무라
mura
🇰🇷 Korean slang from Busan
What does “무라” mean?
eat! (go on)
Example
“식는다, 퍼뜩 무라.”
singneunda, peotteuk mura.
It's getting cold, eat up quick.
Good to know
묵다 is Busan for 먹다 (to eat): 밥 묵었나? = have you eaten?
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
🌮 Food
The textbook way to say it: 먹어
Heard in a conversation
Fish market with grandma
Halmae 고마 해라. 머스마가 그거 하나 몬 드나?
Enough already. A boy can't carry that one thing?
Jun 개안타, 할매! 무라, 내가 다 구울게예.
It's fine, grandma! Eat up, I'll grill it all.
🍚 How other countries say “eat! (go on)”
- 🇰🇷 먹어Seoul
More from Busan
- 할매grandma
- 마이a lot
- 정구지garlic chives (the Busan word)
- 밥 묵었나have you eaten? (a way to say hi)
- 돼지국밥pork and rice soup (Busan’s soul food)
- 밀면Busan cold wheat noodles
- 어묵fish cake (Busan’s famous street food)
- 씨앗호떡seed-filled sweet pancake (Busan street snack)
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