English–Korean
“ask” in Korean
How to say “ask” in Korean
“Ask” in Korean is 묻다 (muttta).
A person opens a path to information by directing a question to someone else.
Example sentences with 묻다
가게 직원에게 가격을 묻었어요.ka ge chi gwo ne ge ka gyeo geul mu deo sseo yo
I asked the store clerk the price.
Tips for using 묻다
- Korean commonly places the thing being asked about before the verb, so its sentence shape can differ from the English pattern with ask near the start.
Other Korean words for “ask”
길을 물어봤어요.ki reul mu reo bwa sseo yo
I asked for directions.
수업 중에 궁금한 점이 있으면 선생님에게 질문하세요.su eop chung e kung geum han cheo mi i sseu myeon seon saeng ni me ge chil mun ha se yo
If you have a question during class, ask the teacher.
길을 여쭈어도 될까요?ki reul yeo jju eo do toel kka yo
May I ask for directions?
질문이 있어서 여쭙습니다.chil mu ni i sseo seo yeo jjup sseum ni da
I have a question, so I will ask.
친구에게 도움을 청했어요.chin gu e ge to u meul cheong hae sseo yo
I asked a friend for help.
서류 확인을 부탁드립니다.seo ryu hwa gi neul pu tak tteu rim ni da
Please check the documents.