너 정말 짜증나
neo jeongmal jjajeungna
The English phrase 'you're so annoying' is translated into Korean as 너 정말 짜증나 (neo jeongmal jjajeungna).
This phrase is used to tell someone that their behavior is irritating or frustrating.
What does it mean word for word?
The core part of the phrase, 짜증나, literally means 'to feel annoyance' or 'to be irritated'.
Which one should you use?
In English, the phrase often attributes the quality of being annoying directly to the person. In Korean, 너 정말 짜증나 functions more like saying 'You are [causing] real annoyance'.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
For a polite version, you can use 정말 짜증나요 by adding the suffix –요 (-yo). However, even in this polite form, it remains a very direct expression of irritation.
How do you pronounce it?
neo jeongmal jjajeungna
Did you know?
- The informal word for 'you', 너, may be a cognate of the Old Japanese word na, meaning 'you'. If this is true, the Japanese word was likely borrowed from Korean.
- Even when you use the polite suffix -요 to make 정말 짜증나요, the phrase remains quite blunt and can still cause offense in many social settings.
Examples in context
- 정말 귀찮으신 분이시네요. 저의 펜을 가져가시고 돌려주지 않으시다니요?You are really troublesome. It's surprising that you took my pen and didn't return it.
- 아, 너 정말 짜증나!a, neo jeongmal jjajeungna!Ah, you're so annoying!
- 그만해, 너 정말 짜증나.geumanhae, neo jeongmal jjajeungna.Stop it, you're so annoying.
Example conversation
Two friends are bickering while playing a video game.
- 도현 Do-hyeon계속 장난치지 마.gyesok jangnanchiji ma.Stop playing pranks on me.
- 지은 Ji-eun그냥 재미있어서 그래.geunyang jaemiisseoseo geurae.I'm just doing it because it's funny.
- 도현 Do-hyeon너 정말 짜증나.neo jeongmal jjajeungna.You're so annoying.
- 지은 Ji-eun미안해, 도현아.mianhae, dohyeona.I'm sorry, Dohyeon.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 너, 정말, CC BY-SA 4.0.
