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What does "밥 먹었어요?" mean?
What does "밥 먹었어요?" mean?. I think it can be "Have you eaten yet?" and "Do you eat rice?", but i don't know what is correct. Can you help me? thank you!
May 21, 2019 2:58 AM
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it's not really asking if you have eaten rice in general- unless the context of the conversation is very specifically about what carbs you have eaten (i.e I just had some bread, did you have rice or bread for lunch? kind of convo). But in this case the question will be rephrased.
밥 먹었어요? is mostly mostly saying "have you had a (proper) meal?" It's not just asking if you've eaten something. In a similar context, 밥 먹자! is like "let's grab a meal together" , not just let's snack together. 간식 is snacking in Korean.
May 21, 2019
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밥 literally means "boiled rice"
But, here 밥 means "food, meal"
밥 먹었어요? means "Have you eaten?"
May 21, 2019
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