야호
yaho
The Korean expression for "yay" is 야호 (yaho).
Meaning: an expression of happiness (intj)
How do you pronounce it?
yaho
When do people say it?
In Korea, 야호 is the standard exclamation used when someone reaches a mountain summit or is shouting into a valley to hear an echo.
Did you know?
- While it sounds like a joyful exclamation, the Sino-Korean characters used to write 야호 actually mean 'wild fox'.
- Because 야호 is traditionally used to call out to an echo in the mountains, shouting it in a city might make people look around for a valley or a hiking trail.
- In Korean children's songs, the rhythmic pattern of 야호 is often used to imitate the way an echo bounces back from a distance.
Examples in context
- 짱이야! 축하해!Awesome! Congratulations!
- 야호, 드디어 주말이다!yaho, deurijeo jumari-da!Yay, it's finally the weekend!
- 야호, 선물 받았다!yaho, seonmul badatda!Yay, I got a present!
- 야호, 정말 기뻐요!yaho, jeongmal gippeoyo!Yay, I'm so happy!
Example conversation
Subin and Minjun are looking at their test scores.
- 민준 Min-jun수빈아, 너 수학 100점 맞았어!Subin-a, neo su-hak baek-jeom ma-jat-eo!Subin, you got 100 on the math test!
- 수빈 Su-bin야호! 정말 기뻐요!yaho! jeong-mal gi-ppeo-yo!Yay! I'm so happy!
- 민준 Min-jun나도 잘 봐서 기분이 좋다.na-do jal bwa-seo gi-bun-i jot-da.I'm glad because I did well too.
- 수빈 Su-bin우리 같이 맛있는 거 먹으러 가요.u-ri ga-chi ma-sit-neun geo meog-eu-reo ga-yo.Let's go eat something delicious together.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 야호, CC BY-SA 4.0.
