
The final ㅅ moves to the next syllable and keeps its s sound instead of t.
Tip: ㄸ is tense with no puff of air: tteu, not 'teu'.
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