Nuance Dictionary / Top N Listicles
큰일 날 뻔했네 keun-il nal ppeon-haet-ne
That could have turned into something serious
What does 큰일 날 뻔했네 mean?
큰일 날 뻔했네 (keun-il nal ppeon-haet-ne) means: That could have turned into something serious.
Used after a near-miss story (an almost-accident, a close call) — it retroactively shares the fright with the storyteller, acknowledging how scary the moment was even though it turned out fine.
🔊 From the story above
추임새 — Chu-im-sae
어머 — Eo-meo
그랬구나 — Geu-raet-gu-na
왜 그랬대 — Wae Geu-raet-dae
저런 — Jeo-reon
큰일 날 뻔했네 — Keun-il Nal Ppeon-haet-ne
다행이다 — Da-haeng-i-da
어제 지하철에서 지갑을 잃어버렸어 — listen & repeat
🎙️ 큰일 날 뻔했네는 표기 그대로 읽지 않아요 — 실제로는 [크닐 랄 뻔핸네]로 소리나요 (비음화, 연음법칙, 유음화). 발음 연습하기 →
How it's actually used
- 차가 갑자기 튀어나와서 박을 뻔했잖아. 큰일 날 뻔했네.
Chaga gapjagi twieonawaseo bageul ppeonhaessjana. Keunil nal ppeonhaessne.
A car suddenly popped out and almost hit us. That was way too close.
💡 Used to process shared adrenaline after a traffic scare. - 중요한 서류를 쓰레기통에 버릴 뻔했어. 큰일 날 뻔했네 정말.
Junghwan seoryureul sseuregitonge beoril ppeonhaesseo. Keunil nal ppeonhaessne jeongmal.
I almost threw away the important documents in the trash. That really could have gone wrong.
💡 Expressed in relief after avoiding a major mistake at work. - 하마터면 출근길에 핸드폰을 지하철에 두고 내릴 뻔했어. 진짜 큰일 날 뻔했네.
hamatyeon chulgeungire haendeoponeul jihacheore dugo naeril ppoenhaesseo. jinjjakeunil nal ppoenhaenne.
I almost left my phone on the subway on my way to work. That could have turned into something serious.
💡 Expressed with a sigh of relief after narrowly avoiding a mishap.
Related words in Top N Listicles
세상에 se-sang-e진짜 속상하겠다 jin-jja sok-sang-ha-get-da그 마음 어쩌냐 geu ma-eum eo-jjeo-nya일단 내 말 들어 il-dan nae mal deureo그리다 geu-ri-da