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일단 내 말 들어 il-dan nae mal deureo
Just listen to me for a second / Put everything down and hear me out
What does 일단 내 말 들어 mean?
일단 내 말 들어 (il-dan nae mal deureo) means: Just listen to me for a second / Put everything down and hear me out.
Not a command of arrogance, but an active intervention. When someone is drowning in bad news, Korean comfort culture doesn't wait for permission to step in; it physically or verbally catches them before they spiral.
🔊 From the story above
위로 — Wi-ro
세상에 — Se-sang-e
어떡해 — Eot-teok-hae
어떻게 — eot-teo-ke, "how"
진짜 속상하겠다 — Jin-jja Sok-sang-ha-get-da
속상하다 — sok-sang-ha-da, "to feel hurt / upset deep inside"
그 마음 어쩌냐 — Geu Ma-eum Eo-jjeo-nya
마음 — ma-eum
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How it's actually used
- 일단 내 말 들어, 내가 널 배신할 리가 없잖아.
ildan nae mal deureo, naega neol baesinhal riga eopjana.
Just hear me out first, there's no way I would betray you.
💡 Used to plead for trust during a misunderstanding. - 걱정만 하지 말고 일단 내 말 들어 봐, 해결책이 있어.
geokjeongman haji malgo ildan nae mal deureo bwa, haegyeolchegi isseo.
Stop just worrying and listen to me for a second, I have a solution.
💡 Used to calm someone down and offer a practical way out. - 화내지 말고 일단 내 말 들어, 오해가 좀 있었어.
hwanaeji malgo ildan nae mal deureo, ohaega jom isseosseo.
Don't get mad, just hear me out—there was a bit of a misunderstanding.
💡 Used defensively to prevent an argument from escalating.
Related words in Top N Listicles
그리다 geu-ri-da진짜? jin-jja?어머 eo-meo그랬구나 geu-raet-gu-na왜 그랬대 wae geu-raet-dae