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Korean expression

오늘 뭐 하나요

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What does 오늘 뭐 하나요 mean?

오늘 뭐 하나요 means "asking what someone is doing today" in Korean.

How it works here

오늘 뭐 asks about today’s activity, and 하나요 makes it a polite question.

Key expression

오늘 뭐 V

To ask what someone is doing or planning today

오늘 뭐 V is a very natural conversational way to ask what someone is doing today.

When it's used

Used casually to ask about someone’s schedule, plans, or current activity today.

The line

오늘 뭐 하나요!

What are you doing today?

Someone casually checks by message or phone whether they will meet and what they will do today.

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More examples

  1. 오늘 뭐 먹나요?

    What are you eating today?

  2. 오늘 뭐 해?

    What are you doing today?

Quick check

When would you use this expression?

오늘 뭐 하나요

오늘 뭐 하나요!

What are you doing today?

  • Asking a senior colleague how to write the script for tomorrow's presentation.
  • Messaging a friend you contacted after a long time to ask what they are doing today.
  • Calling a friend you are meeting to check roughly where they are on the way.
Show the answer

Messaging a friend you contacted after a long time to ask what they are doing today.

to ask what someone is doing or planning today. 오늘 뭐 V is a very natural conversational way to ask what someone is doing today.

Other words in this line

오늘
Today
뭐
What
하다
To do

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