“That’s really impressive” in Korean: 정말 대단해요

정말 대단해요

jeongmal daedanhaeyo

Situation: Feelings & cheeringLevel: Beginner (TOPIK 1–2)

Meaning

That’s really impressive.

Use it when you admire effort or talent. 대단하다 means “impressive, remarkable.”

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Praise someone’s effort or skill. It fits colleagues, friends and acquaintances.

To an elder or a boss add -시-: 대단하세요. 대단하다 can also mean “huge” or “serious”, as in 대단한 일.

Syllables: 6 · Words: 2

It is pronounced just as it is written.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
정말
정	ㅈ+ㅓ+ㅇ	jeong
말	ㅁ+ㅏ+ㄹ	mal
대단해요
대	ㄷ+ㅐ	dae
단	ㄷ+ㅏ+ㄴ	dan
해	ㅎ+ㅐ	hae
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
정말	adverb	really	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “정말 대단해요” mean?

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Answer: That’s really impressive

Question 2 How do you say “That’s really impressive” in Korean?

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Answer: 정말 대단해요 jeongmal daedanhaeyo

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