뭐
mwo
what (casual)
Part of speech · pronoun
Pattern visualization
Syllable → jamo breakdown (RR romanization)
뭐
ㅁminitial+ㅝwomedial
Examples
- 지금 뭐 해요?What are you doing now?
- 이거 뭐예요?What is this?
Collocations
뭐 해요뭐예요뭐 먹을까
Mnemonic
mwo is the casual "what", a contraction of the fuller mueot. mwo-yeyo? ("what is it?") is one of the first questions a learner uses. The polite full form mueot appears in writing and formal speech.
Quick check
mwo is a contraction of which fuller form?