the MOST useful slang + a trending burger? 🍀🗯️

2025. 2. 18.

❤️ Hello Everyone !!!! ❤️

We're back again this week with another newsletter!!!! Hope you're all doing well and having an amazing day so far :)

Let's get right into this week's issue of Teugether! ☺️

What's the trend in Korea this week?! 🇰🇷

Do you guys remember the show we discussed a couple of months ago called "Culinary Class Wars?!" ❤️

If you didn't know the show originally called 흑백요리사 (black-white chefs) in Korean, took Korea by STORM (everyone was obsessed with it). 👩‍🍳

So much so that most people who came out on the show are now much more popular than before. Well, a few weeks ago the winner of the show Napoli Matfia collaborated with a famous Korean chain called "Lotteria" to create his OWN BURGER.

I haven't had the chance to try it yet and I've heard mixed reviews from friends BUT there is no doubt that it's definitely trending~!!!

Check out the AD for it!!! here~~

Korean Slang of the Week 🇰🇷

"쩐다"

(jjeon-da)

This is ANOTHER super local super common slang! The slang actually is rooted in a different word "쩔다 (jjeol-da)" which literally means to be in excess or soaked, but it just means "amazing or intense" - this evolved into 쩔다

쩔다: awesome, amazing, cool BUT can also mean "intense or shocking"

I would say that the English equivalent to this would be "yo that's insane" which is both used in positive and negative contexts!! BUT this one is more often used positively. Let's try using it in a situation!

Chris: 이 노래 들어봐!

(ee no-rae deur-eoh-bwa)

Try listening to this song!

Marie: 우와 쩐다! 노래 너무 좋다!

(oo-wa jjeon-da! no-rae neo-mu joh-da!)

Woah amazing! The song is so good.

How would you use this slang in everyday life?!! 🤩

Try using it in your own situation!

Ask Me Anything! 💘

Hi friend!!

Great question!!

How to say "hi bestie" in Korean : 안녕 친구! (hello friend)

I kept trying to think of an equivalent to "bestie" but while we call people our best friend to other people often -- it's pretty rare to refer to someone's face as BEST FRIEND (at least that's my experience)

I think your best bet would be "안녕 친구" because it sounds natural. BUT if you want to know the Korean term for "best friend" is "절친 (jeol-chin)"

Hope this helps and have a lovely day 절친~~~ <3

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