몇

Meaning

• This is used in conjunction with counters such as 시 (time), 병 (bottles), 개 (things), 층 (floor), etc to ask questions related to those counters.
  • For example '지금 몇시예요?' (What time is it right now?)
• 'some', 'a few' or 'several.'

Used as a Question

Depending on the intonation, 몇 can mean either 'how much', 'how many' or 'some' or 'several'. If the sentence starts with a high pitch and ends with a downward intonation, then it is an interrogative pronoun usually used for asking a question related to numbers and amounts using counters such as 개, 번, and 시. However if the rising intonation comes at the end, it is a indefinite pronoun meaning 'some', 'a few' or 'several.' See the examples below

Sentence	Intonation	Audio	Meaning
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(need sentence)	Gradually rising	(insert audio)

Used in Declarative Sentences

When 몇 is used in declarative sentences it is a indefinite pronoun meaning 'some', 'a few' or 'several.'

Usages

When used as a interrogative pronoun, it is often combined with counters.

• Time: 몇시에요? (What time is it?)
• 몇번 .. (how many times)
• 몇층 .. (which floor)
• 몇명 .. (how many people)

Sentence examples

As an interrogative pronoun:

Korean	English	Notes

As an indefinite pronoun

Korean	English	Notes

Common phases

Common phrases using 몇