Korean Conversation · Level 8
15 words
Korean word
무슨
Pronunciation
Romanizationmuseun
Meaning
- determinerwhat kind of
Example
무슨 영화를 좋아해?mu seun yeong hwa reul cho a hae
What kind of movie do you like?
More examples
무슨 음식 먹고 싶어?mu seun eum sik meok kko si peo
What kind of food do you want to eat?
Core concept
A small word that opens a question about what group or kind a noun belongs to.
Common phrases
무슨 영화mu seun yeong hwa
what kind of movie
무슨 음식mu seun eum sik
what kind of food
무슨 일mu seun il
what kind of thing
Similar words
어떤eotteon: Asks what a thing is like or what type it is, and can point to one not named.
어느eoneu: Asks which one of several known items is meant.
웬wen: Shows surprise or puzzlement about the kind of person or thing being mentioned.
Definition in Korean
명사 앞에서 그 종류나 성질을 물을 때 쓰이는 말로, 어떤 그룹이나 유형에 속하는지를 묻는 관형사이다.myeong sa a pe seo keu chong nyu na seong ji reul mu reul ttae sseu i neun mal lo eo tteon keu ru bi na yu hyeong e so ka neun ji reul mun neun kwan hyeong sa i da
Word origin
It developed as a shorter form of the Korean question word meaning what, then became the form used before nouns to ask about type.
Usage tips
- Unlike a question word used alone, this form is tied closely to the noun that follows it, which helps identify its role in conversation.
Other meanings
- whichdeterminer