Hallae (할래): 12 Ways Koreans Use It in Real Life
할래? (hallae) means ‘Do you want to? / Wanna do it? / Would you like to? / Shall we? / Want to try?’.
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할래? (hallae) means ‘Do you want to? / Wanna do it? / Would you like to? / Shall we? / Want to try?’.

그래 (geurae) means ‘Yeah / Okay / Sure / I agree / That’s right / Alright’.

춥다 / 덥다 (chupda / deopda) means ‘It’s cold / I’m cold / It’s hot / I’m hot / So cold / Boiling hot’.

축하해 (chukhahae) means ‘Congratulations / Congrats / Well done / I’m so happy for you / Celebrate with you’.

졸려 (jollyeo) means ‘I’m sleepy / I’m drowsy / I feel sleepy / So sleepy / I can barely stay awake’.

진심 (jinsim) means ‘Seriously / Sincerely / For real / I mean it / From the heart / Genuinely’.

동생 (dongsaeng) means ‘Younger sibling / Little brother / Little sister / Junior / Younger one’.

아저씨 (ajeossi) means ‘Mister / Uncle / Middle-aged man / Sir / Older man’.