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aswipda Meaning: Complete Korean Guide
아쉽다 (aswipda) means ‘Regretful / Disappointing / Insufficient / Miss / Waste / Unsatisfactory / Wish there was more’. Essential K-drama phrase from Reply 1988, Hospital Playlist, Twenty-Five Twenty-One, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha.
eotteokhae Meaning: Complete Korean Guide
어떡해 (eotteokhae) means ‘What should I do / What do we do / Oh no / How can this be / What am I supposed to do’. Essential K-drama phrase from Reply 1988, Crash Landing on You, Business Proposal, Goblin.
seounhada Meaning: Complete Korean Guide
서운하다 (seounhada) means ‘Hurt (emotionally) / Disappointed / Let down / Feeling sad and hurt in relationships’. Essential K-drama phrase from Reply 1988, My Mister, Hospital Playlist, Twenty-Five Twenty-One.
jinjja Meaning: Complete Korean Guide
진짜 (jinjja) means ‘Really / Seriously / Real / Very / For real / No way’. Essential K-drama phrase from Reply 1988, Business Proposal, Itaewon Class, Crash Landing on You.
dapdaphada Meaning: Complete Korean Guide
답답하다 (dapdaphada) means ‘Frustrated / Stuffy / Suffocating / Anxious / Narrow-minded’. Essential K-drama phrase from My Mister, It’s Okay to Not Be Okay, Hospital Playlist, Sky Castle.
nunchi Meaning: Complete Korean Guide
눈치 (nunchi) means ‘Social awareness / Reading the room / Situational awareness’. Essential K-drama phrase from Reply 1988, Itaewon Class, My Mister, Hospital Playlist.
