How are you feeling? - KoreanBlueprint

Day 36 — How are you feeling? | Korean Blueprint

Today’s Phrase

기분이 어때요?

gi·bu·ni eot·tae·yo

gibuni eottaeyo?

How are you feeling?

Grammar Spotlight

어때요? is a shortened form of 어떻습니까? or 어떠세요? and can be used to ask ‘how is something?’ It’s extremely versatile: 음식이 어때요? (How is the food?), 서울이 어때요? (How is Seoul?).

Phrase Breakdown

기분이

gibuni

mood/feeling (subject)

기분 (mood) + 이 (subject particle)

어때요?

eottaeyo?

how is it?

어떻다 (how is it) → 어때요 (polite present)

Asks how someone is feeling emotionally or physically.

Example Phrases

요즘 기분이 어때요?

Yojeum gibuni eottaeyo?

How have you been feeling lately?

요즘 adds a ‘lately’ nuance.

기분이 좋아요! 오늘 좋은 일이 있었어요.

Gibuni johayo! Oneul joeun iri isseosseoyo.

I’m feeling great! Something good happened today.

좋은 일 = a good thing or event.

기분이 좀 안 좋아요.

Gibuni jom an johayo.

I’m feeling a bit off.

좀 softens the statement meaning ‘a bit’.

Related Phrases

행복해요

haengbokaeyo

I’m happy

Expressing happiness.

슬퍼요

seulpeoyo

I’m sad

Expressing sadness.

화가 났어요

hwaga nasseoyo

I’m angry

Expressing that anger has arisen.

Quick Review

피곤해요

Can you recall what this means?

pigonhaeyo

I’m tired