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
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ㅣ“i”vowel
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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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