이거 좋아요
igeo joayo
In Korean, "this is good" is said as 이거 좋아요 (igeo joayo).
The phrase 이거 좋아요 is used to express that an object has good qualities or to indicate that the speaker personally likes the object.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Seoul, the expression 대박이네! is commonly used to mean "That's amazing!" or "That's great!"
How do you pronounce it?
igeo joayo
Did you know?
- In modern Korean slang, if something is incredibly good, people might use 개좋아요 (gae-jo-a-yo), though it is considered quite vulgar as 'gae' literally means 'dog'.
- When Koreans want to say something is 'too good' or 'great', they often use 너무 좋아요, even though 너무 traditionally meant 'excessively' or 'too much' in a negative sense.
- If a speaker is very excited, they might replace 이거 좋아요 with the slang 대박, which originally referred to hitting a jackpot in gambling.
Examples in context
- 이거 좋아요.igeo joayo.This is good.
Example conversation
Subin and Jihun are looking at a souvenir in a shop.
- 수빈 Su-bin지훈 씨, 이것 좀 보세요.Jihun ssi, igeot jom boseyo.Jihun, look at this.
- 지훈 Ji-hun오, 디자인이 예쁘네요.o, dijaini yeppeuneyo.Oh, the design is pretty.
- 수빈 Su-bin맞아요. 이거 좋아요.majayo. igeo joayo.Right. This is good.
- 지훈 Ji-hun그럼 이걸로 사요.geureom igeollo sayo.Then let's buy this one.
