How to Say “What’s your name” in Korean: 이름이 뭐예요?

이름이 뭐예요?

ireumi mwoyeyo?

Situation: Introductions & meeting peopleLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

What’s your name?

A friendly, polite way to ask. For elders, use 성함이 어떻게 되세요?

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Syllables: 6 · Words: 2

Said aloud, it sounds like [이르미 뭐예요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
이름이
이	ㅇ+ㅣ	i
름	ㄹ+ㅡ+ㅁ	[르] reu
이	ㅇ+ㅣ	[미] mi
뭐예요
뭐	ㅁ+ㅝ	mwo
예	ㅇ+ㅖ	ye
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Linking: when a syllable ending in a consonant (patchim) is followed by a syllable that starts with a vowel, the consonant moves over to the next syllable. 름이 → [르미]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Question

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
이름	noun	name	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “이름이 뭐예요?” mean?

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Answer: What’s your name

Question 2 How do you say “What’s your name” in Korean?

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Answer: 이름이 뭐예요? ireumi mwoyeyo?

Question 3 How is “이름이 뭐예요?” pronounced?

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Answer: [이르미 뭐예요]

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