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Hyojin, What Does This Mean? – “대박”

Hyojin, What Does This Mean? – “대박”

Have you heard or used the Korean expression "대박" before? If you haven't, it is a slang expression that means "Super cool!" or "That's amazing." or even "I can't believe it." If you already know the meanings and usages of this word, do you also know WHERE this word came... Continue Reading »

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Hyojin, what does this mean? – “짱”

Hyojin, what does this mean? – “짱”

Welcome to the third lesson in the series, “Hyojin, what does it mean?”.짱 [jjang] is already a widely-known Korean slang word. It means "best", "top of top" or "super" in most cases and is used as a noun in sentences like this; "이거 짱이에요". And it also means "very"... Continue Reading »

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Hyojin, what does this mean? – 본방사수

Hyojin, what does this mean? – 본방사수

Welcome to the second lesson in the series, “Hyojin, what does it mean?”This question was asked by OrangeKana.Have you heard of the expression 본방사수 [bon-bang-sa-su]? This term appeared not that long ago. You can break it into two parts: 본방 and 사수. 본방 is short for 본 방송, and... Continue Reading »

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Hyojin, what does this mean? – “천만에요”

Hyojin, what does this mean? – “천만에요”

Welcome to the first lesson in the series, "Hyojin, what does it mean?"This question was asked by Mary.Many Korean textbooks introduce 천만에요 [cheon-ma-nae-yo] as an expression that you can use when someone says "Thank you." to you. So, it can be translated as "You are welcome." or "Don't... Continue Reading »

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