좋아 좋아
joa joa
The English phrase "good good" can be expressed in Korean as 좋아 좋아 (joa joa).
좋아 좋아 is used as an enthusiastic way to express strong agreement or approval. By repeating the word 좋아 (which means good or like), the speaker uses the repetition as an intensifier to show enthusiasm or to encourage someone's current action.
How do you pronounce it?
joa joa
Did you know?
- Depending on the intonation, 좋아 좋아 can be used sarcastically to mean 'sure, whatever' if the pitch drops significantly on the second 좋아.
- The repetition in 좋아 좋아 is a common feature of 'aegyo' or cute speech, where doubling words makes the speaker sound more endearing or playful to the listener.
- While 좋아 좋아 is a common way to agree, using it with a high-pitched, sing-song rhythm can make you sound like you are talking to a toddler or a pet.
Examples in context
- 오늘 모임에 참석하실 건가요?Will you attend today's gathering?
- 네, 좋아요 좋아요. 갈게요.Yes, good good. I will go.
- 내일 영화 보러 갈래?Do you want to go watch a movie tomorrow?
- 응, 좋아 좋아! 나도 그렇게 생각했어.Yeah, good good! I thought the same.
- 좋아 좋아, 그렇게 하면 돼.joa joa, geureoke hamyeon dwae.Good good, you can do it like that.
Example conversation
Two friends are deciding what to eat for dinner.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo우리 오늘 떡볶이 먹을까?u-ri o-neul tteok-bok-ki meog-eul-kka?Shall we eat tteokbokki today?
- 수빈 Su-bin좋아 좋아! 나도 그거 먹고 싶었어.jo-a jo-a! na-do geu-geo meog-go sip-eoss-eo.Good good! I wanted to eat that too.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo그럼 역 앞에 있는 가게로 가자.geu-reom yeok ap-e it-neun ga-ge-ro ga-ja.Then let's go to the shop in front of the station.
- 수빈 Su-bin그래, 수빈이가 좋아하는 곳이지.geu-rae, su-bin-i-ga jo-a-ha-neun got-i-ji.Sure, that's the place Subin likes.
