23 Popular Korean Expressions That You’ll Always Find In K-Dramas
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27 February 2023
By Sarah Angela Almaden
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If your weekly binges include K-dramas, do you ever notice some Korean expressions that recur frequently? They are nothing big but they are surely part of everyday conversations and one of the important ingredients to a perfect, addictive K-drama episode. So if you’re in the mood of doing something new to help improve your listening and speaking skills in Korean, put on a K-drama and let the twists and turns of the show level up your language learning! Here are some Netflix recs to get you started and memorable lines to get you going.
Netflix K-Drama Recommendations Expressions That You’ll Find In K-Dramas
Netflix K-Drama Recommendations Expressions That You’ll Find In K-Dramas
- 여보세요 (Yeoboseyo): Hello (when answering the phone)
- 보고싶어 (Bogoshipo): I miss you
- 엄마 (Eomma): Mom
- 아빠 (Appa): Dad
- 친구 (Chingu): Friend
- 좋아해 (Joh-ahae): I like you
- 사랑해 (Saranghae): I love you (formal)
- 사랑해요 (Saranghaeyo): I love you (informal)
- 배고파 (Baegopa): Are you hungry
- 장난해 (Jangnanhae): Are you kidding me
- 뻥치지마 (Ppeongchijima): Don’t lie
- 아싸 (Assa): Oh yeah
- 어쩔 건데 (Eojjeol geonde): What are you going to do
- 어떻게 (Eotteoke): How / What to do
- 거짓말이야 (Geojinmariya): It’s a lie
- 너 미쳤어 (Neo michyeosseo): Are you crazy
- 야 (Ya): Hey
- 고마워 (Gomawo): Thank you
- 감사합니다 (Gamsahamnida): Thank you
- 제발 (Jae-bal): Please
- 헤어지자 (Haeuhjija): Let’s break up
- 가지마 (Gajima): Don’t go
- 화이팅 (Hwaiting): Fighting
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