Korean Dictionary

How to say “Wow” in Korean

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BeginnerGreetings

Usage & Context

An exclamation of surprise or amazement. It's essentially a direct borrowing used exactly like English 'wow'. 대단해요 (amazing/incredible) is often used as a follow-up. Very common in everyday speech and K-drama conversations.

Example Sentence

와, 이거 진짜 맛있어요!

Wow, this is really delicious!

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