What does 키 몇이에요 mean?
키 몇이에요 means "How tall are you?" in Korean.
How it works here
키 (height) and 몇이에요 (what number is it?) combine to ask about height. Here, 몇 asks about degree or measurement rather than quantity, asking how tall the person is.
Key expression
키가 몇이에요?
An expression used to ask someone’s height.
It is usually asked as ‘키가 몇이에요?’ after the noun. It can be polite, but in conversation it is often shortened to ‘키 몇이에요?’ It is similar to asking about age or weight but specifically concerns height.
When it's used
Used to casually ask about someone’s height, especially among friends or close acquaintances.
The line
형들 키 몇이에요?
How tall are you guys?
The speaker casually asks friends or acquaintances about their physical information.
Scene from “우리가 쟤네보다 낫다ㅋ” · Channel: 9트쫑 Watch on YouTube
More examples
동생 키가 몇이에요?
How tall is your younger sibling?
저 사람 키가 몇이에요?
How tall is that person?
Quick check
When would you use this expression?
키 몇이에요
형들 키 몇이에요?
How tall are you guys?
- Asking what the older brothers’ names are.
- Casually asking close older brothers how tall they are.
- Counting how many older brothers there are.
Show the answer
Casually asking close older brothers how tall they are.
An expression used to ask someone’s height. It is usually asked as ‘키가 몇이에요?’ after the noun. It can be polite, but in conversation it is often shortened to ‘키 몇이에요?’ It is similar to asking about age or weight but specifically concerns height.
Other words in this line
- 형
- Older brothers
- 키
- Height
- 몇
- How many; what number
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