(57期) Why? How? / 왜? 어떻게?

So far, through our previous lessons, we have learned how to say “what” “where” “when” and “who”. What = 뭐 [mwo] Where = 어디 [eo-di] When = 언제 [eon-je] Who = 누구 [nu-gu] And today, we are going to learn some more 의문사(interrogatives). How = 어떻게 [eo-tteo-ke] Why = 왜 [wae] How much (money) = 얼마 [eol-ma] How + adjective/adverb = 얼마나 [eol-ma-na] Generally, these interrogatives in Korean are used before the verb of a sentence. But as the word order of the sentences is much more flexible (thanks in part to the subject/topic/object markers), they can come in at various parts of sentences, depending on the context or the nu- ance. Examples 1. 어떻게 [eo-tteo-ke] = how 어떻게 찾았어요? [eo-tteo-ke cha-ja-sseo-yo?] = How did you find it? (찾다 = to find, to look for)어떻게 왔어요? [eo-tteo-ke wa-sseo-yo?] = How did you get here? (오다 = to come) 2. 왜 [wae] = why 왜 전화했어요? [wae jeon-hwa-hae-sseo-yo?] = Why did you call? (전화하다 = to call) 왜 안 왔어요? [wae an wa-sseo-yo?] = Why didn’t you come? (오다 = to come) 3. 얼마 [eol-ma] = how much 얼마예요? [eol-ma-ye-yo?] = How much is it? 얼마 냈어요? [eol-ma nae-sseo-yo?] = How much did you pay? (내다 = to pay) 4. 얼마나 + adjective/adverb = how + [often/fast/early/soon/etc...] 얼마나 자주 와요? [eol-ma-na ja-ju wa-yo?] = How often do you come? (자주 = often / 오다 = to come) 얼마나 커요? [eol-ma-na keo-yo?] = How big is it? (크다 = to be big) 얼마나 무거워요? [eol-ma-na mu-geo-wo-yo?] = How heavy is it? (무겁다 = to be heavy) lizhi fm154627