K-Drama Language
15 Nuance Word Art pieces for "K-Drama Language" (part of the K-Pop & Drama set).
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- λ°₯ λ¨ΉμΌλ¬ κ°κΉ? (bap meo-geu-reo gal-kka?) β KλλΌλ§μμ νλ μ₯λ©΄ μ§ν κ°μ₯ μμ£Ό λ±μ₯νλ λμ¬ μ€ νλ. μ€μ λ°°κ³ νμ 묻λ κ² μλλΌ 'λ΄κ° μ§κΈ λ€ κ³μ μμκ²'λΌλ μλ‘μ μ΄λ.
- μΉλ§₯ν λ? (chi-maek-hal-lae?) β μ΄ κ³μ΄ μ΄λ μ€ κ°μ₯ νλκ² μ°μ΄λ νν β μλ‘κ° νμν λλΏ μλλΌ κΈ°μ λ, λκ³ μΆμ λ, μ§μ λ€μ΄κ°κΈ° μ«μ λ, μ¬μ¬ν λκΉμ§ κ°μ μ κ°λ¦¬μ§ μκ³ 'μ΄ μκ°μ μ’ λ μ°μ₯νκ³ μΆλ€'λ μ νΈλ‘ λ루 μ°μΈλ€.
- λλΌλ§μ²΄ (deu-ra-ma-che) β Actual Koreans also use the expression 'It's like a drama'. Drama lines reflect reality but compress and dramatically express emotions.
- κ³ λ°± (go-baek) β Confession is a major event in Korean dating culture. This is why the most touching scenes in dramas are confession scenes. 'κ³ λ°±νμ΄?' = 'Did you confess?'
- νμ λ¨Ήκ³ ν νΈμ΄λ²λ € (han-jan meo-kko tuk teo-reo-beo-ryeo) β μ ν μμ μ€μ μ€νΈλ μ€ ν΄μ λκ΅¬κ° μλλΌ, λ§μμ μ§μ λͺΈ λ°μΌλ‘ 'νΈμ΄λ΄λ' μμ§μ μμμΌλ‘ μ°λ νν. 'λ€ μμ΄λ²λ €'λ‘λ μμ£Ό μ§μ§μ΄ μ°μΈλ€.
- μΌλ¨ λμ (il-dan na-wa) β μ°λ μ¬λμ΄λ λ°©μ μ ν¬λ¦° μ¬λμκ² μ΄μ λ₯Ό λ¬»μ§ μκ³ μΌλ¨ νκ²½λΆν° λ°κΏμ£Όλ €λ νλν μλ‘μ μμ λ¬Έμ₯.
- μλ§ (ja-mak) β Subtitles are useful as a language learning tool, but they shouldn't be trusted 100%. Register and nuance are often lost in translation.
- μ§μ§ (jin-ji) β Not simply 'rice', but a respectful vocabulary word used for an elder's meal. 'μ§μ§ λμ ¨μ΄μ?' is a more polite way of asking parents or elders 'μμ¬ νμ ¨μ΄μ?' (Have you eaten?).
- λ°λΉ (mil-dang) β A compound word of 'push (mil)' + 'pull (dang)'. Mildang is discussed as a very common strategy in Korean dating. It is used both positively and negatively.
- λμλΌ~ (na-wa-ra~) β 'μΌλ¨ λμ'λ³΄λ€ λ μΉκ·Όνκ³ νΈν λ°λ§ λͺ λ Ήν(-λΌμ²΄). νΉν μ€λλ μΉκ΅¬Β·μ§μ₯ λλ£ μ¬μ΄ ν΅νμμ ννλ©°, λͺ λ Ήμ²λΌ λ€λ¦¬μ§λ§ μ€μ λ‘λ λ€μ ν μ±κΉμ νν.
- μ¬νμ μ§λ’° (sa-hoe-jeok ji-roe) β Things you step on if you use K-drama expressions without context. The 'minefield map' created by this article is how to avoid them.
- μ€λ λ€ (seol-le-da) β There is no exact translation in English. Pounding heart + expectation + slight nervousness = seollem. The core word of K-drama romance language.
- μΈ (sseom) β A newly coined word derived from the English 'something'. 'Some tada' = The stage where you are interested in each other but not yet officially dating. A term for the dating stages of Korea's MZ generation.
- μ νμ ν λ? (sul han-jan hal-lae?) β λ¬΄κ±°μ΄ λνλ κ°μ μ μ₯λ©΄ λ€μ νλ₯΄λ μ΄μν 침묡μ κΉ¨λ μ΄λ. μ μ΄ λͺ©μ μ΄ μλλΌ κ°μ μ λ μΊλ¬»μ§ μμΌλ©΄μλ ν¨κ» μμ΄μ£Όκ² λ€λ μ νΈ.
- μμ±μ΄ / μνμ΄ (ui-seong-eo / ui-tae-eo) β Korean has extremely developed onomatopoeia and mimetic words. Dugeun-dugeun (heartbeat), salgeum-salgeum (walking stealthily), bangsil-bangsil (smiling brightly). This is the uniqueness of Korean emotional expression.