Korean phrases / Everyday Korean
점메추 해줘 / 오늘 뭐 먹지?
jeom-me-chu hae-jwo / o-neul mwo meok-ji?
“Give me a lunch rec / What should I eat today?”
🏷️ Daily conversationTextbook vs Real
Textbook점심 메뉴를 추천해 주세요jeom-sim me-nyu-reul chu-cheon-hae ju-se-yo
Real점메추 해줘 / 오늘 뭐 먹지?jeom-me-chu hae-jwo / o-neul mwo meok-ji?
Why Koreans say it this way
점메추 = 점심 메뉴 추천 (lunch menu recommendation), abbreviated. Korean love abbreviating 3-word phrases to their first syllables: 점메추, 저메추 (dinner rec), 카공 (카페 공부 = studying at a cafe), 갈비 (not an abbreviation — just delicious).
Situation: slang