데자뷔
dejabyu
The English phrase "deja vu" is expressed in Korean as 데자뷔 (dejabyu).
In Korean, the term 데자뷔 is used as a loanword to describe the psychological phenomenon of feeling that a new situation has been experienced before.
How do you pronounce it?
dejabyu
Did you know?
- While 데자뷔 describes the feeling of having seen something before, Korean also has the word 미시감 for 'jamais vu'. This refers to the eerie feeling that a familiar situation is actually completely new and unknown.
- In many Korean webtoons or fantasy novels, authors might use the term 기시감 to give a sense of mystery or heavy atmosphere. The Hanja-based word carries a weightier, more 'literary' tone than the more casual 데자뷔.
- While 데자뷔 is the phonetic loanword, many Koreans prefer the formal Hanja-based term 기시감 in written or psychological contexts. This makes the experience sound more like a clinical symptom than a fleeting sensation.
Examples in context
- 방금 데자뷔를 느꼈어요.bang-geum de-ja-bwi-reul neu-gyeot-eo-yo.I just felt deja vu.
- 이 장소, 데자뷔 같은데.i jang-so, de-ja-bwi gat-eun-de.This place feels like deja vu.
- 처음인데 데자뷔가 느껴져요.cheo-eum-in-de de-ja-bwi-ga neu-kkyeo-jyeo-yo.It's my first time, but I feel deja vu.
Example conversation
Minji and Minjun are walking through a new park.
- 민지 Min-ji민준 씨, 여기 데자뷔 느껴지지 않아요?Min-jun ssi, yeo-gi de-ja-bwi neu-kkyeo-ji-ji an-a-yo?Minjun, don't you feel deja vu here?
- 민준 Min-jun정말이네요. 꼭 와본 적 있는 것 같아요.jeong-mal-i-ne-yo. kkok wa-bon jeok it-neun geot gat-a-yo.You're right. It feels like I've been here before.
- 민지 Min-ji저도 똑같은 기분이에요.jeo-do ddok-gat-eun gi-bun-i-e-yo.I feel the exact same way.
- 민준 Min-jun정말 신기한 경험이네요.jeong-mal sin-gi-han gyeong-heom-i-ne-yo.That is a really strange experience.
