Learn Korean Basic Korean 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following is a Korean consonant called 'mieum'?
- ㄱ
- ㄴ
- ㅁ (Correct answer)
- ㅅ
Correct answer: ㅁ
'ㅁ' is called 'mieum' and makes the 'm' sound in Korean.
Question 2: What does '피곤해요 (pigonhaeyo)' mean?
- I am happy
- I am bored
- I am tired (Correct answer)
- I am sick
Correct answer: I am tired
'피곤해요' means 'I am tired' in Korean.
Question 3: In Korean, which word means 'always'?
- 가끔 (gakkeum)
- 항상 (hangsang) (Correct answer)
- 보통 (botong)
- 자주 (jaju)
Correct answer: 항상 (hangsang)
'항상 (hangsang)' means always or at all times in Korean.
Question 4: How do you say '100' in Korean (Sino-Korean system)?
- 천 (cheon)
- 만 (man)
- 백 (baek) (Correct answer)
- 십 (sip)
Correct answer: 백 (baek)
'백 (baek)' is the Sino-Korean word for one hundred.
Question 5: What does '이름이 뭐예요? (ireumi mwoyeyo?)' mean?
- How old are you?
- Where are you from?
- What is your name? (Correct answer)
- What do you do?
Correct answer: What is your name?
'이름이 뭐예요?' asks for someone's name; '이름' means name.
Question 6: Which particle in Korean marks the subject of a sentence?
- 도 (do)
- 에 (e)
- 이/가 (i/ga) (Correct answer)
- 의 (ui)
Correct answer: 이/가 (i/ga)
'이/가' are subject markers used after a noun to indicate it is the subject of the sentence.
Question 7: What does '전화하다 (jeonhwahada)' mean?
- To text
- To email
- To call (phone) (Correct answer)
- To meet
Correct answer: To call (phone)
'전화하다' means 'to make a phone call'; '전화 (jeonhwa)' means telephone.
Learn Korean Basic Korean 5
Which of the following is a Korean consonant called 'mieum'?