What Korean words do most kpop fans know? (3 Viewers)

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I'm pretty sure ha-na, dull, set (1,2,3)
I want to see their faces when they learn that that’s not the only number system in South Korea :chill:
 
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daebak = great
namja/yeoja = male/female
chingu = friend
the above two give us namjachingu and yeojachingu (boyfriend and girlfriend)
joa = to like, or as a way of saying okay in some contexts
jinjja = real/really (i'm not sure myself tbh)
seolma = no way (i think?)
eotteokhe = what to do (also used as an exclamation when something is very cute)
michin = crazy
dongsaeng = little sibling

all i can think of rn. there's more words ik but i'm not sure most kpop fans know them (pretty sure they wouldn't know the four cardinal directions - dong, nam, seo, buk - for example)
 

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daebak = great
namja/yeoja = male/female
chingu = friend
the above two give us namjachingu and yeojachingu (boyfriend and girlfriend)
joa = to like, or as a way of saying okay in some contexts
jinjja = real/really (i'm not sure myself tbh)
seolma = no way (i think?)
eotteokhe = what to do (also used as an exclamation when something is very cute)
michin = crazy
dongsaeng = little sibling

all i can think of rn. there's more words ik but i'm not sure most kpop fans know them (pretty sure they wouldn't know the four cardinal directions - dong, nam, seo, buk - for example)
Ngl I don’t know seolma and I studied Korean about :coronawimwim:
 
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annyeonghaseyo = hello
annyeong = hello/goodbye
naneun/jeoneun ... imnida = my name is... / this is... / I am... / we are
ne = yes
aniyo = no
juseyo = please
gamsa hamnida = thank you
maknae = youngest
mukbang (well, pretty sure it's universal now, not just in K-pop) = eating show
sasaeng = stalker? (guessing based off context)
saengil chuka (hamnida) = happy birthday (to you)
saranghae = I love you
borahae = I purple you
 

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some more I just thought of

hyung = older brother/friend
unnie = older sister/friend? (guessing)
oppa = older friend

and then honorifics:
-ssi = Mr./Mrs./Ms./Miss
-ah/-yah = used to grab attention
-nim = boss? (guessing based of what BTS called Bang Sihyuk - Bang PD nim)
-sunbae = mentor

if somebody could help me with the honorifics, though? I'm bad at translating those
 
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some more I just thought of

hyung = older brother/friend
unnie = older sister/friend? (guessing)
oppa = older friend

and then honorifics:
-ssi = Mr./Mrs./Ms./Miss
-ah/-yah = used to grab attention
-nim = boss? (guessing based of what BTS called Bang Sihyuk - Bang PD nim)
-sunbae = mentor

if somebody could help me with the honorifics, though? I'm bad at translating those
They aren’t specifically for family or friends. They’re for everyone. Nonna is what you call someone if you’re male and they’re female and older. Same with hyung but that’s if you’re male and the other person is male and older. If you’re female and the other is an older male, they’re called oppa. And if you’re female and the others an older female, that’s unnie. Nim is a honorific prefix to show respect, but not just for bosses. And there’s more honorifics (like seonbae) but those are the mains
 

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