재미있어 보여요
jaemiisseo boyeoyo
In Korean, 'it looks fun' is said as 재미있어 보여요 (jaemiisseo boyeoyo).
A phrase used to say that something appears to be enjoyable based on its appearance or description.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 재미있다 (to be fun/interesting) and 보이다 (to look/appear).
Which one should you use?
In spoken Korean, 재미있어 is frequently contracted to 재밌어 for easier pronunciation, as in 재밌어 보여요. The casual phrase 재밌겠다 translates to 'it seems fun'.
How do you pronounce it?
jaemiisseo boyeoyo
Did you know?
- When texting or using social media, you will frequently see the word shortened even further to 잼 or 꿀잼, where '꿀' (honey) is used as an adjective to mean something is extremely fun.
- To express the opposite of 재미있어 보여요 (it looks fun), Koreans use 노잼 (no-jaem), a slang blend of the English word 'no' and the Korean 재미.
- In Korean, the concept of 'fun' (재미) is linguistically linked to 'taste' (맛), as both can be used to describe the 'flavor' or 'zest' of an activity.
Examples in context
- 아주 재미있어 보입니다It looks very fun
- 완전 재밌어 보여It looks extremely fun
- 재미있어 보여요It looks fun
- 재밌을 것 같아It looks like it'll be fun
- 그 게임 재미있어 보여요.geu geim jaemiisseo boyeoyo.That game looks fun.
- 이 축제 재미있어 보여요!i chukje jaemiisseo boyeoyo!This festival looks fun!
- 새로 나온 영화 재미있어 보여요.saero naon yeonghwa jaemiisseo boyeoyo.The new movie looks fun.
Example conversation
Minji and Jihun are looking at a video of a theme park online.
- 민지 Min-ji지훈 씨, 저 놀이공원 재미있어 보여요.jihun ssi, jeo norigongwon jaemiisseo boyeoyo.Jihun, that amusement park looks fun.
- 지훈 Ji-hun맞아요, 정말 재미있어 보여요.majayo, jeongmal jaemiisseo boyeoyo.True, it looks really fun.
- 민지 Min-ji우리 다음에 같이 갈까요?uri daeume gachi galkkayo?Shall we go together next time?
- 지훈 Ji-hun좋아요, 꼭 가요!joayo, kkok gayo!Sounds good, let's definitely go!
