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“Jal meokgetseumnida” (잘 먹겠습니다) — not “bon appétit”

September 24, 2026September 21, 2026 by mataXinfo
잘 먹겠습니다 (jal meokgetseumnida) word card

It is a thank-you disguised as a statement about yourself, and it is aimed at whoever is feeding you. Say it to a waiter and it lands wrong.

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“Sugohaesseoyo” — the everyday phrase that can still get you in trouble

September 24, 2026September 20, 2026 by mataXinfo
수고했어요 (sugohaesseoyo) — what the subtitle says versus what was actually said

The most-used sentence in Korean working life, and there is a live argument about whether you are allowed to say it to your boss. Both sides are real and it splits by age.

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