jeomsimeun mwo sikillae? nan bibimbap sikilkka hae.

what

Breakdown of jeomsimeun mwo sikillae? nan bibimbap sikilkka hae.

• ~는: topic particle
• 나: I
• ~은: topic particle

Questions & Answers about jeomsimeun mwo sikillae? nan bibimbap sikilkka hae.

What does the topic marker in 점심은 do?

It marks 점심 (lunch) as the topic: “As for lunch…”. It sets the frame for the discussion. You could drop it in speech and say 점심 뭐 시킬래? with little change in meaning. Don’t use the object marker here (✗ 점심을 뭐 시킬래?), because the object of “order” is “what,” not “lunch.”

Is 뭐 the same as 무엇 and 뭘?

• 뭐 is the most common casual form of “what.”
• 무엇 is the full/formal dictionary form.
• 뭘 = 무엇을 (object form). In speech you’ll hear both 뭐 시킬래? (particle dropped) and 뭘 시킬래? (object marked). 뭐를 is technically okay but sounds stiff or childlike; people prefer 뭘.

What exactly does the ending -(으)ㄹ래? in 시킬래? mean?

It asks about the listener’s preference or intention: “Would you like to… / Do you want to…?” So 뭐 시킬래? is “What do you want to order?” It’s casual; add 요 for polite: 뭐 시킬래요?

How is -(으)ㄹ래? different from -(으)ㄹ까? (e.g., 뭐 시킬까?)?

• -(으)ㄹ래? asks the other person’s choice (you-focused).
• -(으)ㄹ까? proposes a joint action (we-focused), like “Shall we…?”
  So:
• 뭐 시킬래? = “What do you want to order?”
• 우리 뭐 시킬까? = “What shall we order?”