How to say “What's your name?” in Korean
이름이 뭐예요?
ireumi mwoyeyo?
Said as 이르미 뭐예요?
Phrase #13 of the top 100 · Hello & manners
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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
+ㅣ“i”vowel
이“i”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 이르미 뭐예요?.
Looks like이름이but say이르미
The final ㅁ moves into the next syllable because it starts with a silent ㅇ.
Tip: Raise your pitch at the end for a question; 예 here sounds like 에.
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