I like you13 On the Computer
If you’re using a Korean computer, you’ll have to put up with a couple more buttons on the keyboard and a lot more Korean on your screen. While you can probably navigate a computer based on the icons alone, it’s nice to have a bit of vocabulary as well!
Start
shi-jak
shee-jahk
시작
Just like the Windows “Start” button.
My Computer
nae keom-pyu-teo
nay kom-pyoo-taw
내컴퓨터
My Documents
nae mun-seo
nay moon-saw
내 문서
Internet
in-teo-net
een-teo-net
인터넷
My Pictures
nae geu-rim
nae geu-rim
내그림
Recycle Bin
hyu-ji-tong
hyu-jee-tohng
휴지통
Notepad
me-mo-jang
meh-moh-jang
메모장
jeon-ja me-il
jeon-ja may-il
전자 메일
Literally, “Electronic Mail.” On most websites, e-mail is simply 이메일 ee-may-il or even 메일 (me-il).
Control Panel
je-eo-pan
jay-aw-pahn
제어판
Network / Network Connections
ne-teu-wo-keu
neh-teu-wuh-keu
네트워크
Run…
shil-haeng
shil-hayng
실행
Calculator
gye-san-gi
gyay-sahn-gi
계산기
Confirmation
hwak-in
hwahk-in
확인
You might see this Korean on the computer screen wherever you might see ‘OK’ if it were in English.
IN WINDOWS EXPLORER
File
pa-il
pah-ill
파일
Edit
pyeon-jib
pyeon-jeep
편집
View
bo-gi
boh-gee
보기
Tools
do-gu
doe-goo
도구
Help
do-oom-mal
doe-oom-mahl
도움말
Search
geom-saek
guhm-seck
검색
Music
eum-ak
eum-mahk
음악
Video
bi-di-o
bee-dee-oh
비디오
Add 내, or nay, in front of these to say ‘My Music’ or ‘My Photos’.
IN INTERNET EXPLORER/WORD/HANGEUL WORD PROCESSOR
New tab
sae taep
say tap
새 탭
New window
sae chang
say chang
새 창
Open
yeol-gi
yawl-gee
열기
Save
jeo-jang
jaw-jahng
저장
Save As…
da-reun-i-reum-eu-ro jeo-jang
da-reun-ee-reum-eu-ro jaw-jang
다른이름으로 저장
in-swae
in-sway
인쇄
Print Preview
in-swae-mi-ri-bo-gi
in-sway-mee-ree-bo-gee
인쇄미리보기
Cut
jal-la-nae-gi
jal-lah-nay-gee
잘라내기
Copy
bok-sa
bohk-sah
복사
Paste
boot-yeo-neo-gi
boot-yaw-naw-gee
붙여넣기
GREAT, SO HOW DO I TYPE IN KOREAN?
On Korean keyboards, there’s a button to the right of the space bar marked 한/영 (han/yeong—the first syllables of Korean and English in the local language, respectively). As you might have guessed, hitting this will toggle between Korean letters and English letters.
Send me a…
nal … reul pone jweo.
nal … reul poh-nay jwa.
날 … 를 보내 줘.
I’ll send you a…
nega …reul ponelge.
nay-gah …reul poh-nel-gay.
내가 …를 보낼게.
Text message
munja
moon-jah
문자
Facebook message
peiseu-buk meshiji
paiseu-book mesh-ih-jee
페이스북 메시지
imeil
ee-may-ill
이메일
Often abbreviated to just 메일 (may-ill)
Kakaotalk message
Kakaotok meshiji
Kah-cow-toke mesh-ih-jee
카카오톡 메시지
Update
eopdeiteu
uhp-deh-ee-teu
업데이트
News Feed
nyuseupideu
nyoo-seu-pee-deu
뉴스피드
Messages
meshiji
mesh-ih-jee
메시지
Events
ibenteu
ee-ben-teu
이벤트
Post
gyeshi
gyeh-shee
계시
Like
joayo
joe-ah-yo
좋아요
Leave a comment
daetgeul dalgi
deht-geul dahl-gee
댓글 달기
Share
gongyuhagi
gohng-yoo-hah-gee
공유하기
Tweet
teuwit
teu-weet
트윗
Follower
pallowo
pall-loe-wuh
팔로워
Connect
chinhaejigi
chin-hay-jee-gee
친해지기
Discover
balgyeonhagi
bahl-gyuhn-hah-gee
발견하기
Tag
taegeu
tay-geu
태그
Hashtag
haeshitaegeu
hash-ee-tay-geu
해시태그
Do you have a … account?
neo … gyejeong isseo?
naw… gyay-juhng isso?
넌 … 계정 있어?
Kakaotalk
kakaotok
kah-cow-toke
카카오톡
Often shortened to just 카톡 (ka-toke)
peiseubuk
peh-ee-seu-book
페이스북
teuwiteo
teu-wee-tuh
트위터
Note that while Koreans are familiar with Facebook and Twitter, they aren’t yet widely used within Korea, with most Koreans preferring to use native Korean social networking sites. At the time of this writing these include Cyworld (싸이월드, “ssa-ee-wool-deu”), Me2Day (미투데이, “Mee-too-deh-ee,” which is usually just written in English anyway) and the messaging program Kakaotalk (카카오톡, “kah-cow-toke”). The first two are essentially blogging sites (think Tumblr) while Kakaotalk is a free instant messaging app that is also available in English.
I have to update my…
naega …reul eopdeiteu halge.
nay-gah …reul uhp-deh-ee-teu halkkay.
내가 …를 업데이트 할게.
I’m going to post this on Facebook/Twitter.
igeol …e ollilge.
ee-gull …ay ohl-lill-kkay.
이걸 …에 올릴게.
Hey, don’t put this on Facebook/Twitter!
ya, igeol …e ollijima!
ya, ee-gull …ay ohl-lee-jee-mah!
야, 이걸 …에 올리지마!
Like my post/page.
nae (gyeshimul/peiji/sajin) eul joahae.
nay (gyay-shee-mool/ peh-ee-jee/sah-jin)eul joe-ah-hay.
내 (계시물/페이지/사진)을 좋아해.
Why haven’t you liked my post yet??
wae ajik nae (gyeshimul/peiji/sajin)eul an joahaesseo?
way ah-jeek nay (gyay-sheemool/peh-ee-jee/sah-jin)eul ahn joe-ah-hess-oh?
왜 아직 내 (계시물/페이지/사진)을 안 좋아했어?
I unfriended (him/her/you).
(geu/geunyeo/neo) chingu ggeunhgyeosseo.
(geu/geu-nyaw/naw) chin-goo ggeun-kkyuss-oh.
(그/그녀/너) 친구 끊겼어.
Did you see what John posted?
neo joni mweol ollyeotneunji bwasseo?
naw john-ee mwull ohl-lyuhtneun-jee bwah-ssoh?
너 존이 뭘 올렸는지 봤어?
Tag me in that photo.
geu sajine nal taegeuhae.
geu sah-jin-ay nahl tay-geu-hay.
그 사진에 날 태그해.
Don’t tag me in that photo!
geu sajine nal taegeuhajima!
geu sah-jin-ay nahl tay-geuhah-jee-mah!
그 사진에 날 태그하지마!
Let’s be friends on…
uri …ro chingu haja.
ooree …roh chin-goo hahjah.
우리 …로 친구 하자.
Yeah, add me.
ne, haja.
eung, hahjah
응, 하자.
I’d rather not.
mami an deuleo.
mahm-ee ahn deul-aw.
맘이 안 들어.
Send me a friend request.
nal chingu yocheongeul bonae jweo.
nahl chin-goo yoh-chuhng-eul boh-nay jwaw.
날 친구 요청을 보내 줘.
What’s your username?
ne sayongja ireumi mwoya?
nee sah-yohng-jah ee-reum-ee mwoh-ya?
네 사용자 이름이 뭐야?
It’s…
ireumi …ya.
ee-reum-ee …yah.
이름이… 야.
Do you have a website/blog?
neon (hompeiji/beullogeu) isseo?
nawn (hoam-peh-ee-jee/ beul-loh-geu) isso?
넌 (홈페이지/블로그) 있어?
Yes, my website/blog address is…
ne, (hompeiji/beullogeu) neun …ya.
nay, (hoam-peh-ee-jee/ beul-loh-geu)neum …yah.
응, (홈페이지/블로그)는…야.
No, I don’t.
ani, eopseo.
ah-nee, uhp-so.
아니, 없어.
Could you write down your username for me?
ne (sayongja ireumeul/hompeijireul/beullogeureul) jom jeokeo jwo.
nee (sah-yohng-jah ee-reum-eul/ hoam-peh-ee-jee-reul/beulloh-geu-reul) chohm juck-uh jwaw.
네 (사용자 이름을/홈페이지를/블로그를) 좀 적어 줘.
I can’t see you. What are your privacy settings?
neol mot bwa. ne gonggae beomwi seoljeongi eottae?
null moat bwah. nee gohng-gay buhm-wee sull-juhng-ee aw-ttay?
널 못 봐. 네 공개 범위 설정이 어때?
Friends only
chingumaniya
chin-goo-mahn-ee-yah
친구만이야
Public
jeonche gonggaeya
juhn-chay gohng-gay-yah
전체 공개야
Are you friends with …?
neon …kwa chinguya?
nawn …kwah chin-goo-yah?
넌 …과 친구야?
Why did you unfriend me?
neon wae nawa chingureul ggeungyeosseo?
nawn way nah-wah chin-gooreul kkeun-kyuss-oh?
넌 왜 나와 친구를 끊겼어?
Because I don’t like you anymore.
neol chigeum shilheoseo.
null chee-geum shill-uss-aw.
널 지금 싫어서.
Because you update too often.
neomu jaju eopdeiteuhaeseo.
nawmoo jah-joo uhp-deh-eeteu-hay-saw.
너무 자주 업데이트해서.
Because you never update.
eopdeiteu byeollo an haeseo.
uhp-deh-ee-teu byull-oh ahn hay-saw.
업데이트 별로 안 해서.
Because your updates are boring.
ne eopdeiteuneun jaemieopseoseo.
nee uhp-deh-ee-teu-neun jaymee-uhp-saw-saw.
네 업데이트는 재미없어서.
Your Facebook profile says you’re (married/in a relationship).
ne peiseubuk gyejeonge euihae neon (gihon/yeonae jung)iya.
nee peh-ee-seu-book gyayjuhng-ay eu-ee-hay nawn (gee-hohn/yuhn-ay joong) eeyah.
네 페이스북 계정에 의해 넌 (기혼/연애 중)이야.
I lied.
geuge geojitmaliya.
geugay guh-jit-mahl-ee-yah.
그게 거짓말이야.
It’s not serious.
jungyohaji anha.
joong-yoh-hah-jee ahn-ah.
중요하지 않아.
Oh, she’s/he’s just a friend.
(geu/geunyeo)neun chingumaniya.
(geu/geu-nyaw)neun chin-goomahn-ee-yah.
(그/그녀)는 친구만이야.
I just put that to get my parents off my back.
nae bumonimi gyesok jollaseo geureohke haesseo.
nay poo-moh-neem-ee gyay-soak johl-lass-aw geu-roh-kay hess-oh.
내 부모님이 계속 졸라서 그렇게 했어.
It’s complicated.
bokjaphan gwangyeya.
boak-jahp-hahn gwahn-gyayyah.
복잡한 관계야.
Do you play …?
neon …reul hae?
nawn …reul hay?
Let’s play together.
kati haja.
kah-chi hah-jah.
같이 하자.
Sure.
ne, haja.
eung, hah-jah.
응, 하자.
I’d rather not.
shilheo.
shill-aw.
싫어.
Selfie
selka
sell-kah
셀카
Why are you always taking so many selfies?
wae gyesok selka hae?
way gyay-soak sell-kah hay?
계속 셀카 해?
Because I want to show my …what I’m doing.
nae …mwol hago itneunji boyeogo shipeoseo.
nay … ay-gay- mwoll hah-go it-neun-jee boh-yuh-ju-go ship-aw-saw.
내 ...에게 뭘하고 있는지 보여주고 싶어서.
Friends
chingu
chin-goo
친구
Family
kajok
kah-joak
가족
Mother
eomma
uhm-mah
엄마
Father
appa
ah-ppah
아빠
Boyfriend
namjachingu
nahm-jah-chin-goo
남자친구
Girlfriend
yeojachingu
yaw-jah-chin-goo
여자친구
Husband
nampyeon
nahm-pyuhn
남편
Wife
anae
ah-nay
아내
Because I’m a really … person.
nan cheongmal … saramieoseo.
nahn chong-mahl …sah-rahmee-aw-saw.
난 정말 … 사람이어서.
Handsome
jal saengin
chahl sayng-in
잘생긴
Beautiful
yeppeun
yep-eun
예쁜
Vain
heuiddeun
hee-dduh-oon
희떠운
TEXTING
Note: as with English slang, Korean text-talk goes out of date really quickly. However, the expressions below have all been around for at least a few years and show some staying power.
~ makes your sentence sound friendlier; no exact English equivalent, but sort of like a smiley
I like you
chohahae
choh-ah-hay
좋아해~
^^ smiley face :)
I like you
chohahae
choh-ah-hay
좋아해^^
ㅠㅠ sad face (meant to look like tears streaming down from the eyes)
I have to go now
nan chigeum kaya dwae
nahn chigeum kay-yah dway
난 지금 가야 돼 ㅠㅠ
ㅎㅎ, ㅋㅋ both represent laughter (think lol or hehehe). The more letters, the more laughter.
That was so funny! LOL!
Cham utkyeo!
Cham oot-kyaw!
참 웃겨 ㅎㅎ 참 웃겨 ㅋㅋ
ㅇㅇ indicates agreement—an abbreviation of 응 (eung), which means “yeah”.
“That was so funny, right?” “Yeah!”
“Cham utkiji kkk” “Eung”
“Cham oot-keejee kkk” “Eung”
“참웃기지 ㅋㅋㅋ” “ㅇㅇ”
; indicates embarrassment—the more semicolons, the more embarrassment
I failed my test;;;
Naega shiheome ddeoleojyeosseo ;;;
Nay-gah shee-um-ay ddull-uhjyuhsso.
내가 시험에 떨어졌어 ;;;
헐, 헉 expressions of astonishment, sort of like “Whoa!” or “Wow!” Not just used in texting, but in speech as well.
Wow! You failed the test?
Heol/heok! Shiheome ddeoleojyeosseo?
Hull/huck! Shee-um-ay ddulluh-jyuhsso?
헐! 시험에 떨어졌어?
짱 the best, the greatest. Not just used in texting, but in speech as well.
Girls’ Generation rock!
Sonyeo shidaeneun jjangida!
Soh-nyuh shee-day-neun jjahng-ee-dah!
소녀시대는 짱이다!
꽝 the worst, a total failure. Not just used in texting, but in speech as well.
That date sucked.
Geu deiteuneun ggwangieosseo.
Geu deh-ee-teu-neun ggwahngee-uhsso.
그 데이트는 꽝이었어.
You can also add ㅁ, ㅇ to the end of your sentences while texting; this makes them sound “cute”. They often follow the 요 at the end of a polite sentence, and can follow other vowels at the end of words as well.
I know.
Alasseoyong./Alasseoyom.
ahlassoyong./Ahlassoyom.
알았어용.
You busy?
Neo chigeum bappang?/ bappam?
Naw chigeum bappahng?/ bappahm?
너 지금 바빰?
Similarly, 네 (yes, “nay”) is often written as 넵 (“nep”) to sound cute.
