how to say 'what is this' in korea?

what is this? (이거 뭐에요?| igeo mwo-eyo). it's really good to learn korean phrase. When  you are in Korea, look at new things and say this!

 

 

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• what is this?
• what is for dinner tonight

 

what is this? (이거 뭐에요 | igeo mwo-eyo)

 

 

• 뭐에요(mwo-eyo)?
• 이거(igeo)
  • 저거(that | jeogeo)

'뭐에요(mwo-eyo)' means 'what's ___?'. you can put the thing what you wanna say in the blank.  '이거(igeo)' means 'this'. you can apply it to other sentences.

 

what's that? (저거 뭐에요?  | jeogeo mwo-eyo)

 

you can also say like this. '저거' means 'that'.   

 

 

what's for dinner tonight?(오늘 저녁 메뉴 뭐에요?oneul jeonyeog menu mwo-eyo?)

 

 

You can say this when your diet is already set. All you have to do is eat. actually "오늘" means "today". 저녁 mean "night". you can also Skip the word for "메뉴" . korean also understand "오늘 저녁 뭐에요?(oneul jeonyeog mwoeyo)"

 

you might think why the pronunciation of "메뉴" and "menu" the same? that's right. korean people are using in the same way. 

 

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• what's for breakfast? (아침은 뭐에요? | achim-eun mwo-eyo?)
• what's for lunch? ( 점심은 뭐에요? | jeomsim-eun mwo-eyo?)
• what's for dessert? ( 디저트는 뭐에요? | dijeoteuneun mwo-eyo?)

yes, that's right. You can say this when you're curious about breakfast, lunch, or dessert.