Bedeutung
Asking for an opinion or suggestion about a specific item or idea.
Kultureller Hintergrund
When shopping with friends, asking '이거 어때요?' is a way to bond. It's common to wait for a positive reaction before buying. Lower-level employees use '이거 어때요?' to tentatively suggest ideas to peers, but use '어떠십니까?' to bosses. Sharing food is huge. Asking '이거 어때요?' about a dish is a way to encourage others to try it. Koreans use '이거 어때?' constantly in group chats when sharing memes or news to spark conversation.
Use with Nouns
You can put any noun before '어때요' to ask for an opinion. '커피 어때요?', '영화 어때요?'
Watch the Formality
Don't forget the '요' unless you are talking to a very close friend.
Bedeutung
Asking for an opinion or suggestion about a specific item or idea.
Use with Nouns
You can put any noun before '어때요' to ask for an opinion. '커피 어때요?', '영화 어때요?'
Watch the Formality
Don't forget the '요' unless you are talking to a very close friend.
The 'ㄴ' Nuance
Use '이건' (with 'ㄴ') if you are comparing two things. It makes you sound much more native.
Softening Suggestions
Koreans use this to be polite. Instead of saying 'Let's go here,' say 'Going here, how is it?'
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the blank to ask 'How is this bag?'
이 가방 (____)?
'어때요' is the correct verb to ask 'how is it'.
Which one is the informal (Banmal) version?
Choose the form you would use with a close friend.
Removing '요' makes the phrase informal.
Complete the dialogue.
A: 점심에 비빔밥 어때요? B: (____)!
'좋아요' (It's good/I like it) is a natural response to a suggestion.
Match the phrase to the situation.
You are showing a new haircut to your mom.
You are asking for her opinion on the haircut.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Formality Levels
Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgaben이 가방 (____)?
'어때요' is the correct verb to ask 'how is it'.
Choose the form you would use with a close friend.
Removing '요' makes the phrase informal.
A: 점심에 비빔밥 어때요? B: (____)!
'좋아요' (It's good/I like it) is a natural response to a suggestion.
You are showing a new haircut to your mom.
You are asking for her opinion on the haircut.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
12 FragenIt's better to use '이 분 어떠세요?' to be respectful. '이 사람 어때요?' is okay for friends.
'이거' is the spoken, contracted form of '이것이'. '이것' is the dictionary form.
You can say '좋아요!' (It's good), '괜찮아요' (It's okay), or '별로예요' (It's not that good).
In Korean, it's a descriptive verb (adjective).
Yes, use '어땠어요?'. For example: '여행 어땠어요?' (How was the trip?)
Yes, it's the most common phrase to use with a shop assistant.
Use '어떠십니까?'.
Yes, that is the most common English translation in context.
Yes, '맛이 어때요?' means 'How is the taste?'.
It's slightly casual. '어떠세요?' is safer for teachers.
You would say '(Name) 씨는 어때요?'
It's a contraction of '어떠' + '어'. The vowels merge into '애'.
Verwandte Redewendungen
이건 어때요?
similarHow about this one? (Focus on comparison)
어떠세요?
specialized formHow is it? (More polite)
어떡해요?
contrastWhat should I do?
그건 어때요?
similarHow about THAT thing?
어땠어요?
builds onHow was it?
