이봐요

Korean

Etymology

• 이봐 (ibwa) — impolite

Etymology

From 이거 봐요 (igeo bwayo, literally “look at this”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ibwa̠jo]
• Phonetic hangul: [이봐요]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ibwayo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ibwayo
McCune–Reischauer?	ibwayo
Yale Romanization?	ipwa.yo

Interjection

이봐요 • (ibwayo)

1. hi, hey, hello

See also

• 여보세요 (yeoboseyo)
• 안녕 (安寧, annyeong)
• 야 (ya)