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헐 (heol)! The Little Exclamation Koreans Shout Several Times a Day
When you watch a Korean drama or trade messages with a Korean friend, there's one short word that shows up without fail every time something surprising comes up
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Learn Real Korean Slang with 인싸 (inssa, "Insider") — The Person at the Center of the Crowd
When you're watching Korean variety shows or vlogs, subtitles like this pop up all the time: "쟤 완전 인싸야! (jyae wanjeon inssaya!)" The person who's already snappi
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Master the Korean Slang '짱': One Syllable to Shout 'The Best'
Hallyu fans around the world — after watching your favorite idol's stage, have you ever wanted to let out your amazement in just one syllable? Instead of a long
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노잼 (nojaem): The Meaning of '노잼' and How to Use It — Fully Mastering the '노잼' Koreans Say Every Day
Ever have one of those moments where a friend asks about the movie you saw yesterday, and you just want to sum up your rating in a single word? When you can't b
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The Untranslatable Korean Word 정 (jeong) — From 고운 정 (goun jeong) to 미운 정 (miun jeong)
Foreigners who have lived in Korea for years all seem to agree on one thing: there is a single word they simply cannot translate. Today's expression is that wor
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멘붕 (membung): The Phrase Koreans Blurt Out When Their Mind Goes Blank
When you get your exam results back and the score is far worse than you expected, when your laptop shuts off before your fully-written report ever got saved, wh
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밀당 (mildang): Push and Pull, the Mind Game of Dating Pros
If you watch enough Korean dramas, you'll see this scene again and again. Someone who was texting sweetly right up until yesterday suddenly starts replying late
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눈치 (Nunchi): The Korean Superpower of Reading Minds Without a Word
Watch enough Korean dramas and you'll notice scenes like this: nobody has said a word, yet a character quietly slips out of the room, or the entire office goes
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A Warm Word at the End of the Day: 수고하셨습니다
When you watch Korean dramas, there's a phrase coworkers say to each other at the office once the workday is done. You'll hear it when a meeting wraps up, when