About this word
지금 means now; it can make a polite present-tense sentence feel immediate.
뭐 is the common spoken form of 무엇 (“what”).
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지금 뭐 해요?
jigeum mwo haeyo?
What are you doing now?
지금 버스를 기다려요.
jigeum beoseureul gidaryeoyo.
I am waiting for the bus now.
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