Textbook vs Real
Textbook어떻게 해야 합니까eo-tteok-e hae-ya ham-ni-kka
Real어떡해eo-tteok-hae
Why Koreans say it this way
Every K-drama character's go-to panic word. 어떡해 is a contraction of 어떻게 해 (what to do). One word that conveys panic, helplessness, and drama. The textbook version is 5 syllables of bureaucratic concern.
From: K-Drama Common