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Online and on the phone
Posting, sharing, chatting and calling: the words of life online.
Most words of the internet came into Korean from English — 로그인, 링크, 채팅 — but the verbs around them are Korean and do not always match. A photo is usually not uploaded but raised: 사진을 올리다. A comment is usually hung on rather than written: 댓글을 달다. Many loans simply take 하다 to become verbs: 클릭하다, 캡처하다.
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검색하다to search (online), look upVerb3
모르는 단어는 인터넷에서 검색해 보세요.Look up words you do not know on the internet.
올리다to post, uploadVerb3
여행 사진을 블로그에 올렸어요.I posted my holiday photos on my blog.
Literally “to raise”; also to raise a price or a hand.
공유하다to shareVerb3
좋은 정보는 친구들과 공유하세요.Share useful information with your friends.
첨부하다to attach (a file)Verb3
이력서를 이메일에 첨부해서 보냈어요.I attached my CV to the email and sent it.
끊기다to be cut off, drop outVerb3
지하철 안에서 전화가 자꾸 끊겨요.My calls keep cutting out on the underground.
차단하다to blockVerb3
모르는 번호를 차단했어요.I blocked the number I did not recognise.
캡처하다to take a screenshotVerb3
중요한 내용은 화면을 캡처해 두세요.Take a screenshot of anything important.
전송하다to send, transmitVerb3
사진 열 장을 한꺼번에 전송했어요.I sent ten photos at once.
공개하다to make public, releaseVerb3
그 가수가 새 노래를 처음 공개했어요.The singer has unveiled a new song.
팔로우하다to follow (on social media)Verb3
좋아하는 배우를 팔로우하고 있어요.I follow an actor I like.
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