Month: July 2025

โ€œ๊ดœ์ฐฎ์•„์š”โ€, โ€œ์•„๋‹ˆ์—์š”โ€, โ€œ๋์–ด์š”โ€: 3 Ways Koreans Politely Refuse

โ€œ๊ดœ์ฐฎ์•„์š”โ€, โ€œ์•„๋‹ˆ์—์š”โ€, โ€œ๋์–ด์š”โ€: 3 Ways Koreans Politely Refuse

Real Talk #2 โ€“ Saying โ€œNoโ€ the Korean Way (Softly, but Clearly) In our first Real Talk post, we talked about โ€œ๊ดœ์ฐฎ์•„์š”โ€ โ€” the phrase that seems simple but hides so many layers of meaning.From โ€œIโ€™m fineโ€ to โ€œno thanksโ€ to โ€œsure, go aheadโ€ โ€”