💎 What you'll learn in this post
📌 Heads up before you read
Overnight Sensation Words
⚡ Frequency of use by K-pop fans
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⚡ Frequency of use in general
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🎁 Essential insights into Korean culture
Must-Know Korean Culture
Korea's Top Chat App, KakaoTalk (카카오톡)
shortened to KaTalk (카톡)
If you're planning to visit Korea, there's one must-have app you need to know about - KakaoTalk! Around the world, different chat apps are popular in different countries, such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, WeChat, and LINE.
But in Korea, KakaoTalk is the undisputed number one. Almost every Korean uses it! Whether it's chatting with friends, sharing photos, group chats, or even playing games and shopping, KakaoTalk does it all. Make sure you remember it!
갠톡 [gaen-tok]
One-on-one (KakaoTalk) chat, One-to-one (KakaoTalk) message
갠[gaen] is short for 개인[gae-in] (individual, personal), though it's grammatically incorrect. 톡[tok] is short for 카카오톡 (KakaoTalk).
So, [gaen-tok] is short for 개인 카카오톡 (individual, personal KakaoTalk). It refers to a private chat room with just me and one other person.
This word started with KakaoTalk but is now used for all chat messengers.
✅ 개인: Individual, Personal, Private
단톡 [dan-tok], 단톡방[dan-tok-bbang]
단톡: Group (KakaoTalk) chat
단톡방: Group (KakaoTalk) chat room
단[dan] is short for 단체[dan-chae] (group), 톡[tok] is short for 카카오톡 (KakaoTalk), and 방[bang] means room.
🖐️ 방[bang] is attached after the word 단톡[dan-tok], and in the process of making the pronunciation smoother, it changes to the pronunciation [bbang].
So, [dan-tok] is short for 단체 카카오톡 방 (group KakaoTalk chat room), which refers to a chat room where three or more people can have conversations together.
These words started with KakaoTalk but are now used for all chat messengers.
Let's look at the KakaoTalk screen
together and figure it out!
💬 Real Korean Expressions in Conversation
👩🦰: Hey guys, have you watched 'Lovely Runner'?
얘들아, 선재 업고 튀어 봤어?
👧: Of course!
당연히 봤지!
👩🦰: The ending of Episode 2 was amazing, wasn't it?😍
2화 엔딩 진짜 대박인 거 같아😍
🧒: I haven't seen it yet!!! Please don't spoil it TT
나 아직 안 봤어!!! 스포하지마ㅠㅠ
👩🦰: Helen, let's talk on [gaen-tok] instead of [dan-tok] because Kaki might get spoiled lol.
Helen아, Kaki한테 스포 될 수 있으니까 단톡말고 갠톡으로 이야기하자 ㅋㅋㅋ
You can start using it right away!
✨ LINE Chat stickers with phrases
Koreans use every day are now available ✨
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