Use these slangs to sound like a TRUE native 💬 😏

last part ~!!! 💕

2023. 10. 31.

Hello Everyone~! ❤️

We're back at it with another newsletter!!! To be honest the first version of this one got deleted :( And i had to rewrite the whole thing... I was able to do it but unfortunately the newsletter is a day late 😓

Sorry for the late newsletter but I hope you guys enjoy the last newsletter in our Korean Slang series!! You guys really loved this so I'll make sure to bring it back again later :) Enjoy!!!!

❤️ From. Sherly

01. 남사친 👤

This one might be one that you've seen in a drama or even a movie if you watch Korean movies! Let's break it down :)

남 (nam) : short for 남자 (nam-ja) which means man
사 (sa): short for 사람 (sa-ram) which means person
친 (chin): short for 친구 (chin-gu) which means friend

This word means "guy-friend" and I know it LOWKEY sounds like the world for boyfriend but is not. It is BOY space FRIEND and is used to refer to your male friends!

Let's use it in a sentence:

남사친이랑 점심을 먹었어요! (nam-sa-chin-e-rang jeom-shim mog-eot-sseo-yo)
- This sentence means "I ate lunch with my guy friend!"

P.S. change the 남 to 여 (short for 여자- girl) and it would be girl friend! (girl SPACE friend)

02. 꿀잼 🤣

We've talked about this before but I wanted to put it in this series so you guys can refer to it when reviewing common slangs!

Let's break it down!

꿀 (ggul) means honey in korean 🍯
잼 (jam) is short for 재미있다 [je-mi-it-da] : (it is) fun or enjoyable

Adding the korean world for honey, infront of the short version of 'fun,' emphasizes the word and makes it extra positive! In this case, it means 'really' fun instead of just fun.

Here is an example sentence: "이 게임 꿀잼이야" which means "this game is super fun" 🎮

03. 레알 🤐

This one is one that I personally use quite often and I also think you guys can use it as a replacement for 진짜 (jjin-ja)

There isn't really a need to break this one down because it is just an English word phonetically translated to Korean!

레알 (le-al) - The Korean way of saying the word "real" in English

It just means "really" and can be a replacement for the word 진짜 in sentences! Let's use it in a sentence :) P.S. this one is very casual and is more like something you'd use with friends, not really as often as you'd say 진짜!

04. 강추 💥

THIS one is something that I use often and is seriously going to make you sound like a native!

Let's break it down!

강 (gang) - short for 강하다 (gang-ha-da) which means strong
추 (chu) - short for 추천 (chu-cheon) which means recommendation!

This slang means "strongly recommend" so if you want to recommend somewhere to your friend you can say. I really liked that restaurant! 강추!!!

Song of the Week ❤️

You guys always ask me for song recommendations so I thought this would be a good opportunity for you guys to learn some Korean through K-pop! Enjoy 😄

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