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Korean Slang SchoolVocabularyKorean · English15 terms

What “괜찮아요” Really Means: The Art of Korean Indirection

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Korean · English

Key words from this episode

KoreanEnglish
괜찮아요It's okay; no thank you; I am fine
맥락context
고맥락 언어high-context language
돌려 말하기speaking indirectly
표정facial expression
억양intonation
거절하다to refuse; reject
난감하다to be awkward or difficult
당황하다to be flustered
밥 한 번 먹자Let's get a meal sometime
다시 올게요I'll come back
둘러보다to look around; browse
마음에 들다to like; appeal to someone
조심히 물어보다to ask carefully
물에 잠기다to be submerged in water
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