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How to say "I caught the flu bug" in Korean?


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by MI-Sung Lee 7 years ago

Based on the level of respect or formality, you can say "I caught the flu bug" in Korean in 3 ways:

  • Informal: na-neun momsal gamgi-e geolryeotseo (나는 몸살 감기에 걸렸어)
  • Formal: jeo-neun momsal gamgi-e geolryeotseoyo (저는 몸살 감기에 걸렸어요), jeo-neun momsal gamgi-e geolryeotseupnida (저는 몸살 감기에 걸렸습니다)
  • Very Formal: jeo-neun momsal gamgi-e geolryeotseupnida (저는 몸살 감기에 걸렸습니다)

- I: na-neun (나는), jeo-neun (저는)
- to catch: geolrida (걸리다), japda (잡다)
- flu bug: momsal gamgi (몸살 감기)
- cold: gamgi (감기)

Please refer to How to pronounce Korean Alphabet for the English pronunciation in this answer.


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