와

wa · [와]

wow · ooh · hooray · hurrah

interjectionBeginner

Meanings

  1. wow; oohAn exclamation uttered when something pleasant happens unexpectedly.
  2. hooray; hurrah; woo; woo-hooAn exclamation that several people shout vigorously.
  3. whoaAn exclamation uttered to soothe and stop a cow or horse.
Other Words Spelled the Same (3)

Entry 2 · particle

  1. A postpositional particle used to indicate that something is the subject of a comparison or subject of a standard.
  2. A postpositional particle that indicates the person who one is doing something with.
  3. A postpositional particle used to indicate the person one is doing something with.
  4. A postpositional particle used to list the preceding and following nouns on an equal footing.

와 · noun

  1. The name of the vowel 'ㅘ' in the Korean alphabet.

와 · adverb

  1. stampedinglyIn the manner of many people moving all together at once.
  2. wa ha haA word imitating the sound of many people laughing or talking all together.

Examples from Lessons (3)

와, 초콜릿 케이크 아주 좋아요.Wow, chocolate cake sounds great.Read the Lesson
와, 이 케이크는 정말 맛있어요!Wow, this cake is really delicious!Read the Lesson
와, 정말 감사합니다, 지훈 씨.Wow, thank you so much, Jihoon.Read the Lesson

Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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