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What's this? 이게 뭐예요?
wh- 의문사 what, when, why, how, which를 배웁니다. 의문사는 문장 맨 앞에 와요: What's this? Why is he here? Which is your bag? be 동사와 함께 쓰면 What's = What is처럼 줄어들어요. 새 단어: what, when, why, how, which, phone, computer, water, house, door, window, new. 발음 코너에서는 wh-의 /w/ 소리와 What's /wʌts/, It's /ɪts/의 /ts/ 덩어리를 연습합니다.
Dialogue
What Is This? — 이게 뭐예요?
- Emma Minsu, what's this? 민수, 이게 뭐예요?
- Minsu This is what? It's a... computer? 이것은 무엇? 음... 컴퓨터예요? (실수: 의문사가 앞에 와요 — "What's this?")
- Emma What's this? Yes, it's a new computer! "What's this?" 네, 새 컴퓨터예요!
- Minsu What's this? It's my new phone! 이건 뭐예요? 제 새 전화예요!
Dialogue
My New House — 내 새 집
- Jack Minsu, which is your bag? 민수, 어느 게 당신 가방이에요?
- Minsu Your bag which? The new one. 당신 가방 어느 거? 새것이요. (실수: 의문사가 앞에 와요 — "Which is your bag?")
- Jack Which is your bag? And what's that — a window? 어느 게 당신 가방이에요? 그리고 저건 뭐예요 — 창문이에요?
- Minsu Yes! It's a new window. This is my new house! 네! 새 창문이에요. 여기는 제 새 집이에요!
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| what | /wʌt/ | pron. | 무엇 |
| when | /wen/ | adv. | 언제 |
| why | /waɪ/ | adv. | 왜 |
| how | /haʊ/ | adv. | 어떻게 |
| which | /wɪtʃ/ | det. | 어느 |
| phone | /foʊn/ | n. | 전화 |
| computer | /kəmˈpjuːtər/ | n. | 컴퓨터 |
| water | /ˈwɔːtər/ | n. | 물 |
| house | /haʊs/ | n. | 집 |
| door | /dɔːr/ | n. | 문 |
| window | /ˈwɪndoʊ/ | n. | 창문 |
| new | /nuː/ | adj. | 새 |
Grammar
Wh- questions: what, when, why, how, which wh- 의문문: what, when, why, how, which
Question words go at the very front of the sentence: what, when, why, how, which. With the verb be, they often contract: What's this? (= What is this?) Why is he here? How are you? Which is your bag? "what" asks about a thing, "when" about time, "why" about a reason, "how" about manner or state, "which" picks one from a set. The question word comes first, then be, then the rest — the word order is fixed.
의문사는 문장 맨 앞에 와요: what, when, why, how, which. be 동사와 함께 자주 줄어들어요: What's this? (= What is this?) Why is he here? How are you? Which is your bag? "what"은 사물, "when"은 시간, "why"는 이유, "how"는 방법이나 상태, "which"는 여럿 중 하나를 물어요. 의문사가 먼저, 그다음 be, 그다음 나머지 — 어순이 고정돼 있어요.
- What's this? — It's a phone. /wʌts ðɪs ɪts ə foʊn/ 이게 뭐예요? — 전화예요.
- Why is he here? — He is my brother. /waɪ ɪz hiː hɪr hiː ɪz maɪ ˈbrʌðər/ 그는 왜 여기 있어요? — 제 형제예요.
- Which is your bag? — The new one. /wɪtʃ ɪz jʊər bæɡ ðə nuː wʌn/ 어느 게 당신 가방이에요? — 새것이요.
- How are you? — I am good, thank you. /haʊ ɑːr juː aɪ æm ɡʊd θæŋk juː/ 어떻게 지내요? — 좋아요, 고마워요.
pronunciation
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