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Life in Korea · Unit 4
Chatting with friends
What does ㅋㅋㅋㅋ mean?
This unit is part of the Life in Korea Pass — opening soon.
Until then, you can find your level with the level test, or start at the beginning of Level 1.
What you’ll learn
- -지 · -네 · N이야/야 · -는데Small endings that carry feeling
- 뭐 해? · 어디야? · 밥 먹었어? · 지금 갈게 · 좀 이따 봐 · 늦을 것 같아Six lines that fill every chat
- ㅋㅋ · ㅎㅎ · ㅇㅇ · ㄴㄴ · ㅇㅋ · ㄱㅅ · ㅠㅠConsonant abbreviations (초성체)
- 헐 · 대박 · 진짜? · 어떡해 · 축하해 · 힘내 · 괜찮아?Reacting to a friend's news
Sori’s tips in this unit
- Texting is not exempt: the S-U06 rule still holds
- Shortened words: 낼, 담에, 걍, 넘 — and the slang warning
- How chats look: no spaces, short messages, and the little number 1
- Voice messages, calls and group chats
The scene opens
- B
Bori
야, 호야! 내 톡 봤어? 아까 세 번 보냈는데.
Hey, Hoya! Did you see my message? I sent it three times earlier.
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어, 미안. 못 봤어. 근데 네 톡에 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ만 있었어. 그게 무슨 뜻이야?
Oh, sorry. I didn't see it. But there was only ㅋㅋㅋㅋ in your message. What does that mean?
- B
Bori
그냥 크게 웃는 거야. 재미있으면 ㅋ을 많이 써.
It's just laughing out loud. When something's funny, you type lots of ㅋ.
Inside the unit
- 1SceneA short scene with Sori, Hoya and the people around them, every line with its English
- 2Grammar4 patterns: why you need it now, the rule, a table and examples
- 3Sori’s tipsExceptions, reasons and easily confused pairs
- 4Hoya’s notebookLife in Korea, in Hoya’s own words
- 5Words30 words, which go into your spaced review
- 6PracticeFill the gap, build the sentence, pick the reply — and fix Hoya’s mistakes
- 7Review roomQuestions from this unit and earlier ones, each marked with where it comes from
- 8Read & writeA short reading with questions, and a writing task with a model answer
- 9Cheat sheetThe whole unit on one printable card