It's a hard one to pick just one word from Korean words that I find beautiful or powerful. My favourite words came rushing to me and I couldn't stop smiling or laughing or feeling excited about them. I don't have a one favourite word when it comes to Korean words, they are from the kdrama series I've seen, unforgettable.
Out of the many words I know and love the most from the Korean words, "Daebak 대박" is one of my favourite, a word that shows an expression that I love to see in kdrama. Daebak 대박 means "Cool, Awesome, Wow or Amazing". It's an expression to describe anything one finds super great from food to music and even to the mood.
To me, the expression is a very lively one and makes one curious about what it found interesting to bring out that expression. I'm yet to see a face that didn't do the facial expression well enough as I think mere saying the word and trying to look surprised or impressed makes it a perfect look. Even non Koreans make it so well.
I remember how cute I find this word in the series "My Girlfriend is a nine tailed Fox", I think it was the first series I noticed the word in. The main character made a memorable expression when she said the word to seeing another character do something she had never thought was in existence. Lovely faces have the best expression.
But I was even more intrigued to see a villain in a story make the facial expression with the word, Daebak. I'm sure I'm not the only kdrama lover who thinks some villains are more loved than the protagonists in a story. I think it's a big turn on for me when I see any character do the facial expression with the word even if it's an evil villain.
I love to think that the word is very unique to the Koreans, even in their historical series, it's used in a refined and traditional way. I'm wondering if there's a song that used it perfectly for it's lyrics, would be a nice listen for me lol. I just finished an historical series that explored the food theme where characters cook and taste lots of meals.
I noticed I missed the word being used but the expression was all there, on the faces after tasting each meal. I read somewhere that the word "Daebak" is mostly used by the locals and young adults, now I understand why I've not seen an older Korean use the word. I bet it would definitely be a memorable sight to see one lol.
There is a rushing of emotion when this word is said, especially excitement and surprised. Well, I've got only these to say about the word out of the ones I know and can pronounce well enough. Do let me know in the comment section which Korean word you know and can pronounce well.
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