Boost Your Korean Skills with K-Drama Shorts: Everyday Phrases & Cultural Insights

This blog post curates the most engaging K-Drama Shorts and transforms them into powerful learning tools for Korean learners. I dive deep into the language, focusing on key vocabulary, expressions, and even grammar intricacies.

However, if you're a beginner or intermediate learner, don’t worry! Start with the 🎥 Dialogue and 🎯 Key Takeaways sections—designed to help you quickly absorb essential phrases.

Stay patient, follow through, and you won’t just understand the words by the end—you’ll feel the drama the way native speakers do.

For an even richer experience, pair this with K-Lingo (K-Pop) and study Korean daily. Learning a language has never been this exciting and dynamic!

 

🎥 "Undercover High School": Introduction

Drama Overview

"Undercover High School" is an MBC Friday-Saturday drama that follows the thrilling adventures of a National Intelligence Service (NIS) agent who goes undercover as a high school student to track down the lost gold of Emperor Gojong. This 12-episode series masterfully blends comedy, action, and romance, creating a dynamic and engaging storyline.

Short Clip Introduction

The short clip we’re introducing today features a conversation between the main characters, Jung Hae-sung and Oh Soo-ah, from "Undercover High School." In this scene, an intriguing dialogue unfolds, offering a glimpse into their past connection and how it shapes their present relationship.

 

🎥 "Undercover High School": Short Video

[Source] YouTube @_aquamarine

 

🎥 "Undercover High School" Shorts: Meet the Characters

Jung Hae-sung (Played by Seo Kang-joon)

A top field agent of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), he goes undercover as a high school student at Byeongmun High School to track down the missing gold. With his bright and friendly personality, he blends effortlessly with the students while carrying out his mission.

Oh Soo-ah (Played by Jin Ki-joo)

A passionate temporary teacher at Byeongmun High School, she works tirelessly to secure a permanent teaching position. She genuinely cares for her students and carries a strong sense of duty as an educator. She also shares a past connection with Jung Hae-sung from their elementary school days.

 

🎥 "Undercover High School" Shorts: Dialogue

정해성: “근데 그런 거 할 수 있다는 건 어떻게 알았어?”

Jung Hae-seong: "But how did you know you could do something like that?"

오수아: “기분 탓인가? 말이 조금 짧아지신 거….”

Oh Soo-ah: "Is it just me, or did your speech get more casual?"

정해성: “우리 동갑이니까.”

Jung Hae-seong: "Because we're the same age."

오수아: “우리가 언제 호구조사 했지?”

Oh Soo-ah: "When did we ever exchange personal details?"

정해성: “초등학교 때.”

Jung Hae-seong: "Back in elementary school."

오수아: “초등학교 때요?”

Oh Soo-ah: "Elementary school?"

정해성: “정확히는 초등학교 2학년 때.”

Jung Hae-seong: "To be exact, in second grade."

정해성: “근데 왜 내가 인생의 원수야?”

Jung Hae-seong: "But why am I your lifelong enemy?"

오수아: “닮았다. 그때 걔랑.”

Oh Soo-ah: "You look like him. That guy from back then."

정해성: “누구?”

Jung Hae-seong: "Who?"

오수아: “있어. 인생의 원수 같은 놈.”

Oh Soo-ah: "Someone. A guy who was like my worst enemy."

정해성: “그럼 이름을 왜 바꿨어? 난 봉자가 더 좋았는데.”

Jung Hae-seong: "Then why did you change your name? I liked Bong-ja better."

오수아: “네가 지금 정시현이라는 거야?”

Oh Soo-ah: "Are you saying your real name is Jung Si-hyun?"

정해성: “응.”

Jung Hae-seong: "Yeah."

오수아: “근데 왜 이름이 해성이야? 너도 개명했어?”

Oh Soo-ah: "Then why is your name Hae-seong? Did you change your name too?"

정해성: “작전할 때 본명을 쓸 순 없잖아?”

Jung Hae-seong: "You can't use your real name on a mission, can you?"

오수아: “나는 봉자라고 부르지 마라. 죽는다.”

Oh Soo-ah: "Don't call me Bong-ja. You'll regret it."

정해성: “근데 난 그 이름이 더 이쁜데 봉자. 오수아로.”

Jung Hae-seong: "But I think Bong-ja is prettier. Better than Oh Soo-ah."

 

🎯 Key Takeaways

1. ~을(를) 할 수 있다 (To Be Able to Do ~)

Indicates ability or possibility to do something.

 

📌 Example Usage

"나는 피아노를 칠 수 있다."

"I can play the piano."

 

"너도 이 문제를 풀 수 있어."

"You can solve this problem too."

 

🌀 Similar Expressions

~할 줄 알다 (To Know How to Do ~) – Indicates skill rather than general possibility.

 

📌 Example Usage

"나는 수영할 줄 알아."

"I know how to swim."

 

2. 어떻게 알았어? (How Did You Know?)

Used when surprised that someone figured something out.

 

📌 Example Usage

"내 생일 선물 준비한 거 어떻게 알았어?"

"How did you know I prepared a birthday gift?"

 

"내가 여기 올 줄 어떻게 알았어?"

"How did you know I’d come here?"

 

🌀 Similar Expressions

어떻게 알게 됐어? (How Did You Find Out?) – More indirect and neutral in tone.

 

📌 Example Usage

"그 소식 어떻게 알게 됐어?"

"How did you find out about that news?"

 

3. 기분 탓 (Just Your Imagination, A Feeling Thing)

It is used when something feels certain, but it might not be accurate.

 

📌 Example Usage

"오늘 날씨가 더운 것 같아."

"기분 탓이야. 어제보다 시원해."

"It feels hot today."

"It’s just your imagination. It’s cooler than yesterday."

 

"왠지 내가 어제보다 피곤한 것 같아."

"기분 탓일 거야."

"I feel more tired than yesterday."

"It’s probably just your imagination."

 

🎨 Expressions

착각이다 (It’s a Misconception, You’re Mistaken) – Stronger in meaning, used when someone is wrong.

 

📌 Example Usage

"그 사람이 나 좋아하는 것 같아."

"아니야, 착각이야."

"I think that person likes me."

"No, you’re mistaken."

 

4. 말이 짧다 / 말이 짧아지다 (Speaking Casually, Speaking Less Formally)

Refers to speaking informally, often perceived as rude in formal situations.

 

📌 Example Usage

"너 지금 말이 짧다?"

"Are you speaking too casually right now?"

 

"우리 친해지니까 자연스럽게 말이 짧아졌어."

"Since we got close, I naturally started speaking more casually."

 

🌀 Similar Expressions

반말하다 (To Speak Informally) – A more explicit way to describe speaking casually.

 

📌 Example Usage

"처음 보는 사람한테 반말하면 실례야."

"It’s rude to speak informally to someone you just met."

 

5. 우리는 동갑이다 (We Are the Same Age)

Used to indicate that two people were born in the same year.

 

📌 Example Usage

"우리 몇 년생이야?"

"나 98년생이야."

"오, 우리 동갑이네!"

"What year were you born?"

"I was born in ‘98."

"Oh, we’re the same age!"

 

🌀 Similar Expressions

나이가 같다 (Same Age, More Neutral)

 

📌 Example Usage

"우리 나이가 같아서 금방 친해졌어."

"We became close quickly because we are the same age."

 

6. 호구조사 (Background Investigation, Asking Personal Questions)

Refers to someone asking detailed personal information, sometimes out of curiosity or nosiness.

 

📌 Example Usage

"처음 만났는데 갑자기 호구조사하네?"

"We just met, but you’re already asking personal questions?"

 

"면접관이 너무 호구조사하듯이 질문했어."

"The interviewer asked questions like they were digging into my personal life."

 

🎨 Expressions

사생활 캐묻기 (Prying Into Personal Life) – A more substantial, more negative term.

 

📌 Example Usage

"너무 사생활 캐묻지 마."

"Don’t pry too much into someone’s personal life."

 

7. 초등학교 / 중학교 / 고등학교 (Elementary School / Middle School / High School)

Refers to different levels of schooling in Korea.

 

📌 Example Usage

"나는 초등학교 때부터 야구를 좋아했어."

"I liked baseball since elementary school."

 

"중학교 때 제일 친했던 친구가 누구야?"

"Who was your best friend in middle school?"

 

"고등학교 졸업한 지 벌써 10년이 넘었어."

"It’s already been over 10 years since I graduated high school."

 

🎨 Expressions

학창 시절 (School Days, Student Years) – A more general term.

 

📌 Example Usage

"학창 시절이 그립다."

"I miss my school days."

 

8. 정확히 (Exactly, Precisely)

Used to emphasize precision in time, details, or actions.

 

📌 Example Usage

"정확히 몇 시에 만날 거야?"

"What time exactly are we meeting?"

 

"그 단어 뜻을 정확히 알고 있어?"

"Do you know the exact meaning of that word?"

 

🌀 Similar Expressions

딱 맞게 (Perfectly, Just Right) – A more casual way to say something fits precisely.

 

📌 Example Usage

"옷이 딱 맞게 잘 맞아."

"The clothes fit perfectly."

 

9. 인생의 원수 (Worst Enemy in Life)

Used humorously or seriously to describe someone who is an enemy or troublemaker in one's life.

 

📌 Example Usage

"시험 문제 출제자가 내 인생의 원수야."

"The person who made the exam questions is my worst enemy."

 

"어릴 때는 동생이 내 인생의 원수였어."

"When I was young, my younger sibling was my worst enemy."

 

🌀 Similar Expressions

천적 (Arch-nemesis, Natural Enemy) – Used more dramatically or humorously.

 

📌 Example Usage

"내 천적은 아침잠이야."

"My arch-nemesis is morning sleepiness."

 

10. 닮다 / 닮았다 (To Resemble, To Look Like)

Used to describe someone looking or acting similar to another person.

 

📌 Example Usage

"너 엄마랑 정말 닮았어!"

"You really look like your mom!"

 

"성격도 닮았네."

"Even your personality is similar."

 

🌀 Similar Expressions

비슷하다 (To Be Similar) – A more general way of saying two things are alike.

 

📌 Example Usage

"우리 취향이 비슷해."

"Our tastes are similar."

 

11. 개명 (Name Change, Changing One’s Name)

Refers to legally changing one's name.

 

📌 Example Usage

"나는 개명하고 나서 더 좋은 일이 많아졌어."

"After changing my name, I had more good things happen."

 

"개명하려면 법적인 절차가 필요해."

"You need legal procedures to change your name."

 

🌀 Similar Expressions

이름을 바꾸다 (To Change One’s Name, More Casual)

 

📌 Example Usage

"그 배우는 이름을 바꾼 적이 있어."

"That actor changed their name before."

 

12. 작전 (Strategy, Tactic, Plan)

Refers to a strategic plan, often in competitive or tactical situations.

 

📌 Example Usage

"이번 시험을 위한 작전이 있어?"

"Do you have a strategy for this exam?"

 

"우리 팀이 작전을 잘 짜야 이길 수 있어."

"Our team needs a good strategy to win."

 

🌀 Similar Expressions

전략 (Tactic, Strategy, More Formal)

 

📌 Example Usage

"장기적인 전략이 필요해."

"A long-term strategy is needed."

 

13. 본명 / 가명 (Real Name / Fake Name, Alias)

"본명" is someone’s legal name, while "가명" is a pseudonym or alias.

 

📌 Example Usage

"이게 네 본명이야?"

"Is this your real name?"

 

"그 작가는 가명으로 활동해."

"That writer works under an alias."

 

14. 너 죽는다 (You’re Dead, Watch Out!)

Used jokingly or as a warning when someone does something annoying.

 

📌 Example Usage

"내 아이스크림 먹었어? 너 죽는다!"

"You ate my ice cream? You’re dead!"

 

🎥 Grammatical Analysis of the Dialogue

The following content contains a lot of grammatical explanations. If you're not an advanced Korean learner, skim through it and don’t focus too much. If you're a beginner or intermediate learner, memorizing even one more conversation from above is better.

 

정해성: "근데 그런 거 할 수 있다는 건 어떻게 알았어?"

 

🔍 분석 (Analysis)

- "근데": Contraction of "그런데 (but, by the way)", commonly used in spoken language.

- "그런 거": "그렇다 (to be like that)" + attributive form "-ㄴ" + "것 (thing)" → "그런 거" (things like that).

• "그렇다" → "그런 것" → "그런 거" (contracted, spoken).

- "할 수 있다는 건": "하다 (to do)" + potential expression "-ㄹ 수 있다 (can do)" + indirect quotation "-다는" + topic marker "-건 (as for)".

• "할 수 있다는 것은" → "할 수 있다는 건" (contracted, spoken).

- "어떻게": "어떻게 (how)".

- "알았어?": "알다 (to know)" + past tense "-았어?" (casual past question).

• "알다" → "알았다" → "알았어?" (spoken).

 

📌 Example Usage

"네가 그걸 할 수 있다는 걸 어떻게 알았어?"

"How did you know you could do that?"

 

☀️ Meaning

"그런 걸 할 수 있는지 어떻게 알았어?"

"How did you know you could do something like that?"

 

🗣️ Pronunciation Tips

"어떻게 알았어?" → "어떠케 아라써?" (connected pronunciation).

 

오수아: "기분 탓인가? 말이 조금 짧아지신 거…."

 

🔍 분석 (Analysis)

- "기분 탓인가?": "기분 (mood, feeling)" + "탓 (fault, cause)" + interrogative ending "-인가?" (is it because of…?).

- "말이 조금 짧아지신 거": "말 (speech)" + subject marker "-이" + "조금 (a little)" + "짧아지다 (to become shorter)" + honorific "-신" + topic marker "-거 (thing, topic)".

• "짧아지다" → "짧아지신다" → "짧아지신 것" → "짧아지신 거" (contracted, spoken).

 

📌 Example Usage

"기분 탓인가? 말이 좀 달라진 것 같은데."

"Is it just me, or does your tone sound different?"

 

☀️ Meaning

"내 기분 탓인가? 말이 좀 짧아지신 것 같아."

"Is it just my imagination? It seems like your speech got shorter."

 

🗣️ Pronunciation Tips

"짧아지신 거" → "짤바지신 거" (connected pronunciation).

 

정해성: "우리 동갑이니까."

"We’re the same age, so it’s fine."

 

🔍 분석 (Analysis)

- "우리": "우리 (we, us)".

- "동갑이니까": "동갑 (same age)" + reason marker "-이니까 (because)".

 

📌 Example Usage

"우린 같은 나이니까 말 편하게 해."

"We’re the same age, so let’s speak casually."

 

☀️ Meaning

"우린 동갑이라서 그래."

"It’s because we’re the same age."

 

🗣️ Pronunciation Tips

"동갑이니까" → "동가비니까" (connected pronunciation).

 

오수아: "우리가 언제 호구조사 했지?"

"When did we ever do a background check on each other?"

 

🔍 분석 (Analysis)

- "우리가": "우리 (we)" + subject marker "-가".

- "언제": "언제 (when)".

- "호구조사 했지?": "호구조사 (background check, gathering personal information)" + past tense "-했지?" (casual confirmation question).

• "호구조사 하다" → "호구조사 했다" → "호구조사 했지?"

 

📌 Example Usage

"우리 언제 서로 정보 교환했어?"

"When did we ever exchange personal info?"

 

☀️ Meaning

"우리가 언제 그런 얘기했었지?"

"When did we ever talk about that?"

 

🗣️ Pronunciation Tips

"했지?" → "핻찌?"

 

정해성: "초등학교때."

 

🔍 분석 (Analysis)

- "초등학교": "초등학교 (elementary school)".

- "때": "때 (time, when)".

 

📌 Example Usage

"초등학교 때 만난 적 있잖아."

"We met in elementary school, remember?"

 

☀️ Meaning

"우린 초등학교 때 알았어."

"We knew each other since elementary school."

 

🗣️ Pronunciation Tips

"초등학교때" → "초등학꾜때" (connected pronunciation).

 

오수아: "초등학교 때요?"

 

🔍 분석 (Analysis)

- "초등학교 때": "초등학교 (elementary school)" + "때 (when)".

- "-요?": Polite sentence ending is used to repeat or confirm what someone said.

 

📌 Example Usage

"초등학교 때라고요?"

"You mean in elementary school?"

 

☀️ Meaning

"진짜 초등학교 때라고?"

"You’re saying it was really in elementary school?"

 

정해성: "정확히는 초등학교 2학년 때."

 

🔍 분석 (Analysis)

- "정확히는": "정확하다 (to be precise)" + adverbial suffix "-히" + topic marker "-는 (as for)".

- "초등학교 2학년 때": "초등학교 (elementary school)" + "2학년 (2nd grade)" + "때 (when)".

 

📌 Example Usage

"정확히 말하면 초등학교 2학년 때야."

"To be exact, it was in second grade."

 

☀️ Meaning

"초등학교 2학년 때였어."

"It was when I was in second grade."

 

🗣️ Pronunciation Tips

"정확히는" → "정화키는" (connected pronunciation).

 

정해성: "근데 왜 내가 인생의 원수야?"

 

🔍 분석 (Analysis)

- "근데 왜": "그런데 (but, by the way)" + "왜 (why)".

• "그런데" → "근데" (contracted, spoken).

- "내가 인생의 원수야?": "나 (I)" + subject marker "-가" + "인생 (life)" + possessive "-의" + "원수 (enemy)" + casual question "-야?".

 

📌 Example Usage

"근데 내가 왜 네 원수야?"

"But why am I your enemy?"

 

☀️ Meaning

"내가 왜 그렇게 미운 거야?"

"Why do you hate me so much?"

 

오수아: "닮았다. 그때 걔랑."

 

🔍 분석 (Analysis)

- "닮았다": "닮다 (to resemble)" + past tense "-았다".

• "닮다" → "닮았다"

- "그때": "그때 (back then)".

- "걔랑": "걔 (that person, casual)" + "랑 (with)".

• "그 아이" → "걔" (contracted, spoken).

 

📌 Example Usage

"그때 그 애랑 닮았어."

"You look like that person from back then."

 

☀️ Meaning

"그때 그 사람이랑 닮았어."

"You resemble that person from back then."

 

🗣️ Pronunciation Tips

"닮았다" → "달맏따" (connected pronunciation).

 

정해성: "누구?"

 

🔍 분석 (Analysis)

- "누군?": "누구 (who)"

 

📌 Example Usage

"그 사람이 누군데?"

"Who is that person?"

 

☀️ Meaning

"누구랑 닮았는데?"

"Who do I look like?"

 

오수아: "있어. 인생의 원수 같은 놈."

 

🔍 분석 (Analysis)

- "있어": "있다 (to exist, to have)".

- "인생의 원수 같은 놈": "인생 (life)" + possessive "-의" + "원수 (enemy)" + "같은 (like)" + "놈 (guy, informal)".

• "인생의 원수 같은 놈이 있어" → "있어. 인생의 원수 같은 놈."

 

📌 Example Usage

"있어. 정말 싫어하는 사람."

"There is. Someone I truly hate."

 

☀️ Meaning

"있어. 내 인생에서 제일 미운 사람."

"Yes, someone I despise the most in my life."

 

🗣️ Pronunciation Tips

"원수 같은 놈" → "원쑤 가튼 놈" (connected pronunciation).

 

정해성: “그럼 이름을 왜 바꿨어? 난 봉자가 더 좋았는데.”

 

🔍 분석 (Analysis)

- "그럼": "그러면 (then, in that case)"의 구어체 축약형.

- "이름을 왜 바꿨어?": "이름 (name)" + object marker "-을" + "왜 (why)" + "바꾸다 (to change)" + "-었어?" (casual past question).

• “바꾸다” → “바꾸었다” → “바꿨다” (contracted) → “바꿨어”

- "난 봉자가 더 좋았는데.": "나 (I)" + subject marker "-는" → "난" (casual form) + "봉자 (Bongja, a name)" + “-가” (topic marker) + "더 (more)" + "좋다 (to like, to prefer)" + past tense "-았는데" (soft contrast).

• “좋다” → “좋았다” → “좋았는데”

 

📌 Example Usage

"그럼 왜 이름을 바꿨어? 난 원래 이름이 더 좋았는데."

"Then why did you change your name? I liked your old name better."

 

☀️ Meaning

"왜 개명한 거야? 난 봉자가 더 마음에 들었는데."

"Why did you change your name? I liked 'Bongja' better."

 

🗣️ Pronunciation Tips

"바꿨어?" → "바꿔써?" (연음 발생).

"좋았는데" → "조안는데" (연음 발생).

 

오수아: "네가 지금 정시현이라는 거야?"

 

🔍 분석 (Analysis)

- "네가": "너 (you)" + subject marker "-가" → commonly pronounced as "니가" in spoken language.

- "지금": "지금 (now)".

- "정시현이라는 거야?": "정시현 (Jung Si-hyun, name)" + quotation "-이라고 하다 (to be called)" + attributive "-는" (present tense) + casual confirmation "-거야?".

• "정시현이라고 하는 것이야?" → "정시현이라는 것이야?" → "정시현이라는 거야?" (contracted, spoken).

 

📌 Example Usage

"네가 지금 정시현이라는 이름을 쓰는 거야?"

"Are you using the name Jung Si-hyun now?"

 

☀️ Meaning

"너 이름이 지금 정시현이라고?"

"Is your name Jung Si-hyun now?"

 

🗣️ Pronunciation Tips

"네가" → "니가" (common spoken pronunciation).

 

정해성: "응."

 

🔍 분석 (Analysis)

"응": Casual affirmative response, similar to "yeah" or "uh-huh".

 

📌 Example Usage

"A: 너 요즘 새 이름 쓰는 거야?

B: 응."

"A: Are you using a new name now?

B: Yeah."

 

☀️ Meaning

"맞아."

"That’s right."

 

오수아: "근데 왜 이름이 해성이야? 너도 개명했어?"

 

🔍 분석 (Analysis)

- "근데 왜": "그런데 (but, by the way)" + "왜 (why)".

• "그런데 왜" → "근데 왜" (contracted, spoken).

- "이름이 해성이?": "이름 (name)" + subject marker "-이" + "해성 (Haeseong, name)" + topic marker "-이야?" (asking for confirmation).

- "너도 개명했어?": "너 (you)" + "도 (also)" + "개명하다 (to legally change one’s name)" + past tense "-했어?".

• "개명하다" → "개명했다" → "개명했어?"

 

📌 Example Usage

"근데 왜 이름이 해성이야? 너도 법적으로 바꾼 거야?"

"Then why is your name Haeseong? Did you legally change it too?"

 

☀️ Meaning

"너도 개명한 거야? 왜 이름이 해성이야?"

"Did you change your name too? Why is your name Haeseong?"

 

🗣️ Pronunciation Tips

"개명했어?" → "개명해써?" (connected pronunciation).

 

정해성: "작전할 때 본명을 쓸 순 없잖아?"

 

🔍 분석 (Analysis)

- "작전할 때": "작전 (operation, mission)" + "-할 때 (when doing)".

- "본명을 쓸 순 없잖아?": "본명 (real name)" + object marker "-을" + "쓰다 (to use)" + "-ㄹ 수는 없다 (cannot do)" + "-잖아?" (seeking agreement).

• "본명을 쓰다" → "본명을 쓸 수는 없다" → "본명을 쓸 순 없잖아?"

 

📌 Example Usage

"임무 중에 본명을 쓸 수는 없잖아."

"You can’t use your real name during a mission."

 

☀️ Meaning

"작전할 땐 본명을 쓰면 안 되잖아."

"You’re not supposed to use your real name in an operation."

 

🗣️ Pronunciation Tips

"쓸 순 없잖아?" → "쓸 순 업짜나?" (connected pronunciation).

 

오수아: "나는 봉자라고 부르지 마라. 죽는다."

 

🔍 분석 (Analysis)

- "나는": "나 (I)" + topic marker "-는".

- "봉자라고 부르지 마라.": "봉자 (Bongja, name)" + quotation "-라고 부르다 (to call, to name)" + negative imperative "-지 마라 (don’t)".

- "죽는다.": "죽다 (to die)" + declarative "-는다" (often used for threats or emphasis).

 

📌 Example Usage

"나한테 봉자라고 부르지 마. 큰일 나."

"Don’t call me Bongja. You’ll be in trouble."

 

☀️ Meaning

"내 이름 봉자라고 부르면 가만 안 둬."

"If you call me Bongja, you won’t get away with it."

 

정해성: "근데 난 그 이름이 더 이쁜데 봉자. 오수아로."

 

🔍 분석 (Analysis)

- "근데 난": "그런데 (but)" + "나 (I)" + topic marker "-는" → "난" (casual form).

- "그 이름이 더 이쁜데": "그 (that)" + "이름 (name)" + subject marker "-이" + comparison "더 (more)" + "이쁘다 (to be pretty)" + "-ㄴ데" (soft contrast).

- "봉자. 오수아로.": He initially calls her "Bongja," implying he likes the name, but then corrects himself to "Osua" after noticing her reaction.

 

📌 Example Usage

"근데 난 그 이름이 더 예쁜데. 봉자보다 오수아가."

"But I think that name is prettier. Osua rather than Bongja."

 

☀️ Meaning

"난 봉자보다 오수아가 더 예쁘지만 오수아로 부를게."

"I think Bongja is prettier, but fine, I’ll call you Osua."

Undercover High School (2025)

 

🎥 "Undercover High School" Shorts: Wrap-up

This short clip explored various colloquial Korean expressions and natural conversational styles. The scene naturally incorporates the difference between informal and formal speech, name changes, and the reunion of old friends.

💡 Key Expressions from This Episode:

- “기분 탓인가?” → "Is it just my feeling?"

- “호구조사 하다” → "To dig up someone's background info."

- “인생의 원수” → "A lifelong enemy."

- “너 죽는다” → "I'll kill you" (jokingly).