“Where are you now” in Korean: 지금 어디야? (jigeum eodiya?)

지금 어디야?

jigeum eodiya?

Situation: Friends & social mediaLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

Where are you now?

Casual speech among friends. Very common when meeting up. ~야? is the casual question ending after a noun; the polite form is 어디예요?

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

Text or call a friend while you are meeting up to find out where they are. Add 나 거의 다 왔어 (“I’m almost there”) when you reply.

With elders use 어디세요? or 어디 계세요?, because 어디야 is casual only. In a message you can also just write 어디?, which is very common.

Syllables: 5 · Words: 2

In natural speech, sounds link and shift across words. The table below reads each word separately, as it sounds when said on its own.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
지금
지	ㅈ+ㅣ	ji
금	ㄱ+ㅡ+ㅁ	geum
어디야
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	eo
디	ㄷ+ㅣ	di
야	ㅇ+ㅑ	ya

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

Style: Casual (반말)Sentence type: Question

No -요 at the end. Used with close friends, younger people and family; avoid it with strangers and elders.

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

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
지금	noun	now	TOPIK level 1
어디	pronoun	where	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “지금 어디야?” mean?

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Answer: Where are you now?

Question 2 How do you say “Where are you now?” in Korean?

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Answer: 지금 어디야? jigeum eodiya?

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