eotteon yeonghwareul johahaeyo?

어떤 means what kind of or which sort of. It comes before a noun and describes it.

So:

• 어떤 영화 = what kind of movie / which kind of movies

In natural English, this whole sentence is often translated as What kind of movies do you like?

The -를 is the object particle. It marks 영화 as the thing being liked.

• 영화 = movie
• 영화를 = movie(s) + object marker

Since 좋아하다 means to like, the thing you like is marked as the object.

• 영화를 좋아해요 = (I/you) like movies

In casual speech, Koreans sometimes drop particles, but 영화를 is the standard full form.

In Korean, nouns do not have to show singular or plural the way English does. A bare noun like 영화 can mean:

• a movie
• movies
• the movie

depending on context.

So 어떤 영화를 좋아해요? can naturally mean:

• What kind of movie do you like?
• What kind of movies do you like?

In everyday English, movies sounds more natural here.

좋아해요 means like in a polite style.

It comes from the dictionary form 좋아하다, which means to like.

Breakdown:

• 좋아하다 = to like
• 좋아해요 = like / do like (polite present tense)

So:

• 영화를 좋아해요 = (someone) likes movies

Korean often leaves out the subject when it is clear from context.

So instead of saying 당신은 어떤 영화를 좋아해요?, Korean usually just says:

• 어떤 영화를 좋아해요?

The listener understands that the missing subject is you.

This is very normal in Korean. In fact, using 당신 too often can sound unnatural in everyday conversation.

Korean word order is typically Subject-Object-Verb, and modifiers come before the noun.

So this sentence is structured like this:

• 어떤 = what kind of
• 영화를 = movie(s) + object marker
• 좋아해요 = like

Literal order:

• What kind of movies like?

Natural English:

• What kind of movies do you like?

The verb comes at the end, which is one of the biggest differences from English.

좋아해요 is polite but not the most formal style.

It is in the 해요-style, which is very common in everyday conversation. You can use it with:

• people you do not know well
• coworkers
• older people in many casual situations
• polite conversation in general

Compare:

• 좋아해? = casual, plain
• 좋아해요? = polite
• 좋아합니까? = very formal

So this sentence is polite and natural for many everyday situations.

Both can be translated similarly, but there is a small nuance.

• 어떤 영화 = what kind of movie(s), focusing on type or characteristics
• 무슨 영화 = what movie / what kind of movie, often a bit broader or more general

In many everyday situations, they overlap and both are understandable. But 어떤 often feels a little more like what kind of.

For example, this question is probably asking about genres or styles, such as:

• action movies
• romantic movies
• horror movies

So 어떤 영화를 좋아해요? is a very natural choice.

Usually, no. In most contexts, 어떤 영화를 좋아해요? means What kind of movies do you like?

If you want to ask Which movie do you like? from a specific set of movies, Korean would more naturally use something like:

• 어느 영화를 좋아해요?

Here is the difference:

• 어떤 = what kind of / what sort of
• 어느 = which one among known options

So 어떤 usually asks about a type, not a specific choice from a limited list.

A simple romanization is:

• eotteon yeonghwareul joahaeyo?

A rough pronunciation guide:

• 어떤 ≈ uh-tteon
• 영화를 ≈ young-hwa-reul
• 좋아해요 ≈ jo-a-hae-yo

A few helpful notes:

• 영화 means movie and is pronounced with two syllables: 영-화
• 좋아해요 is often said smoothly, almost like 조아해요

You do not need perfect romanization, but it helps to remember that Korean pronunciation is usually more regular than English pronunciation.

Yes, 어떤 영화를 좋아해요? is already polite, so it is often fine.

However, if you want to be extra respectful because the subject is the listener, you can use the honorific form:

• 어떤 영화를 좋아하세요?

Difference:

• 좋아해요? = polite
• 좋아하세요? = polite + honorific

Both are correct, but 좋아하세요? shows more respect toward the person you are asking.