프리티 새비지
peuriti saebiji
The phrase 프리티 새비지 (peuriti saebiji) is the Korean transcription of the English song title "pretty savage" by the K-pop group aespa.
If you wish to express the concept of being 'savage' or 'wild' using Korean words, you might use 사나운. To express the intensity of 'pretty' or 'very', you can use 아주 (very or really) or the informal 엄청 (awfully or super).
How do you pronounce it?
peuriti saebiji
Did you know?
- While 사나운 means 'savage' in a literal sense, Korean youth often use the slang word 개- (gae) as a prefix to mean 'extremely' or 'very', mirroring the intensity of 'pretty savage'.
- Because Korean lacks a direct equivalent for the 'v' sound, the word 'savage' is transcribed using the 'b' sound, resulting in 새비지.
- While 프리티 (pretty) is used here as a loanword for the song title, using the native Korean word 예쁜 (pretty) in a similar context would completely change the meaning from 'very' to 'beautiful'.
Examples in context
- 저 친구 진짜 엄청 사나워!That friend of mine is seriously pretty savage!
- 에스파의 프리티 새비지가 너무 좋아요.eseupau peuriti saebiji neomu joayo.I really like aespa's Pretty Savage.
- 이번 신곡 프리티 새비지 들어봤어?ibeon singok peuriti saebiji deureobwasseo?Have you heard the new song Pretty Savage?
- 프리티 새비지는 정말 강렬한 노래예요.peuriti saebijineun jeongmal gangryeolhan noraeyeeyo.Pretty Savage is a very intense song.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their favorite music.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo지은 씨, 어떤 노래 제일 좋아해요?jieun ssi, eotteon norae jeil joahaeyo?Jieun, which song do you like the most?
- 지은 Ji-eun저는 에스파의 프리티 새비지를 제일 좋아해요.jeoneun eseupa-ui pureiti saebijireul jeil joahaeyo.I like aespa's Pretty Savage the most.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo저도 그 노래 정말 좋아해요.jeodo geu norae jeongmal joahaeyo.I really like that song too.
- 지은 Ji-eun역시 현우 씨랑 취향이 비슷하네요.yeoksi hyeon-u ssirang chwihyangi biseuthaneyo.As I thought, your taste is similar to mine, Hyeon-woo.
