잔소리

jansori · [잔소리]

useless talk · idle talk · nitpicking · preaching

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. useless talk; idle talkThe act of talking about trifling matters uselessly; such talk.
  2. nitpicking; preaching; scoldingThe act of rebuking someone or interfering in his/her affair while saying unnecessary things that he/she does not want to hear; such words.

Examples from Lessons (3)

All right, you really do nag a lot.

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My mom nags me every time too, asking why I watch so many dramas.

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Sometimes you act annoyingly or go on and on nagging, but you're a precious person to me.

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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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