Making Out in Korean. Peter Constantine
jinjja?
jeen-jjah?
진짜?
Oh, yeah?
geurae?
geu-ray?
그래?
You’re lying!
geojitmal!
guh-jeen-mahl! *
거짓말!
*The t sound in geojitmal becomes an n here (guh-jeen-mahl) when said in normal speech.
Are you lying?
geojitmaliji?
guh-jeen-mahlee-jee?
거짓말이지?
Don’t lie!
geojitmal hajima!
guh-jeen-mahl hahjeemah!
거짓말 하지마!
Stop lying!
geojitmal geuman hae!
guh-jeen-mahl geumahn hay!
거짓말 하지 마! 그만 해!
What?
mwo?
mwo?
뭐?
Huh?
eoh?
aw? *
어?
*Said nasally, like the French en.
I don’t believe it!
mideul su ga eopseo!
meed-eul soo gah upsaw!
믿을 수 가 없어!
Why?
wae?
way?
왜?
Why not?
wae aniya?
way ah-nee-yah?
왜 아니야?
You’re joking!
nongdamiji!
nohng-dahmee-jee!
농담이지!
You’re not joking?
nongdam aniji?
nohng-dahm ahnee-jee?
농담 아니지?
I’m not joking.
nongdam aniya.
nohng-dahm ahnee-yah.
농담 아니야.
He/She’s joking!
nongdamiget-ji!
nohng-dahm-eeget-jjee!
농담이겠지!
Are you making fun of me?
nollinya?
nohllee-nyah?
놀리냐?
I guess so.
geureoket-ji.
geu-roh-get-jjee.
그렇겠지.
Maybe.
geureol keoya.
geurull ggoyah.
그럴 거야.
Maybe not.
anil keoya.
ah-neel kker-yah.
아닐 거야.
That’s impossible!
maldo an dwae!
mahl-doe ahn dway*!
말도 안 돼!
*Dway or “day”—the w is almost not pronounced at all
You can’t do that.
geureoken motae.
geu-roh-ken moat hay.
그렇겐 못 해.
I don’t care.
sang-gwan eopseo.
sahng-gwahn upso.
상관 없어.
It’s got nothing to do with me.
narang sang-gwan eopseo.
nah-rahng sahng-gwahn upso.
나랑 상관 없어.
I’m not interested.
gwansim eopseo.
gwahn-seem upso.
관심 없어.
I think that’s it.
geugeoya.
geu-goyah.
그거야.
I think this is it.
igeoya.
ee-goyah.
이거야.
You’re crazy!
neo micheo-sseo!
naw mee-chuss-o!
미쳤어!
Damn!
jegiral!
je-gee-rahl!
제기랄!
That’s right.
maja.
mahj-ah.
맞아.
Is this it?
igeoya?
ee-goyah?
이거야?
This is it.
igeoya.
ee-goyah.
이거야.
Sure.
geureom.
geu-rum.
그럼.
It’s true.
jinjjaya.
jeen-jjah-yah.
진짜야.
I understand.
alasseo.
ahlahsso.
알았어.
No problem.
munje eopseo.
moonje upso.
문제 없어.
I like it!
joa!
joe-ah!
좋아!
—Me, too.
nado.
nahdoh.
나도.
OK!
joa!
joe-ah!
좋아!
alasseo!*
ahlahsso!
알았어!
*Literally