{"id":9726,"date":"2026-10-13T03:20:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T19:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1:801\/?p=9726"},"modified":"2026-10-13T03:20:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T19:20:24","slug":"konglish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hanliuquan.com\/?p=9726","title":{"rendered":"Konglish"},"content":{"rendered":"

Konglish is a combination of English and Korean that may or may not be anything like what it sounds like. Although most are what they sound like, you might want to check below before you make an mistake.\n<\/p>\n

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Konglish translation table
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Korean term<\/th>\nLiteral words<\/th>\nMeaning\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\uac8c\uc774\n<\/td>\nGay\n<\/td>\nGay\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ub514\uc800\ud2b8\n<\/td>\nDessert\n<\/td>\nDessert\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ub9ac\ubcf8\n<\/td>\nRibbon\n<\/td>\nBow\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uba54\ub274\n<\/td>\nMenu\n<\/td>\nMenu\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ubcf4\uc774\n<\/td>\nBoy\n<\/td>\nBoy\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ubc84\uc2a4\n<\/td>\nBus\n<\/td>\nBus\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ubcf8\ub4dc\n<\/td>\nBond\n<\/td>\nSuper glue\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc139\uc2dc\n<\/td>\nSexy\n<\/td>\nSexy\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc694\uad6c\ub974\ud2b8\n<\/td>\nYogurt\n<\/td>\nLiquid Yogurt\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc5d4\uc9c0\ub2c8\uc5b4\n<\/td>\nEngineer\n<\/td>\nTechnician\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc544\uc774\ub514\n<\/td>\nID\n<\/td>\nUsername, ID\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc824\ub9ac\n<\/td>\nJelly\n<\/td>\nGelatinous candy\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ucf5c\ub871(?)\n<\/td>\nCologne\n<\/td>\nAfter-bath cologne\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uce94\n<\/td>\nCan\n<\/td>\nCan\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud034\uc988\n<\/td>\nQuiz\n<\/td>\nVerbal Puzzles\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ucf58\ud150\uce20\n<\/td>\nContents\n<\/td>\nContents\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud074\ub9ac\ub2c9\n<\/td>\nClinic\n<\/td>\nClinic\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ucee8\uc124\ud305\n<\/td>\nConsulting\n<\/td>\nConsulting\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud300\n<\/td>\nTeam\n<\/td>\nTeam\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud0dd\uc2dc\n<\/td>\nTaxi\n<\/td>\nTaxi\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud31d\uc1a1\n<\/td>\nPop song\n<\/td>\nEnglish Song\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud3ec\ucf13 \ubcfc\n<\/td>\nPocket ball\n<\/td>\nAmerican pool\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud4e8\uc804\n<\/td>\nFusion\n<\/td>\nIntercultural\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud5e4\uc5b4 \ud540\n<\/td>\nHair clip\n<\/td>\nHair clip\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uce58\ud0a8\n<\/td>\nChicken\n<\/td>\nFried or a similar type of chicken\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Konglish<\/th>\nLiteral words<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\nComment\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\ub9ac\ubaa8\ucee8\n<\/td>\nRemocon (remote + control)\n<\/td>\nRemote Control\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ub9e8\uc158\n<\/td>\nMansion\n<\/td>\nLuxury(?) apartment building\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uba5c\ub85c\n<\/td>\nMelo\n<\/td>\nRomantic drama\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc11c\ube44\uc2a4\n<\/td>\nService\n<\/td>\nFree of charge, on the house\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc154\ud130\ub9e8\n<\/td>\nShutter man\n<\/td>\nA derogatory term for a man who is financially dependent on his wife(?)\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc2a4\ud0e0\ub4dc\n<\/td>\nStand\n<\/td>\nLamp\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc544\ud30c\ud2b8\n<\/td>\nApart\n<\/td>\nApartment\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc5d0\uc5b4\ucee8\n<\/td>\nAirCon (Air + Conditioner)\n<\/td>\nAir Conditioner\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc624\ud53c\uc2a4\ud154\n<\/td>\nOfficeTel (office + hotel)\n<\/td>\nUsually a small, modern room that has basic facilities including a kitchenette and a bathroom with a shower\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc6d0\ub8f8\n<\/td>\nOne room\n<\/td>\nA bachelor-style studio apartment.\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc6d0\uc0f7\n<\/td>\nOne Shot\n<\/td>\nA form of toast, roughly equivalent to “bottom’s up”. It challenges the drinker to finish his drink in one gulp\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud30c\ub9c8\n<\/td>\nPerm\n<\/td>\nPerm, a hairstyle\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud32c\uc2dc\n<\/td>\nFancy\n<\/td>\nFancy Stationary\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Commonly Misinterpreted Konglish<\/span><\/h2>\n

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\uae00\ub798\uba38\n<\/td>\nGlamor\n<\/td>\nVoluptuous\n<\/td>\nGlamor in Korean is used to describe women with big breasts\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ub2e4\uc774\uc5b4\ub9ac\n<\/td>\nDiary\n<\/td>\nDaily planner\n<\/td>\nDiary is \uc77c\uae30\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ub2e4\uc774\uc5b4\ud2b8\n<\/td>\nDiet\n<\/td>\nLosing weight\n<\/td>\n\ub2e4\uc774\uc5b4\ud2b8 in Korean strictly means losing weight, without taking into account the way one eats or the food a person consumes\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ub9e4\ub2c8\ud050\uc5b4\n<\/td>\nManicure\n<\/td>\nNail polish, doing one’s nails\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ubbf8\ud305\n<\/td>\nMeeting\n<\/td>\nGroup Blind Date\n<\/td>\nA regular blind date between only two people is called “\uc18c\uac1c\ud305”\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ube44\ub2d0\n<\/td>\nVinyl\n<\/td>\nPlastic\n<\/td>\non recycling cans\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc0ac\uc774\ub2e4\n<\/td>\nCider\n<\/td>\nSoda like 7-Up or Sprite\n<\/td>\nCider is beverage made from apple juice\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc0ac\uc778\n<\/td>\nSign\n<\/td>\nAutograph (for famous people only), signature\n<\/td>\nSign is not used as noun in English, it is used a verb in this case.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc0e4\ud504\n<\/td>\nSharp\n<\/td>\nA mechanical pencil, lead pencil\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc2a4\ud0a8\uc2ed\n<\/td>\n“Skinship”\n<\/td>\nIntimacy\n<\/td>\nSkinship includes things like holding hands, hugging and any other kind of intimate touching\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc561\uc138\uc0ac\ub9ac\n<\/td>\nAccessory\n<\/td>\nJewelry\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc624\ud1a0\ubc14\uc774\n<\/td>\nAutobi (Auto + Bike)\n<\/td>\nMotorcycle\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc624\ud508 \uce74\n<\/td>\nOpen car\n<\/td>\nConvertible automobile\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc640\uc774\uc154\uce20\n<\/td>\nY Shirt\n<\/td>\nDress shirt, button up shirt\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc774\ubca4\ud2b8\n<\/td>\nEvent\n<\/td>\nPromotional event, special, discount, limited time offer (i.e. pizza specials)\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ucee4\ub2dd\n<\/td>\nCunning\n<\/td>\nCheating (on a test)\n<\/td>\nA person who is cunning is someone who is skilled at achieving their goals through dishonest means or trickery. The difference is that it can be used in English to describe someone who uses deception to achieve any goal, but in Korea it is usually only heard in conversations about academics, specifically standardized test-taking. \ucee4\ub2dd(\ud558\ub2e4) is used as a noun or verb in Korean; it is an adjective in English.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ucee8\ub514\uc158\n<\/td>\nCondition\n<\/td>\nHealth, form\n<\/td>\nKoreans use condition to describe their current state of their body or mood, for example “\ucee8\ub514\uc158 \uc548 \uc88b\ub2e4” (my condition is not good). In English condition isn’t unless in this sense unless used to describe a patient or medical condition.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ucef4\ud4e8\ud130 \uac8c\uc784\n<\/td>\nComputer Game\n<\/td>\nVideo Game\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ucf58\ub3c4\n<\/td>\nCondo\n<\/td>\nTime-share resort\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ucf58\uc13c\ud2b8\n<\/td>\nConsent\n<\/td>\nElectrical outlet\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud0e4\ub7f0\ud2b8\n<\/td>\nTalent\n<\/td>\nActor\/actress\n<\/td>\nSomeone can be “talent” in Korea, without actually being talented.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud1a0\uc2a4\ud2b8\n<\/td>\nToast\n<\/td>\nGrilled omelet sandwich that is not only associated with breakfast\n<\/td>\nToast is just hardened bread\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud32c\ud2f0\n<\/td>\nPanty\n<\/td>\nUnderwear\n<\/td>\n\ud32c\ud2f0 can be used for both men and women to mean underwear, where in English panties are for women only.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud5d0\ub9ac\uc6b0\ub4dc \uc561\uc158\n<\/td>\nHollywood action\n<\/td>\nSimulated foul\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud56b\ub3c4\uadf8\n<\/td>\nHot dog\n<\/td>\nCorn dog\n<\/td>\nHot dog is the sausage, but Koreans call a corn dog sausage\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud578\ub4e4\n<\/td>\nHandle\n<\/td>\nSteering wheel of an automobile\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud578\ub4dc\ud3f0\n<\/td>\nHand phone\n<\/td>\nCell phone\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud5cc\ud305\n<\/td>\nHunting\n<\/td>\nTo go out with the intention of picking up women\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud788\ud504\n<\/td>\nHip\n<\/td>\nButtocks, butt, ass\n<\/td>\nHip is supposed to be mean \uace8\ubc18, but for some strange reason it got translated into meaning buttocks.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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