🇰🇷 Busan
Korean slang from Busan · 80 phrases
- 머하노what are you doing?; what's up?
- 와why?
- 마hey!; oi!
- 쫌come on!; give it a rest (annoyed)
- 억수로really, super
- 단디carefully, properly
- 아이가isn't it?; aren't we?
- 뭐라카노what are you on about?
- 가가가is it that kid?
- 고마just (stop it); enough already
- 아이다no; it's not
- 맞나really?
- 우짜노what do I do?; oh no!
- 퍼뜩quick!, right now
- 가시나girl, gal
- 머스마boy, lad
- 문디you rascal (affectionate)
- 짜치다lame, cheap, cringe
- 할매grandma
- 욕봤다thanks for your hard work
- 마이a lot
- 무라eat! (go on)
- 어데where?; no way!, not at all
- 내캉with me
- 쪼매a little bit
- 정구지garlic chives (the Busan word)
- 시끄럽다shut it!; enough!
- 몬can't
- 파이다no good, bad
- 깝치다to act cocky, show off
- 천지삐까리tons, loads
- 쌔빠지게like crazy, working your tail off
- 행님big bro (to an older guy)
- 개안타it's fine; no worries
- 머꼬what is it?
- 디비 자다to crash, sleep like a log
- 쌔리다to smack, hit hard (a ball)
- 와 이라노what’s got into you?; why are you like this?
- 밥 묵었나have you eaten? (a way to say hi)
- 왔나hey, you're here! (hi)
- 어무이mum
- 앵기다to cling, snuggle up
- 그라모then; in that case
- 됐나ready?; done?
- 맞제right?; isn’t it?
- 안녕하십니꺼hello (polite, Busan)
- 쪽팔리다to be embarrassed
- 속 시원하다to feel relieved, a weight off your chest
- 골 때린다ridiculous, it blows my mind
- 얄궂다mean, odd, cruel (of fate or people)
- 쪼잔하다petty, stingy
- 찌질이a loser, pathetic person
- 짠돌이a miser, a tightwad
- 쩐money, dosh
- 깎아 주이소give me a discount, please (Busan market talk)
- 비싸다 아이가it's expensive, innit (Busan)
- 공짜free, for nothing
- 더치페이splitting the bill
- 용돈pocket money
- 한턱 쏘다to treat everyone (to a meal or drinks)
- 돼지국밥pork and rice soup (Busan’s soul food)
- 밀면Busan cold wheat noodles
- 어묵fish cake (Busan’s famous street food)
- 씨앗호떡seed-filled sweet pancake (Busan street snack)
- 알바a part-time job
- 뱃일work on the boats (fishing, the port)
- 사장님boss (also how you call any shop owner)
- 회식a work dinner (with drinks)
- 퇴근leaving work, clocking off
- 출근going to work, clocking on
- 빡세다tough, demanding
- 내 니 좋아한데이I like you (Busan confession)
- 오빠야oppa! (cute Busan way to call a boyfriend or older guy)
- 사귀다to go out with, to date
- 자기야honey, darling
- 여친 / 남친girlfriend / boyfriend
- 고백confessing your feelings
- 뽀뽀a peck, a little kiss
- 차이다to get dumped
- 바람피우다to cheat (on a partner)
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