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  • jin-jja 진짜 - really? / truly?
    • i.e. "jinjja sanai" is the Real Man tv show
  • sol-jig-hi 솔직히 - honestly (japanese similarity - shoujiki)
  • yeon-seub 연습 - practice (japanese similarity - junbi)
  • chwi-mi 취미 - hobby (japanese similarity - shuumi)
  • yeo-lo-bun 여러분 - everyone! (vocative)
  • cheo-neun X 저는X - I am X
  • ~ham-ni-da/im-ni-da/da ~합니다/입니다/다 - sorta equivalent of japanese desu/da or verb "to be" in varying degrees of politeness
  • man-na-yo 만나요 - meet ; might be "see you" in end of sentence
  • ni-ga 니가 - you
  • nae-ga 내가 - I (informal)
  • jae-ga 재가 - I (formal)
  • mi-an-hae 미안해 - sorry
  • sa-lang-hae 사랑해 - I love you
  • mal-yeog 마력 - charm (I thought it was merogwi but Turns Out Not)
  • dae-bak 대박 - exclamation of surprise
  • ga-jang 가장 - most/best
  • choe-go 최고 - best
  • ség-seu 섹스 - sexy
  • gwi-yeo-wo 귀여워 - cute
  • ha-ji-ma 하지마 - stop!
  • a-i-go 아이고 - ayy/eww/ughh or "oh well" generally
  • sun-bae 선배 - veteran (i.e. in k-pop or in class)
  • hoo-bae 후배 - novice
  • hyung 형 - older guy, from perspective of a boy
  • o-ppa 오빠 - older guy, from perspective of a girl
  • nu-na 누나 - older girl, from perspective of a boy
  • un-ni 언니 - younger girl, from perspective of a boy
  • dong-seng 동생 - younger boy or girl, from perspective of boys/girls.
  • ba-bo 바보 - stupid
  • bultaoreune
  • bajusseyo
  • hana
  • dul
  • set
  • net

tips

  • Just remember that if you see two consonants next to each other, check if one of them is nasal. If it is, both of them will have a nasal sound.
sep 8 2019 ∞
jun 25 2020 +