Archive #6

Annyeong Daily #6: answers explained

October 10, 2026 · Today's five are about people and things you love: missing someone, a word for an older man, a favorite grilled meal, how to say "with", and the spelling of a big port city. Several of them show how Korean words often carry feelings and family ideas.

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1Drama talk

The last line of a long-distance call: '보고 싶어.' What does it mean?

보고 싶어 [보고 시퍼] (bogo sipeo)

See you tomorrow
I miss you
Look at this
I want to see that movie

Answer: I miss you

보고 싶어 (bogo sipeo) word by word means "I want to see (you)." 보다 (boda) is "to see", and -고 싶다 (-go sipda) means "want to". Korean often leaves out "you" when it is clear. So this simple phrase is the normal way to say "I miss you." There is also 그립다 (geuripda), "to miss", but it sounds more like writing or poems. Families, friends and couples all say 보고 싶어. The polite form is 보고 싶어요 (bogo sipeoyo). Example: 엄마가 보고 싶어요 (eommaga bogo sipeoyo) — "I miss my mom." "I want to see that movie" would need the movie named.

Casual (반말) · warm · Say it to: Partner, close friends, family

2K-pop

Who usually calls someone '오빠'?

오빠 (oppa)

A man, to his older brother
A woman, to her older brother or an older man she is close to
A student, to a teacher
Anyone, to a younger man

Answer: A woman, to her older brother or an older man she is close to

오빠 (oppa) is what a woman calls her older brother. Women also use it for an older man they are close to, like a friend, boyfriend or husband. In Korea, people often use family words instead of names for people a little older. The word depends on who is speaking. A man calls an older man 형 (hyeong). A woman calls an older woman 언니 (eonni). A man calls an older woman 누나 (nuna). Fans also call male idols 오빠 to show warm feelings. Example: 오빠, 어디야? (oppa, eodiya?) — "Oppa, where are you?" A student calls a teacher 선생님 (seonsaengnim), not 오빠.

warm · Say it to: Women, to an older brother or a close older man

3Food

What is 삼겹살?

삼겹살 [삼겹쌀] (samgyeopsal)

Grilled pork belly
Beef bulgogi
Rice soup
Fried chicken

Answer: Grilled pork belly

삼겹살 (samgyeopsal) is pork belly, usually grilled at your table. 삼 (sam) means three, 겹 (gyeop) means layer, and 살 (sal) means flesh or meat. The name describes the layers of fat and meat you see in each slice. People cook it themselves on a grill and cut it with scissors. Many people then wrap it in lettuce with garlic and sauce. This wrap is called 쌈 (ssam). It is a popular dinner with friends or coworkers. Example: 삼겹살 2인분 주세요 (samgyeopsal iinbun juseyo) — "Two servings of pork belly, please." Bulgogi is a beef dish, so it is different.

Say it to: Anyone — it's a plain noun; your verb sets the politeness

Also read: How to eat Korean BBQ — 삼겹살 (samgyeopsal), 쌈 and ordering

4Grammar

Fill in the blank: 'I watched a movie with a friend.'

친구___ 영화를 봤어요. (chingu___ yeonghwareul bwasseoyo.)

에
는
를
하고

Answer: 하고 — 친구하고 영화를 봤어요.

친구하고 영화를 봤어요 (chinguhago yeonghwareul bwasseoyo) means "I watched a movie with a friend." 하고 (hago) is a particle, a small word ending that shows the role of a word. After a person, it means "with". Between two nouns, it means "and". Korean has three common words for this. 하고 is common in everyday speech. 랑 (rang), or 이랑 (irang) after a consonant, is more casual. 와 (wa), or 과 (gwa) after a consonant, is used more in writing and news. Example: 빵하고 우유 주세요 (ppanghago uyu juseyo) — "Bread and milk, please." 하고 never changes shape, so it is the easiest one to start with.

5Hangul

Using the official Revised Romanization, how is this city written?

부산

Boosan
Pusan
Busang
Busan

Answer: Busan

부산 (Busan) is Korea's second-largest city and a big port by the sea. 부 is written bu, and 산 is written san. The older system, called McCune-Reischauer, wrote ㅂ at the start of a word as p. So the city was "Pusan". In 2000, Korea started using Revised Romanization. It writes ㅂ as b at the start, so the official name became Busan. You may still see "Pusan" in some old names. Example: 부산은 바다가 예뻐요 (busaneun badaga yeppeoyo) — "The sea in Busan is beautiful." "Busang" adds an ng sound. But 산 ends in ㄴ (n), not ㅇ (ng).