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“Aswipda” (아쉽다) — a shame, and not the same as 서운하다

September 24, 2026September 21, 2026 by mataXinfo
아쉽다 (aswipda) word card

One of these is a warm goodbye and the other is an accusation. In English they both look like mild disappointment, which is how learners end up insulting people they meant to compliment.

Categories Untranslatable Words Tags aswipda, regret, seounhada, untranslatable Leave a comment

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