K-Drama & K-Pop Words (9/11)
50 words
| Korean | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 너무 | so, really; way too (much) | 너무 좋아. |
| 정말 | really, truly, honestly | 정말 고마워. |
| 엄청 | super, a ton, hugely | 엄청 맛있어. |
| 되게 | really, so, quite | 되게 예쁘다. |
| 굉장히 | incredibly, extremely, seriously (very) | 굉장히 어려워. |
| 훨씬 | way more, far, much (more) | 훨씬 낫다. |
| 참 | really, so (warmly), quite | 참 좋다. |
| 꽤 | pretty, fairly, quite a bit | 꽤 멀어. |
| 제법 not to elders | pretty good (for you), quite, not bad at all | 제법인데? |
| 워낙 | so much so (that), just naturally that way | 워낙 바빠서. |
| 딱 | exactly, just right, perfectly | 딱 좋아. |
| 얼마나 | how much, how long; so much (you have no idea) | 얼마나 기다렸는데. |
| 어찌나 | so terribly, so much that… | 어찌나 예쁜지. |
| 하도 | so much (that), over and over so much | 하도 웃어서 배 아파. |
| 잔뜩 | a whole lot, loaded with, all worked up | 잔뜩 사 왔어. |
| 실컷 | to your heart's content, as much as you want | 실컷 울어. |
| 온통 | all over, filled entirely with, nothing but | 온통 네 생각뿐이야. |
| 푹 | deeply, completely, soundly | 푹 자. |
| 심지어 | on top of that, and even, it even got to where… | 심지어 이름도 몰라. |
| 무조건 | absolutely, no matter what, hands down | 무조건 가야 해. |
| 절대 | never, absolutely not, no way | 절대 안 돼. |
| 좀 | a little, kinda; (softens a request) please | 좀 도와줘. |
| 살짝 | slightly, a touch, kinda | 살짝 긴장돼. |
| 은근 | low-key, secretly quite, more than you'd think | 은근 귀엽네. |
| 나름 | in its own way, actually pretty (good), for what it is | 나름 괜찮아. |
| 별로 | not really, meh, not that great | 별로야. |
| 딱히 | not particularly, nothing in particular | 딱히 할 일 없어. |
| 하나도 | not one bit, not at all | 하나도 안 무서워. |
| 거의 | almost, pretty much, practically | 거의 다 왔어. |
| 도저히 | just can't (no matter what), simply unable to | 도저히 못 하겠어. |
| 개- slang · not to elders | super, freaking, damn (attached in front of a word) | '개-'를 붙이면 '개맛있다'가 돼. |
| 겁나 slang · not to elders | crazy (much), hella, super | 겁나 맛있어. |
| 역대급 slang | all-time great, biggest ever, record-breaking | 역대급 더위야. |
| 죽겠다 casual | I'm dying (of), so much it kills me, unbearably | 배고파 죽겠다. |
| 미치도록 | madly, insanely (much), like crazy | 미치도록 보고 싶어. |
| 끝내주다 | be killer, be amazing, blow you away | 경치가 끝내줘. |
| 어마어마하다 | be staggering, be enormous, be no joke | 어마어마하게 커. |
| 적당히 not to elders | in moderation; that's enough, knock it off | 적당히 해. |
| 너무하다 not to elders | be too much, be harsh, that's not fair | 너무한다, 진짜. |
| 그래서 | so, that's why, and then? | 그래서 어떻게 됐어? |
| 그니까 | I mean, exactly, right | 그니까 내 말이. |
| 그래도 | still, even so, but at least | 그래도 고마워. |
| 그럼 | then, in that case, of course | 그럼 내일 봐. |
| 그래가지고 | and so, so then, and because of that | 그래가지고 늦은 거야. |
| 왜냐면 | because, the reason is, see | 왜냐면 네가 좋으니까. |
| 아니면 | or, or else, otherwise | 아니면 내가 갈까? |
| 어쨌든 | either way, regardless, anyway | 어쨌든 미안해. |
| 하여튼 not to elders | anyway, honestly, typical of you | 하여튼 넌 못 말려. |
| 그나저나 not to elders | anyway, by the way, more importantly | 그나저나 밥은 먹었어? |
| 그래서 말인데 | so about that, so I was thinking, which is why I'm asking | 그래서 말인데, 부탁이 있어. |