수퍼칼리프래질리스틱익스피알리도셔스
supeokalripeuraejilliseutik-ikseupiallidosyeoseu
The English word 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' is translated into Korean as 수퍼칼리프래질리스틱익스피알리도셔스 (supeokalripeuraejilliseutik-ikseupiallidosyeoseu).
This term is used as an adjective to describe something as fantastic, marvellous or wonderful.
Meaning: fantastic, marvellous, wonderful ''(cognates)'' (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
supeokalripeuraejilliseutik-ikseupiallidosyeoseu
Did you know?
- Korean speakers often use the word 대박 to express the same feeling of 'amazing' or 'fantastic' in daily life, as the long version is considered a joke or a tongue-twister.
- The word 수퍼 at the start is the same prefix used in Korean for 'supermarket' 수퍼마켓, showing how deeply English prefixes have integrated into the language.
- The transcription follows the 'Loanword Orthography' rules set by the Korean government, which dictate exactly how foreign sounds like 'f' or 'v' should be mapped to Hangul characters.
Example conversation
Seoyeon and Hyunwoo are talking about a magic show they just watched.
- 서연 Seo-yeon현우 씨, 방금 공연 정말 대단하지 않았어요?hyeon-u ssi, banggeum gong-yeon jeongmal daedanhaji anasseoyo?Hyunwoo, wasn't that performance just now amazing?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo네, 진짜 수퍼칼리프래질리스틱익스피알리도셔스한 쇼였어요!ne, jin-jja superkallipuraejilliseutik-igseupialidoxyeoseuhan syoyeosseoyo!Yes, it was a truly supercalifragilisticexpialidocious show!
- 서연 Seo-yeon저도 그렇게 생각해요. 마법 같았어요.jeodo geureoke saenggakhaeyo. mageop gatasseoyo.I think so too. It was like magic.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo다음에 또 같이 보러 가요.da-eume tto gachi boreo gayo.Let's go see another one together next time.
