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If you have a boyfriend or a girlfriend or a person you want to be your boyfriend or a girlfriend, you need to talk cute! So I will teach you how to be cute when you are writing in Korean. You can talk like this, too! (But, be careful! The written form might sound cute, but if you say that, it might creep him/her out! lol.)
First of all,
When you are asking what they are doing, what do you say? If you say 뭐해(Muohae)?, you are not cute. You should say 모해(Mohae)? or 모행(Mohaeng)? with a smiley face ^_^.
Second,
When you are saying you were thinking about him, what do you say? 오빠 생각하고 있었어(Oppa Saeng-gak-hago iseoseo). No, no, no, no!!!! 오빠 생각하고 있쪄쪄(Oppa Saeng-gak-hago ijjeojjeo) like a baby trying to talk. You can change everything from '~었어(seoseo)' to '~쪄쪄(jjeojjeo).'
Try these! Your oppa will love you more!!!! hahahaha.
안습 is 안구에 습기차다. 안구(Angu) is eyeball. 습기 means moisture. 습기차다 is to get moist. If your eyeballs get moist, that means you are welling up and tearing up. So, 안습이다 means this/that gets my eyeballs moist, this makes me sad and cry.
If things are a bit sad, you can say '안습이다.' You don't use this for the real serious stuff. You will not say this to a friend whose dad has just passed away. Remember!! This is a slang!
These are the 안습 pictures of dogs.
2) 지못미 (Jimotmi)
지못미 is 지켜주지 못해 미안해(Sorry for not protecting you)
You usually use this when somebody does not look good in a picture. Basically, you did not photoshop it or delete it to save their faces. You did not protect them. lol.
These are 지못미 pictures of my baby.
Yuri, Sorry for posting these. Sorry for not protecting you. 지못미..
짱(Jjang) means the captain, the boss, the best. It comes from 장 of 사장(CEO), 교장(Principal), 반장(Class President)....etc.
If you say '너 짱이다!'(Nuh Jjang-i-da), that means you are the best.
1) 얼짱(euljjang)
얼짱 is a short form of 얼굴짱(eulguljjang). People don't use 얼굴짱 as a word, though. You only use 얼짱. 얼짱 became so popular that people don't use 얼굴짱. 얼굴 is face.
얼짱 means the best face.
We call a very good-looking people 얼짱.
구혜선(Goohyesun) was a very famous 얼짱 in Incheon. She became popular on the internet, and she became an actress.
Her drama 꽃보다 남자 'Boys over Flowers' became a real big hit.
2)몸짱(Monjjang)
몸짱 means literally the best body.
There was a 몸짱 아줌마(ajumma). 아줌마 means a married woman. However, you may not want to use it to any married woman. It might offend someone because when people think of 아줌마, they are around 40 or 50s or even 60s who are very tough and a bit old fashioned. So.. be careful when you are using 아줌마. That means don't use it to me!!! lol.
Anyway, this 몸짱 아줌마 was very popular because she had a killing body even after she had two babies.
Check her out.
Wow..... She is in her 40s. Can you believe that??
Let's look at another one.
Hmmmm. I like them . I know you like them, too. hahahaha.
Let's learn some words that you can use on the internet!
1) 리플(liple)
리플 means a reply or a comment. Some might think that 'Wow! They both sound similar!!' Well, 리플 came from reply. hahaha. We just don't have 'r' sound in Korean letter, so we pronounce it as 'liple.'
To leave a comment is 리플 달다(literally means hang a reply).
You can say 리플 달아주세요(Please leave comments.) on your posts.
So...everyone who is looking at this, 리플 달아주세요! lol.
Only people who leave comments will have an opportunity to be held tight like this! lol.
You can also use 댓글(Deat-geul) instead of 리플. They are both the same.
2) 악플 (Akple)
악플 is a bad comment or a vicious comment. 악 means 'bad.' 플 is from 리플.
악성댓글(Aksung-deatgeul) is used as the same meaning as well.
You will use this in 악플금지(No bad comments), 악플은 삼가해주세요(Please abstain from leaving bad comments).
3) 무플 (Moople)
무플 means no comments. 무 means nothing, and again, 플 is from 리플.
People use this in 무플 절망(literally means no reply despair).
This means if you don't leave any comments, this will throw me into despair. This is used next to the title of a post.
Lately, Korean people like to say everything in a short way. These are some of the words that you might not be able to learn at school or on your textbook.
1) 훈남, 훈녀(Hoon-nam, Hoon-nyeo)
훈훈한 남자, 훈훈한 여자 (nice and warm man, nice and warm woman)
This does not mean he or she is literally nice and warm. Their looks make us feel warm and good inside. So we use it to some people whose looks makes us smile. Usually, 훈남, 훈녀 are not extremely good looking, but they are warm hearted and their looks are amicable.
My 훈남 is Taeyang.
I like him so much!!! His eyes are just a master piece of God. hahahahaha (Let's calm down...)
2) 엄친아, 엄친딸 (Umchin-a, Umchin-ddal)
엄마 친구 아들, 엄마 친구 딸 (Mom's friend's son, Mom's friend's daughter)
엄친아, 엄친딸 are the people that are good at study and very smart (and sometimes good looking) because our mom's friend's son or daughter is always excelling at school. (That is how our moms nag. lol)
Korea's best 엄친딸 will be 김태희(Kim Taehee).
She is considered as the prettiest actress in Korea, and she even went to Seoul National University which is the number one top university in Korea.
Look at her. It is just not fair. hahaha.
I hope you enjoyed learning these. If you liked it, please comment! Thank you. :)
I use Korean to my baby, Yuri, so that she can grow speaking 2 languages, English and Korean. I use some Korean words to my husband since it sounds cute in Korean or just easier that way. These are the Korean phrases and sentences that I use daily basis.
1. 사랑해 (Saranghae)
사랑해 means 'I love you.' However, we don't put either 'I' or 'you.' In Korean Language, you hardly use 'I' as a subject. When I am talking and say a verb, everyone thinks that the subject of the verb is me. For example, if I say 피곤해(be tired), that means 나 피곤해(I am tired). So, If I say 사랑해(love), that means 'I love.' If I look at you and I say 사랑해, then that mean I love you. You hardly put 'you' like 너 사랑해 or 너를(널) 사랑해. You might hear this(널 사랑해) a lot in a song or a poem since they need to specify who I love.
2. 우리 귀염둥이 (woori quiyumdungi)
우리 means 'our,' and 귀염둥이 is a cutie. If I need to translate 우리 귀염둥이 to English, it might be 'my cutie pie.' The interesting thing in Korean is we use 우리(we, us, our) rather than 나(I, me) or 내 (my). I refer my mom to 우리 엄마(our mom), my house to 우리 집(our house), my family to 우리 가족(our family), my school to 우리 학교(our school), my baby to 우리 아기(our baby). Even if I am the only daughter, I will call my mom 우리엄마. We never say 내 엄마, 내 집, 내 가족, 내 학교, 내 아기 when I am referring them in a conversation with someone. Sometimes, you might need to emphasize that this house is 'my house' not 'your house.' Then, you can use 이건 내집이야.
3. 배고파? (Baegopa?)
배고파 means hungry. You can use 나 배고파 as a statement like I am hungry. If you put a question mark(?), you are asking someone if he/she is hungry. 배고파? means 'Are you hungry?' even though there is no 'are you' here. You can say 너 배고파?, too. You can apply this rule to all of other verbs. 나 요리해 means I am cooking/ I cook. 너 요리해? means are you cooking?/Do you cook? 나 피아노 쳐. means I am playing the piano/ I play the piano. 너 피아노 쳐? means are you playing the piano?/ Do you play the piano?
4. 고마워 (Komawuh)
고마워 means Thank you. A lot of people know that thank you is 감사합니다(Kamsahamnida). This 감사합니다 is a high form. You use it to an older person or somebody that you don't know well. You use 고마워 to your friends, someone who is younger than you, someone who you feel very comfortable with. It is a lower form and we call it 반말(Banmal). You only use Banmal to a older person only when he or she tells you to do so.
5. 이리와봐 (Iriwabua)
이리와봐 means 'come here and see' but sometimes people use it even though there is nothing to see. It is like 'come and see what will happen.'
6. 자자 (jaja)
자자 means 'let's sleep'. Even though you are not sleeping with the person that you are saying this to, you say 자자. I say this to Yuri so that she knows that it is a bed time. You can use this when you are sleeping with the person you are saying it to. 공부하자 can be used as 'Let's study together.' or 'Why don't you study?'
7. 미안해요(mianhaeyo)
This is 'I am sorry.' I use this to Yuri when she cries. Lately, she hates me not being around her. She wants me to be quite close to her all the time. Being a mom is not easy. lol.
8. 안아줘 (Annajuh)
You can use this to your girlfriend or boyfriend. This is a very sweet and cute phrase. It means 'give me a hug. Hold me.' You will not use this to just your friend. Koreans usually don't hug each other.
I made the video of me saying these words. Check it out for the right pronunciation! :)
My baby loves this song and likes me singing this for her. This is a very cute Korean children song, and I thought it is a good song to learn Korean from.
개울가에 올챙이 한마리 꼬물꼬물 헤엄치다(Kewulga-e olchaengi hanmari komul komul haeumchida)
A tadpole in the brook was wriggle wriggle swimming.
마리 is used only for animals or insects. You don't use it to count people. You use 명, so you say 한 명, 두 명. 꼬물 꼬물 is describing tiny twisting and turning movement, but you usually use it for a small bug or earthworm.
뒷다리가 쑥, 앞다리가 쑥, 팔딱팔딱 개구리 됐네(Tuitarika suk, aptarika suk, paltak paltak kaeguri tenne)
Back legs pop out, front legs pop out, hopping hopping turned into a frog
쑥 is used with 나오다(come out). When you use 쑥 나오다, it comes out fast, quickly, without any difficulty. There is a sound, 쏙. It is used with 들어가다(go in). 쏙 들어가다 means going in fast, quickly, without any difficulty.
뒷다리가 쑥, 앞다리가 쑥, 팔딱 팔딱 개구리 됐네(Tuitarika suk, aptarika suk, paltak paltak kaeguri tenne)
Back legs pop out, front legs pop out, hopping hopping turned into a frog
팔딱팔딱 is a hopping, jumping movement. Korean has so many different movement terms.
This is Yuri liking me singing this song. She was only 100 days old when I recorded this song. I also made some mistake in the beginning of the song. Please look for my mistake! :)
Let's learn some more movement terms! 깡총깡총 으쓱으쓱 도리도리 깜빡깜빡 덜덜 There are so many movement terms, so I might list them in another posting. Let's learn these 5 terms. 깡총깡총 is a jumping movement. You might now wonder what the difference between 팔딱팔딱 and 깡총깡총. I will use 팔딱팔딱 when I describe something flat jumping. I will use 깡총깡총 when I describe something standing vertical such as a rabbit. You can say 토끼가 깡총깡총 뛴다 or 여자아이가 깡총깡총 뛴다. There is 껑충껑충. You use this when something big is jumping and leaping such as a kangaroo. 으쓱으쓱 is a shrugging movement. 어깨를 으쓱으쓱하다 means you lift your shoulders up. In English, you shrug to show that you don't care about something or ignore something or do not know the answer to a question. However, in Korea, if you hear 으쓱으쓱하다, that means that person is very proud of him/herself and feels good about themselves. But, if you say 어깨를 으쓱 한번 했다, that means the person literally lifted his or her shoulders up so it could be interpreted as not knowing, caring. 도리도리 means shaking your head. Korean people say this to their babies and teach them to turn their head right and left. 깜빡깜빡 is blinking movement. 눈을 깜빡이다 means blinking eyes. 불이 깜빡이다 means a light is flickering. 덜덜 is a shaking movement. When you are cold, you shiver. You can say 추워서 덜덜 떨었다. Ok. I hope this helps you guys a lot to learn Korean and understand some of the movement words. If you liked it, please comment! :) If you want me to teach you any songs, you can make a request, too. Have a great day!
