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Episode 41 · Our Unwritten Seoul · 미지의 서울Does 아니다 Really Mean 'Is Not'?
Today's scene is from Our Unwritten Seoul. A couple is having a late-night conversation, and things get a little awkward.
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In this lesson you'll learn
- 🙅♀️ 아니다 — "Never mind" (Why Koreans say this to brush off their own thoughts)
- 😵 뭐부터 말해야 될지 모르겠어 — "I don't know where to start" (How to say you are overwhelmed with thoughts or tasks)
- 💬 다 말해 봐 — "Tell me everything" (A warm and encouraging way to invite someone to open up)
Today's expressions
What do they really mean in the scene — and when would they sound rude? That's in the video.
From the word bank
+8 more words, each with a picture and a trick to remember it — in the video.
Credits.
Dialogue quoted from "Our Unwritten Seoul" (미지의 서울, tvN) in shortened and partly adapted form for language education.
Original scene: tvN DRAMA official clip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxV19aou0cM / 0:00–0:50, 1:06–1:10)
Host Nevaeh is an AI presenter. Character voices are AI voices performing the tone of the scene, not the actors' voices. Illustrations are original AI-generated webtoon art.
Native Korean reviewer: Jason Ryu