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Episode 43 · Final Table · 파이널 테이블Why Does a Korean Chef Say "I Don't Know"?
Today's scene is from Final Table. After hours in a quiet restaurant, a chef serves a late-night meal and shares an honest conversation.
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In this lesson you'll learn
- 🍲 입맛에 맞았나 모르겠네요 — "I hope you liked the food" (Why "I don't know" is really a humble way to ask)
- 😅 열심히 하긴 했는데 — "I did try hard, but…" (How to show your effort first, then a small excuse)
- 😋 정신없이 먹었어요 — "I couldn't stop eating" (The biggest compliment you can give a cook)
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
+9 more words, each with a picture and a trick to remember it — in the video.
Credits.
Dialogue quoted from "Final Table" (파이널 테이블, JTBC / Prime Video) in shortened and partly adapted form for language education.
Original scene: DRAMA Voyage (JTBC) official clip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSEQr5iuSp8 / 5:23–5:51)
The narration is AI-generated. 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