Daily life
Korean expressions and words about Daily life, with examples and translations. Learn Korean with LearnK.
Daily life
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"무슨 뜻이에요?" — The First Thing to Say When You Hit a Word You Don't Know
Have you ever run into a word you'd never seen before while watching a Korean drama, singing along to K-pop lyrics, or texting back and forth with a Korean frie
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Feeling Stuffed Up Inside? Master '답답하다,' the Emotion Word Koreans Use Every Day
When you watch Korean dramas, you'll often run into a scene where the main character pounds on their chest and cries out, "아, 진짜 답답해! (a, jinjja dapdaphae!)" —
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삐지다 (ppijida): When Someone Won't Say They're Upset — But Their Whole Body Says It
If you watch enough Korean dramas, this scene is bound to show up. Someone who was laughing happily just a moment ago suddenly clamps their mouth shut over one
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서운하다 (seounhada) — The Subtle Korean Feeling of Quiet Disappointment
If you watch a lot of Korean dramas, you'll notice this kind of scene pretty often. When a friend you've known for years doesn't invite you to their wedding, yo
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"여기요!" — The First Phrase You Should Learn at a Korean Restaurant
Picture a restaurant scene from a Korean drama. The main character raises a hand slightly and calls out "**여기요! (yeogiyo!)**," and from across the room a server
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어서 오세요 — The First Greeting That Opens Korea's Doors
The moment you step into a Korean café, restaurant, convenience store, or clothing shop, there's one phrase that catches your ear before anything else. Delivere
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The Art of Korean Consideration and Refusal, Learned Through One Word: "괜찮아요"
When you watch Korean dramas, there's one expression you'll hear again and again. It shows up when someone accidentally steps on your foot, when you comfort a f
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아이고 (aigo): The All-Purpose Korean Exclamation That Slips Out in Pain and in Joy
When you watch Korean dramas, the same little word comes out of the mouths of a grandmother pushing on her knees to stand up, a grandfather meeting his grandchi
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글쎄요 — The First Thing Koreans Reach For When It's Hard to Give a Straight Answer
When you watch Korean dramas, you'll notice that when a character gets a tricky question, they often don't answer with a straight "네 (ne, yes)" or "아니요 (aniyo,
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Today's Korean Expression: '정신없다' — The Word That Slips Out When You're Startled or Swamped
When you watch Korean dramas, you'll often see scenes where the main character is buried under moving boxes clutching their head, or a café part-timer is at a t
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Hwaiting! The National Cheer Koreans Shout Every Day
As a friend walks into a job interview, beside a teammate standing at the marathon starting line, to a roommate hunched over a desk late into the night before a
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썸 (sseom): Not Quite a Couple Yet, but That Fluttering In-Between — Today's Korean Expression
When you watch Korean dramas, you'll often run into ambiguous scenes where two people clearly seem to like each other, yet neither actually says the words "Are