Korean word

먹자

Pronunciation

Romanizationmeokjja

Meaning

  • verbLet's eat

Example

밥 먹자.pap meok jja

Let's eat.

Illustration for 먹자 (Let's eat)

More examples

배고프면 같이 먹자.pae go peu myeon ka chi meok jja

If you're hungry, let's eat together.

Core concept

A quick, casual invitation to begin eating together.

Common phrases

  • 밥 먹자pap meok jja

    Let's eat

  • 같이 먹자ka chi meok jja

    Let's eat together

  • 저녁 먹자cheo nyeok meok jja

    Let's have dinner

Similar words

밥 먹자pap meokjja: A relaxed invitation to join a meal.
같이 먹자kachi meokjja: A friendly invitation to eat alongside the speaker.
먹을래?meogeullae: A question about whether someone wants to eat.
먹으러 가자meogeureo kaja: A proposal to go somewhere together to eat.

Definition in Korean

친구나 가족에게 즉시 함께 식사하자고 권할 때 쓰는 평상어chin gu na ka jo ge ge cheuk ssi ham kke sik ssa ha ja go kwon hal ttae sseu neun pyeong sang eo

Word origin

It combines the Korean verb stem for eating with the proposal ending 자 (jja, "a casual proposal ending"), which turns the action into a suggestion to do it together.

Usage tips

  • Its short form sounds friendly with close companions but can sound too blunt in more formal or distant situations.

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