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3 Feb 2023
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안녕하세요, 여러분. 저 궁금한 것 있어요.
"밥 먹었어?/밥 먹었어요?" is really used by natives to ask "How are you?"?
I've seen in many dramas that it is used because of the famine in the 60's/70's in Korea, and eating is a synonym of well being. But is it trully used?
안녕하세요, 여러분. 저 궁금한 것 있어요.
"밥 먹었어?/밥 먹었어요?" is really used by natives to ask "How are you?"?
I've seen in many dramas that it is used because of the famine in the 60's/70's in Korea, and eating is a synonym of well being. But is it trully used?
"밥 먹었어?/밥 먹었어요?" is really used by natives to ask "How are you?"?
I've seen in many dramas that it is used because of the famine in the 60's/70's in Korea, and eating is a synonym of well being. But is it trully used?
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항상 쓰진 않지만, 안부를 묻기 위해 식사를 했냐고 물어봅니다.
질문을 보고 생각해보니, 자주 보는 사람에게 쓰는 인사 같습니다. 오랫동안 만나지 못한 사람에겐 평범하게 잘 지냈냐고 물어봅니다.
점심 먹었어? 저녁 먹었어?😀
It's not always used like "hello," but it's actually used.
Looking at the question and thinking about it, I think it's an expression that I usually use for people I meet often.
I use ordinary expression like "Have you been well?" to people who haven't seen each other for a long time.
(Of course there are exceptions. Just trying to say that it's used according to the context, relationship or situation)
Did you have lunch? Did you have dinner?
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But Korean sometime ask to partner whether really had a meal because of wonder. In order to distinguish between this meaning, you should think the situation. If you met at a restaurant or met someone around mealtime, this is a question to ask if you have eaten. However, if you meet at a time or place that is not related to an office or meal, it becomes an idiom to ask how you are doing.
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