뭐해
mwohae
The English greeting 'sup' can be translated into Korean as 뭐해 (mwohae).
뭐해 is used as an informal greeting to ask someone what they are doing or how they are. While 'sup' in English is often a general way to ask 'how are you', 뭐해 is more specifically a question about a person's current activity.
How do you pronounce it?
mwohae
Did you know?
- If you receive 뭐해 as a text from a romantic interest, it is often a coded way of saying 'I miss you' or 'I want to talk to you'.
- If you use 뭐해 with someone older than you, it can be perceived as a rude lack of respect rather than just a casual greeting.
- In Korean text messaging, people often shorten 뭐해 to just 뭐함 or even ㅁㅎ to mimic the brevity and casualness of an English 'sup'.
Examples in context
- 지금 뭐해?jigeum mwohae?What are you doing now?
- 집에서 뭐해?jibeseo mwohae?What are you doing at home?
- 너 지금 뭐해?neo jigeum mwohae?What are you doing right now?
Example conversation
Jihoon calls Jieun to see what she is up to.
- 지훈 Ji-hun지은아, 지금 뭐해?jieuna, jigeum mwohae?Jieun, what are you doing now?
- 지은 Ji-eun그냥 침대에 있어.geunyang chimdaee isseo.I'm just in bed.
- 지훈 Ji-hun심심해?simsimhae?Are you bored?
- 지은 Ji-eun응, 조금.eung, jogeum.Yeah, a little.
