이거 웃기다
igeo utgida
The English phrase "this is funny" is expressed in Korean as 이거 웃기다 (igeo utgida).
You use this phrase to express that something is humorous or makes you laugh. Depending on your tone, the verb 웃기다 can also be used to express that something is absurd or ridiculous.
What does it mean word for word?
이거 means 'this' and 웃기다 means 'to be funny' or 'to be humorous'.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
Use 이거 웃겨요 to be polite, which is suitable for speaking to people you are not close with or who are older than you. For a formal context, you can use 이것은 재미있습니다 to mean 'This is amusing.'
How does it change in a sentence?
In casual spoken Korean, the dictionary form 웃기다 is often conjugated to 웃겨요 in polite speech or 웃겨 in informal speech.
How do you pronounce it?
igeo utgida
Did you know?
- The term 재미있다, used for 'amusing' or 'funny', literally translates to 'having taste' or 'possessing flavor'.
- The verb 웃기다 is the causative form of 웃다 (to laugh), meaning it literally describes the act of 'making someone laugh'.
- In modern Korean internet slang, people often replace the final vowel of a word to sound 'cute' or playful. You might see people write 웃겨 as 웃굄 or use other stylized spellings to show they are laughing in a lighthearted way.
Examples in context
- 너무 웃겨!So funny!
- 이건 진짜 웃겨!This is really funny!
- 이거 웃기다.igeo utgida.This is funny.
Example conversation
Ji-eun and Do-hyeon are watching a comedy clip on a phone.
- 지은 Ji-eun도현아, 이거 웃기다!Dohyeon-a, igeo utgida!Do-hyeon, this is funny!
- 도현 Do-hyeon맞아, 이거 진짜 웃기다.maja, igeo jinjja utgida.Right, this is really funny.
- 지은 Ji-eun나 배 아파.na bae apa.My stomach hurts.
- 도현 Do-hyeon나도 그래.nado geurae.Me too.
