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Welcome to Teuida’s weekly newsletter: 😎 Since it’s the new year, I imagine there might be some people who are new, so I’d just like to say: Welcome everyone to our Korean learning community! I’m here to help you with whatever questions you have

+ teaching you some Korean cultural info and language every week!

Today’s newsletter is going to be focused on ✨Korean Entertainment Resources ✨!

So I’ve heard from the discord and a lot of Korean learners that one of the easiest ways to get better at Korean is by digesting Korean media. Not only will you be able to learn everyday phrases and words but u can also be entertained and have fun~

I’ll be doing a mini series on different forms of entertainment

but this newsletter is going to be focused on K-DRAMAS <3

I know a lot of you have requested this so – your wish is my command hehe!

Let’s learn some Korean from some iconic dramas~ 😘

1. “그냥 조금 섭섭할 뿐이야” 😞

This phrase is from the ICONIC Itaewon Class! I would really recommend it to anyone just starting to watch K-dramas or honestly if you wanna learn some simple Korean! Let’s try breaking this phrase down 🤩

그냥 (geu-nyang): Just
조금 (jo-keum): a little
섭섭할 (seob-seob-hal): upset or sad
뿐이야 (bbun-e-ya): only

So these are what the individual words roughly translate to! This phrase means, I’m just a little upset. The 그냥 and 뿐이야 are serving generally the same purpose to say

“i’m just..” or “i’m only..”

Remember that 섭섭할 is conjugated from 섭섭해 (seob-seob-hae) which just means “I’m upset.” Next time your Korean learning buddy misses one of your study calls or ignores your messages you can tell them “섭섭해.” 😞

Skip to (0:40) and watch the scene below ⬇️

1. “야, 왜 울어?” 😭

Okay this is one of my FAVORITE scenes from 25, 21 because honestly it’s so funny. If you guys haven’t seen this drama then you have not experienced true heartbreak cuz MAN this one hit me in the feels. Anyways, let’s take a look at this phrase!

야 (ya): hey (informal)
왜 (we): why
울어 (oo-ruh): cry

Pretty simple, right? I feel like most of you have probably already heard all of these individual words but when put together the phrase means “Hey, why are you crying?” The hey used in this context is really informal and can only be used with people you’re friends with or people younger than you who you’re friendly with!

Of course this is a very comical scene which is why he says “hey” in such a shocked tone, but next time your friend is crying MAYBE omit the 야 from the sentence hehe.

Skip to (0:04) and watch the scene below ⬇️

1. “어때? 괜찮지?” 😎

Another classic and crowd favorite: “Our Beloved Summer.” I recently rewatched this drama and cried and laughed in my room by myself hehe… I really recommend it to anyone who wants a good laugh, or cry, or both! Anyways, this scene is between two friends, one is a chef at a bar and one is the customer. The chef hands the customer the food and asks her “어때? 괜찮지?” Let’s break it down.

어때 (euh-ddae): how is it?
괜찮지 (kwen-chan-ji): good, right?

You might be wondering how those little phrases in Korean would translate so long in English but yeah, that’s kind of how it works sometimes haha. Anyways, the first one is asking “how is the food?” and the second is saying “it’s good, right?”

Remember that 괜찮지 is derived from 괜찮아 (kwen-chan-ah) which means “It’s okay.” Switching the last character makes it a question and begs for agreement or disagreement while the original form is just “it’s okay.” This word (in context) can mean both “good” or “okay.” When it stands alone it means okay but in context, she's asking if the food is good! Hope that makes sense~!

Skip to (1:23) and watch the scene below ⬇️

Alright, that is ALL for the K-drama phrase learning for today. That was a lot, huh? Make sure you take your time learning all of these fully and most importantly, watch the scenes or the dramas and HAVE FUN! Learning is great but without fun, soooo boring!

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