How to Say “Does it have subtitles” in Korean: 자막 있어요?

자막 있어요?

jamak isseoyo?

Situation: K-cultureLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

Does it have subtitles?

Ask before watching a movie or video. 한국어 자막 means Korean subtitles.

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

Ask in a theater or on a streaming app, and name the language you need: 영어 자막 있어요? (“Are there English subtitles?”).

자막 means subtitles, whereas 더빙 means dubbed audio. They are different things, so ask for the one you want.

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
자막
자	ㅈ+ㅏ	ja
막	ㅁ+ㅏ+ㄱ	mak
있어요
있	ㅇ+ㅣ+ㅆ	[이] i
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	[써] sseo
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

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

Linking: when a syllable ending in a consonant (patchim) is followed by a syllable that starts with a vowel, the consonant moves over to the next syllable. 있어 → [이써]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Question

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

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

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
있다	verb	to exist, to have	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “자막 있어요?” mean?

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Answer: Does it have subtitles?

Question 2 How do you say “Does it have subtitles?” in Korean?

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Answer: 자막 있어요? jamak isseoyo?

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