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뭐라카노

mworakano

🇰🇷 Korean slang from Busan

What does “뭐라카노” mean?

what are you on about?

Example

“뭐라카노, 내 그런 말 안 했다.”
mworakano, nae geureon mal an haetda.
What are you on about? I never said that.

Good to know

-카노 is Busan 하니/하냐. Often written 뭐라 카노.

Who you can say it to

With friends, not your boss

☕ Everyday🙄 Teasing

The textbook way to say it: 뭐라고 하는 거야?

Heard in a conversation

The wrong bus

Haneul 마, 버스를 잘못 탔다. 우짜노, 광안리까지 갔다 아이가.
Hey, I took the wrong bus. Oh no, I ended up all the way at Gwangalli.
Dain 뭐라카노! 영화 시작하는데. 퍼뜩 택시 타라.
What are you on about! The movie's starting. Grab a taxi, quick.
Haneul 택시비 쪼매 아깝다. 내캉 같이 다음 거 보자, 어데?
A taxi's a bit of a waste. Watch the next one with me, how about it?

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