Korean buzzwords 2021/2022

☑️ 갓 생 (god saeng) 

Young people of the MZ generation in Korea express a life that is good life, a life that sets an example for others, and a life that concentrates on real life and lives conscientiously as 'god saeng'. The word '갓생(god saeng)' is combination of the English word god and the Korean word 생(saeng). Korean word '인생(in saeng)' is a combination of 인(in) meaning person, and 생(saeng) meaning life. So it is a Korean-style Konglish, which means 갓생(god saeng) = life that god lives. In other words, the young people of the MZ generation in Korea think that the ideal life is a life that is faithful to reality and is an example for others. 

🗣Answer your friend's question by referring to the example below ; 

A : 어떻게 지내? (eotteohge jinae?) How are you? / What's up? 

You : 갓생 (god saeng) I am faithful to reality and trying hard to be an example for others

☑️ 머선129 (meoseon il e gu)

Seoul standard : 무슨일이야?(museun-il-iya?) = What's wrong with you? / What happened?

Gyeongsang-do dialect : 무슨일이고?(museun-il-igo?) = What's wrong with you? / What happened?
Buzzword : 머선129(meoseon il-e-gu) = What's wrong with you? / What happened?

🗣 Example;

You : 머선129

B : 애인이랑 헤어졌어 I broke up with my girlfriend

You : 그거 안됬군 That's too bad

☑️ 사바사(sa-by-sa)

This means that even of people go through the same experience or problems, but their emotions, results, and ways of solving problems must be different. (=People are different from each other)

사(sa)람(lam) = Person / man / human / people   

사by사(sa-by-sa) = Even in the same situation, each person's emotions, experience, and all processes and results may be different. (Synonyms : case by case)

🗣 Example;

A : 어제 본 영화 어땠어? That movie was so boring, how were you? 

You : 재밌게 봤어 I enjoyed it so much.

A : 진짜? 난 정말 지루했는데 really? I was really bored. 

You : 사바사 Isn't it different for each other? / Everyone is different. 

☑️ 알잘딱깔센(al-jal-ttak-kkal-sen)

알아서(al-aseo) by yourself

잘라서(jallaseo) in summary / summarize 

딱(ttak) exactly / precisely / fits on / perfectly

깔끔하게(kkalkkeumhage) clean and simple

센스있게(sense-issge) sensibly 

If a young Korean has sent you a message or tell you '알잘딱깔센(aljalttakkkalsen)', he wants you to answer or report in a 

🗣 Example;

A : 어제 본 영화 어땠어? That movie was so boring, how were you? 

You : 재밌게 봤어 I enjoyed it so much.

A : 진짜? 난 정말 지루했는데 really? I was really bored. 

You : 사바사 Isn't it different for each other? / Everyone is different.