haha sorry, so what i meant is; can you briefly explain how to ask questions? like: who? what? where? how? and did.. etc, if that makes sense
There is quite a lot to this topic, so it is very hard to condense so much information. So, without going into too much depth, here is a brief summary.
For most questions in Korean, it usually doesn’t require anything structurally, but simply a change of intonation.
낮잠을 잤어요? Did you take a nap? (intonation is raised at the end like a question)
Why (왜) is an adverb used to change a statement into a question. It can typically be added anywhere in the sentence, although it is usually added before the verb.
한국어를 공부하고 있어요: I am learning Korean
한국어를 왜 공부하고 있어요? Why are you studying Korean?
When (언제) is also an adverb and it used to enquire when something happens, usually used before verb. It can also be attached to 이다 (to be) to ask when something is.
집에 언제 갔어요? When did you go home?
생일이 언제예요? When is your birthday?
Where (어디) can be used to ask where something is. 어디 is often accompanied with ~에 (the location particle) but ~에 is often omitted. 어디 can be used before 이다 (to be) to ask where something is.
미국에 살아요. I live in America.
어디 살아요? Where do you live?
출구가 어디예요? Where is the exit?
Who (누구) has the function of a pronoun. When 누구 is used as the subject of a sentence, it is changed to 누가 (using the subject particle).
누가 가장 어리지? Who is the youngest?
When it acts as the object of a sentence, it is accompanied by the object particle.
내일 누구(를) 만날 거예요? Who are you meeting tomorrow?
It also can be accompanied with 이다 (to be).
How (어떻게) is actually an adverb. 어떻게 is used to ask how somebody does a verb. It cannot be used with adjectives or adverbs. This can also be used to ask questions such as, “What do you think of …” in Korean, so it’s phrased more like, “How do you think of…”
한국어를 어떻게 배웠어요? How did you learn Korean?
어떻게 생각해요? What do you think about (it)? / How do you think about (it)?
What (뭐/무슨) 뭐 – is a pronoun closely meaning “what”, used to represent an unknown thing in a sentence. It can also be used with 이다 to ask what something “is”.
뭐 먹었어요? What did you eat?
무슨 also means “what”. 무슨 is also used when the speaker doesn’t know what an object is and they are enquiring as to what it might be - usually used in situations where the speaker has no clue what the answer will be. (Not to be confused with 어떤 and 어느)
무슨 영화를 보고 싶어요? What movie do you want to see?
무슨 생각(을) 해요? What are you thinking?
Which (어떤/어느) 어떤 can be placed before a noun to describe it, usually used to choose from a selection of options, or to ask about the type of properties or characteristics related to a person or object.
어떤 영화를 보고 싶어요? Which movie do you want to watch?
어떤 can actually also be applied to other nouns when the speaker is aware of some object, but is unaware of the specifics of the object in question.
저는 어떤 책을 읽고 있었어요. I was reading some book. (Doesn’t really know which book)
어느 is typically only used when giving someone a selection of options to choose from.
어느 영화를 보고 싶어요? Which movie do you want to watch?
I think that will do for now… I am trying to keep this as brief as possible.. ^^
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask!
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