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1. ❓

   뭐

   mwo

   what

   pronoun

   • 뭐 해?

     What are you doing?

   • 뭐 먹고 싶어?

     What do you want to eat?

2. 👤

   누구

   nu-gu

   who

   pronoun

   • 누구예요?

     Who are you?

   • 저 사람 누구?

     Who is that person?

3. ❓

   어디

   eo-di

   where

   pronoun

   • 당신은 어디 사람이에요?

     Where are you from?

   • 어디에 살아요?

     Where do you live?

4. ⏰

   언제

   eon-je

   when

   pronoun

   • 언제 만나?

     When do we meet?

   • 학교는 언제 끝나?

     When does school end?

5. 🤔

   왜

   wae

   why

   adverb

   • 왜 안 와?

     Why didn't you come?

   • 왜 웃어?

     Why are you laughing?

6. 🔧

   어떻게

   eo-tteo-kke

   how

   adverb

   • 어떻게 지내?

     How are you doing?

   • 서울에 어떻게 가?

     How do you go to Seoul?

7. ❓

   몇

   myeot

   how many

   determiner

   • 몇 살이에요?

     How old are you?

   • 몇 개 원해요?

     How many do you want?

8. 🤷

   어느

   eo-neu

   which

   determiner

   • 어느 책이 좋아?

     Which book do you like?

   • 어느 나라에서 와?

     Which country are you from?