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Korean question words stay in the place of the answer, so word order does not change: 어디에 가요? = Where are you going? (literally “where-to go?”).

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이거 뭐예요? Igeo mwo-yeyo? What is this? 뭐 means 'what'. Casual form of 무엇.
뭐 먹어요? Mwo meogeoyo? What are you eating? 뭐 + verb = what are you doing?
저 사람 누구예요? Jeo saram nugueyeo? Who is that person? 누구 means 'who'.
누가 왔어요? Nuga wasseoyo? Who came? 누구 + 가 = 누가 (who as subject).
이거 누구 가방이에요? Igeo nugu gabang-ieyo? Whose bag is this? 누구 + noun = whose (noun).
직업이 뭐예요? Jigeob-i mwo-yeyo? What is your job? Asking about occupation.
뭐 읽어요? Mwo ilgeoyo? What are you reading? 뭐 + action verb.
누구 전화예요? Nugu jeonhwa-yeyo? Whose phone is it? Asking about ownership.
화장실이 어디예요? Hwajangsil-i eodi-yeyo? Where is the restroom? 어디 means 'where'.
어디 가요? Eodi gayo? Where are you going? 어디 (가다) = where (going).
수업이 언제예요? Sueob-i eonje-yeyo? When is class? 언제 means 'when'.
언제 왔어요? Eonje wasseoyo? When did you come? 언제 + past verb.

누구who

언제when

어느 것which one

뭐what (casual)

무엇what (formal)

누가who (subject)

어디where

어디에at where

에location particle

출신origin/from

어떻게how (manner)

어떤what kind

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