Everyday Slang Stage 3 · Production
어때
eottae
How is it? / What do you think?
🗣️ How to say it
eo-ttae — tense double-t in the middle. Polite form adds 요: '어때요.'
📊 Meaning spectrum
how is it? →what do you think? →you down?
💬 When to use it
Asking for an opinion or making a suggestion. '이거 어때?' = how about this? / what do you think of this?
이 영화 어때? 🔊
How about this movie? / What do you think of it?
🧠 Culture note
Plain casual form. With elders or strangers, use '어때요.' Endlessly useful for suggestions and check-ins.
✅ Use it / ❌ Don't
✅ Asking a friend's opinion casually
❌ To an elder without the 요 ending
🎯 Quick quiz
What does 어때 mean?