Lesson 10
10. 진짜? Really? (casual)
진짜요? Really? (formal)
“Really?” is 진짜? in Korean. Even though this phrase means “Really?”, people say this a lot while they’re having a conversation even when they are not that surprised or suspicious. People say 진짜? just to show that they’re listening to the speaker. It is kind of similar with some reactions like “Is it?”, “He is?” or “They are?” in English.
Sample Conversation
A: 어제 빌리 한국 왔어. = Billy came to Korea yesterday.
B: 아, 진짜? = Oh, he did?