먹어야 돼

have to eat

→ 먹다
phrase Uncommon #11,058
have to eat A casual way to express that eating is necessary or required.
KO: 약을 먹어야 돼.
EN: I have to take my medicine.

먹어야 돼,

I have to eat.

— Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)

애 밥 먹어야 돼

The kid needs to eat.

— Wonderland (2024)

동생과 저녁 먹어야 돼

I have to have dinner with my younger sibling.

— 좋은 친구들 (1990)

신자 인, 너 밥 먹고 약 먹어야 돼

Shin Ja-in, you need to eat and take your medicine.

— The Great Flood (2025)

맛있게 먹어야 돼

You have to enjoy your meal.

— 블레이드 러너 2049 (2017)

예승이도 밥 먹어야 돼, 밥, 알았지?

Yesung, you need to eat too, okay? Eat your food, got it?

— Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)