How to say “Where are you from?” in Korean

어디에서 왔어요?

eodieseo wasseoyo?

Said as 어디에서 와써요?

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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
+
ㅓ“eo”vowel
↓
어“eo”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 어디에서 와써요?.

Looks like왔어but say와써

The final ㅆ slides over to start the next syllable because it begins with a silent ㅇ.

Tip: Glide 와 quickly: w + a.

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