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Nunchi, jeong, honorifics, slang, Hangul, and the books people are reading on the subway.
13 things · 3 stories in Words
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All 10건배GeonbaeCheers, said with the glass raised. The characters mean dry the cup.오늘 올라옴 up today이모ImoYour mother's sister, and the word customers use for the woman serving them at a restaurant.오늘 올라옴 up today한본어han·bon·eoJapanese speech that mixes in Korean words, named by blending 한국어 and 일본어.야르ya·reuAn exclamation of delight, like yes or nice, that teens now also use as an adjective, 야르하다.사장님sa·jang·nim오늘 올라옴 up today존댓말jon·daen·malHonorific speech. The endings that change with who you are talking to, and the reason strangers ask your age.화이팅hwa·i·tingThe English word fighting, said to mean you can do it. Heard before exams, matches and first dates.눈치nun·chiThe skill of reading a room before anyone says anything. You have it, you lack it, or you are told to get some.
장소 Places
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레드로드 발전소Red Road Power StationThe old Gyeongui Line Book Street strip by Hongik University station exit 6, refitted by Mapo-gu in 2024 as booths for local makers with a small Red Road gallery.오늘 올라옴 up today땡스북스Thanks BooksA small bookshop on Yanghwa-ro 6-gil that picks its stock by hand and calls itself the neighbourhood bookshop for Hongdae. Open noon to nine every day.오늘 올라옴 up todayClips
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3 stories in Words
말 Words한본어han·bon·eoTokyo's Gen Z is saying 괜찮아 and 언니, and Korean news has a name for it
말 Words한글날han·geul·nalHangul Day turned 100 this October and Gwanghwamun Square got twelve days of events for it
말 Words야르ya·reuThe slang Korean teens shout when they are pleased turned out to be older than they are
말 Words한글날han·geul·nalHangul Day turned 100 this October and Gwanghwamun Square got twelve days of events for it말 Words야르ya·reuThe slang Korean teens shout when they are pleased turned out to be older than they are