Are we more than friends? What is “썸” in Korea?
친구 이상, 연인 미만? 썸이 뭐예요?
Have you ever liked someone, felt they liked you too, and still nobody said a word? Koreans have a short name for exactly that stage: 썸 (sseom), from the English word “something”.
In this episode I explain what 썸 really means and go through the little signs that two people might be interested in each other.
Question for you
Does your language have a word for this stage? Tell me in the YouTube comments.
Key words
20 words
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썸을 타다
to be in the talking stage
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연인
romantic partner / couple
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신경 쓰다
to care about / pay attention to
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관심이 있다
to be interested in someone
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기준이 다르다
to have different standards
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단둘이
just the two of us
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약속을 잡다
to make plans
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선톡하다
to text first
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일방적으로
one-sidedly
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번갈아 가면서
taking turns
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사소하다
to be trivial / small
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챙겨주다
to take care of someone
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상대방
the other person
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질투하다
to be jealous
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은근히
subtly / indirectly
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설레다
to feel excited / butterflies
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확실하다
to be certain / clear
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안정적이다
to be stable
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확신하다
to be sure / feel certain
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사귀다
to date / be in a relationship