A1 Expression औपचारिक

이게 뭐예요?

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What is this?

Phrase in 30 Seconds

Use '이게 뭐예요?' to ask about the identity of an object you are pointing at or holding.

  • Means: 'What is this?'
  • Used in: Shops, classrooms, or when seeing an unfamiliar object.
  • Don't confuse: '이게' (this thing) with '이거' (this).
Pointing finger + Question mark = Knowledge gained

Explanation at your level:

This is a basic question to ask the name of an object. Use it when you are confused.
A standard interrogative phrase. It uses the polite '요' ending, making it suitable for most daily interactions in Korea.
This phrase demonstrates the contraction of '이것이' to '이게', a common feature of spoken Korean that helps learners sound more natural.
While structurally simple, the phrase highlights the importance of spatial deixis in Korean, where '이', '그', and '저' define the relationship between speaker and object.
Linguistically, this phrase exemplifies the pragmatic function of interrogatives in Korean, where the choice of register is as critical as the semantic content of the query.
The phrase serves as a gateway to understanding Korean honorifics and the socio-pragmatic constraints of the language, where the omission of particles and the selection of endings reflect the speaker's social hierarchy.

मतलब

A question asking for the identity of an object nearby.

🌍

सांस्कृतिक पृष्ठभूमि

Pointing with one finger is considered rude. Use your whole hand. Always use the polite '요' ending with strangers.

💡

Hand gesture

Use your whole hand to point.

मतलब

A question asking for the identity of an object nearby.

💡

Hand gesture

Use your whole hand to point.

खुद को परखो

Which is the correct way to ask about an object?

___ 뭐예요?

✓ सही! ✗ बिलकुल नहीं। सही जवाब: 이게

'이게' means 'this thing'.

🎉 स्कोर: /1

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले सवाल

1 सवाल

No, use '누구세요'.

संबंधित मुहावरे

🔗

그게 뭐예요?

similar

What is that?

कहाँ इस्तेमाल करें

🍎

Market

You: 이게 뭐예요?

Clerk: 사과예요.

neutral
✏️

Classroom

Student: 선생님, 이게 뭐예요?

Teacher: 그건 지우개예요.

formal

Memorize It

Mnemonic

Imagine you are a detective holding a 'GE' (gear). You ask: 'This GEAR, what is it?' (이-GE 뭐예요?)

Visual Association

A curious cat pointing at a mysterious box.

Rhyme

이게 뭐예요? 궁금해요!

Story

I walked into a shop. I saw a weird fruit. I pointed at it. I asked the clerk, '이게 뭐예요?' She smiled and told me it was a dragon fruit.

Word Web

이것그것저것무엇이거뭐

चैलेंज

Point at 5 objects in your room and ask '이게 뭐예요?' out loud.

In Other Languages

Spanish high

¿Qué es esto?

Spanish uses inverted question marks.

French moderate

Qu'est-ce que c'est?

French is more verbose.

German high

Was ist das?

German uses 'das' (that) more often than 'dies' (this).

Japanese high

これは何ですか？

Japanese uses 'wa' particle instead of 'i/ga'.

Arabic moderate

ما هذا؟

No verb 'is' required.

Easily Confused

이게 뭐예요? बनाम 이거 vs 이게

Learners mix up the topic and subject particles.

이게 is the subject (the thing itself), 이거 is the topic.

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले सवाल (1)

No, use '누구세요'.

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