K-Drama & K-Pop Words (6/11)

50 words

Korean	Meaning	Example
급식	school lunch, the cafeteria meal	오늘 급식 뭐야?
야자 slang	forced evening study at school, staying at school till night to study	오늘 야자 째자.
학원	cram school, after-school academy, private institute	학원 끝나고 보자.
과외	private one-on-one tutoring, having a tutor come to you	과외 받으러 가야 해.
수능	the national college entrance exam, Korea's one-shot make-or-break test	수능이 코앞이야.
재수하다	to take another year to retry the college exam, to try again after failing	나 재수하기로 했어.
전교 1등	top student in the whole school, the number-one kid	걔가 전교 1등이야.
벼락치기	last-minute cramming, studying it all the night before	어제 벼락치기했어.
커닝하다	to cheat on a test, to copy off someone's paper	커닝하다 걸렸어.
족보 slang	the stash of past exam papers passed down between students, the answer file	족보 좀 보내 줘.
조별 과제	group project, the team assignment where someone always slacks off	조별 과제 때문에 죽겠어.
땡땡이치다 slang · not to elders	to skip class, to ditch work, to sneak off	수업 땡땡이치자.
자퇴하다	to quit school by choice, to drop out on your own	걔 자퇴했대.
왕따 slang	the kid everyone shuts out, being frozen out by the whole group	왕따 당하는 애가 있어.
일진 slang · can offend	the school tough kids, the bully crowd	일진들이 괴롭혔어.
반장	class president, the student who speaks for the class	반장이 나 대신 말했어.
혼나다	to get scolded, to get chewed out, to be in trouble	엄마한테 혼났어.
회식	company dinner with drinking, the after-work team outing	오늘 회식이야.
야근	working late, staying past hours, overtime	또 야근이야.
칼퇴하다 slang · not to elders	to leave work exactly on time, to clock out on the dot	오늘은 칼퇴할 거야.
꼰대 slang	an old-school boss who lectures everyone, someone stuck in their own way	우리 부장님 완전 꼰대야.
갑질	throwing your weight around from a position of power, bullying someone below you	갑질 그만해.
퇴사하다	to quit one's job, to leave the company	나 퇴사했어.
사표 쓰다	to hand in one's resignation, to quit dramatically	사표 쓰고 싶다.
잘리다 can offend	to get fired, to get let go, to get kicked out	회사에서 잘렸어.
결재	the boss's sign-off, approval on a document	결재 올렸어.
낙하산 slang	someone parachuted in by connections, a hire who got in through pull	걔 낙하산이래.
눈도장 찍다 slang	to show your face so the boss notices, to make sure you were seen	눈도장 찍고 왔어.
워라밸 slang	work-life balance, having a life outside the job	워라밸이 중요해.
취준생 slang	someone job-hunting full-time, a job seeker between school and work	나 아직 취준생이야.
스펙 slang	resume credentials (grades, test scores, awards), the qualifications you stack up	스펙 쌓느라 바빠.
정규직	a permanent full-time employee, someone with a real contract	정규직 됐어!
알바 slang	a part-time job, a side gig, the part-timer who works it	알바 끝나고 갈게.
수고하셨습니다 formal · not to elders	good work today, thanks for the effort, said when the work ends	오늘도 수고하셨습니다.
이따가 not to elders	later today, in a bit	이따가 전화할게.
아까	earlier today, a little while ago	아까 전화했었어.
저번에	the other day, last time	저번에 말했잖아.
그때	back then, at that moment	그때 왜 그랬어?
그동안 not to elders	all this time, in the meantime	그동안 잘 지냈어?
당분간	for the time being, for now	당분간 못 만나.
한동안	for a good while, for quite some time	한동안 연락 못 했네.
방금	just now, a second ago	방금 도착했어.
금방	in a sec, right away, just a moment ago	금방 갈게.
이제	now, from now on, at this point	이제 그만하자.
벌써	already, so soon	벌써 열두 시야.
진작 not to elders	sooner, way earlier (you should have)	진작 말하지.
여태 not to elders	all this time, still (after all this time)	여태 뭐 했어?
어느새	before I knew it, somehow already	어느새 겨울이네.
문득	out of nowhere, all of a sudden (a thought)	문득 네 생각이 났어.
하필	of all times, of all places, just my luck	하필 오늘 비가 와.