K-drama & K-pop phrases 드라마·K팝
How it works: The short phrases you hear in every K-drama and K-pop song — say them like the stars. Tap Listen, then tap the microphone and say the sentence. You will see which syllables a Korean speech recognizer heard.
Study list
“Said as” is the standard pronunciation (표준 발음법) where it differs from the spelling. Romanization follows the official Revised Romanization.
| # | Korean | Said as | Romanization | English | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 사랑해요 | as written | saranghaeyo | I love you. 사랑해 is the casual form, for close friends and partners. | |
| 2 | 보고 싶어요 | [보고 시퍼요] | bogo sipeoyo | I miss you. Literally “I want to see you”. | |
| 3 | 진짜요 | as written | jinjjayo | Really? 진짜 means “real”. Add 요 to keep it polite. | |
| 4 | 대박 | as written | daebak | Awesome! / No way! Slang for something amazing — good or shocking. | |
| 5 | 잠깐만요 | [잠깐마뇨] | jamkkanmanyo | Wait a moment. Also “excuse me” when you squeeze past people. | |
| 6 | 괜찮아 | [괜차나] | gwaenchana | Are you okay? / It’s okay. Casual. The ㅎ is silent: [괜차나]. | |
| 7 | 어떡해 | [어떠캐] | eotteokae | What do I do? / Oh no! A short form of 어떻게 해. | |
| 8 | 화이팅 | as written | hwaiting | You can do it! Cheering someone on. The dictionary spelling is 파이팅. | |
| 9 | 같이 가요 | [가치 가요] | gachi gayo | Let’s go together. ㅌ before 이 is said ㅊ: [가치 가요]. | |
| 10 | 고마워 | as written | gomawo | Thanks. Casual thank you, for friends. |
Sounds to watch in this set
Korean is not always said the way it is written. These sound changes happen in the sentences above.
- Linking 연음 — A final consonant (받침) moves to the next syllable when that syllable starts with the silent ㅇ. In this set: 보고 싶어요 [보고 시퍼요], 잠깐만요 [잠깐마뇨], 괜찮아 [괜차나]. More →
- Silent ㅎ ㅎ 탈락 — A final ㅎ is not pronounced before a vowel. In this set: 괜찮아 [괜차나]. More →
- Aspiration 격음화 — ㅎ next to ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ or ㅈ merges with it into ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ or ㅊ. In this set: 어떡해 [어떠캐]. More →
- Palatalisation 구개음화 — ㄷ or ㅌ followed by 이 is said as 지 or 치. In this set: 같이 가요 [가치 가요]. More →
About the score
The score is the share of syllables the speech recognizer heard as written. Recognizers guess whole words, so they forgive some mistakes and sometimes miss a word that was said well — treat a high score as “Koreans would understand you”, not as a pronunciation test. Questions about the microphone and privacy →
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