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“Where is your hometown” in Korean: 고향이 어디세요?
고향이 어디세요?
gohyangi eodiseyo?
Meaning
Where is your hometown? (polite)
Usage note
고향 is your hometown, the place where you were born and raised. 어디세요 is the honorific form of 어디예요, so it is safe to use with elders or people you have just met.
Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.
How to pronounce it
It is pronounced just as it is written.
| Syllable | Letters (consonant + vowel + final) | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| 고향이 | ||
| 고 | ㄱ+ㅗ | go |
| 향 | ㅎ+ㅑ+ㅇ | hyang |
| 이 | ㅇ+ㅣ | i |
| 어디세요 | ||
| 어 | ㅇ+ㅓ | eo |
| 디 | ㄷ+ㅣ | di |
| 세 | ㅅ+ㅔ | se |
| 요 | ㅇ+ㅛ | yo |
A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.
Speech style
Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.
It contains the honorific -(으)시-, which shows respect to the person being talked about or talked to.
Words in this phrase
These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).
| Korean | Part of speech | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 고향 | noun | hometown | TOPIK level 2 |
| 어디 | pronoun | where | TOPIK level 1 |
Phrases that use the same word
Phrases with “고향이”
- 고향이 어디신지 여쭤봐도 될까요?May I ask where you are from
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Question 1 What does “고향이 어디세요?” mean?
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Answer: Where is your hometown? (polite)
Question 2 How do you say “Where is your hometown? (polite)” in Korean?
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Answer: 고향이 어디세요? gohyangi eodiseyo?
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- 시간 되면 한번 만나요Let’s meet sometime if you’re free
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