What does -gyeo mean in the Chungcheong dialect?

In the Chungcheong dialect, ‘가는 겨?’ is close to the standard Korean ‘가는 거야?’ — ‘Are you going?’ The ending -gyeo can be part of an everyday question or a casual check.

HOW IT SOUNDS

You might hear ‘밥 먹은 겨?’ (‘Have you eaten?’) or ‘지금 가는 겨?’ (‘Are you going now?’).

EASY WAY TO REMEMBER IT

Rather than translating gyeo on its own, think of it as a regional version of the sentence ending geoya. The meaning comes from the whole sentence.

Sources & context

2026-09-18