블라블라블라
beullabeullabeulla
The Korean phrase for "bla bla bla" is 블라블라블라 (beullabeullabeulla).
How do you pronounce it?
beullabeullabeulla
Did you know?
- While 블라블라블라 is a direct loan from English, Koreans often use the native expression 어쩌구저쩌구 to convey the same meaning of tedious or unimportant chatter.
- Korean has a specific word, 중언부언, which describes the act of repeating the same thing over and over, a more formal way to describe the nature of 'bla bla bla'.
- If you use 블라블라블라 in a formal business email in Korea, it may be perceived as significantly more unprofessional than the English equivalent due to the linguistic status of loanwords in formal Korean.
Examples in context
- 그게 말도 안 되는 이야기라고 생각해요.I think that's an unreasonable story.
- 그 사람이 블라블라블라 하면서 말했어요.geu sarami beullabeullabeulla hamyeonseo malhaesseoyo.That person was talking bla bla bla.
- 내용은 다 블라블라블라였어요.naeyongeun da beullabeullabeulla-yeosseoyo.The content was all just bla bla bla.
Example conversation
Minji is telling Dohyun about a boring meeting she had.
- 민지 Min-ji부장님이 블라블라블라 하시는데 정말 지루했어요.bujangnimi beullableullableulla hasineunde jeongmal jiruhaesseoyo.The manager was going bla bla bla, and it was so boring.
- 도현 Do-hyeon그래서 결국 무슨 말을 하신 거예요?geuraeseo gyeolguk museun mareul hasin geoyeyo?So what did he actually say in the end?
- 민지 Min-ji그냥 블라블라블라 하다가 끝났어요.geunyang beullableullableulla hadaga kkeunnasseoyo.He just went bla bla bla and then it ended.
- 도현 Do-hyeon정말 시간 낭비였겠네요.jeongmal sigan nangbiyeotgetneyo.That must have been a real waste of time.
