“That’s so funny” in Korean: 너무 웃겨 (neomu utgyeo)

너무 웃겨

neomu utgyeo

Situation: Friends & social mediaLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

That’s so funny.

Casual speech among friends. 웃기다 means “to make one laugh,” so “funny.” The polite form is 너무 웃겨요, a common chat reaction.

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

Syllables: 4 · Words: 2

Said aloud, it sounds like [너무 욷껴].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
너무
너	ㄴ+ㅓ	neo
무	ㅁ+ㅜ	mu
웃겨
웃	ㅇ+ㅜ+ㅅ	[욷] ut
겨	ㄱ+ㅕ	[껴] gyeo

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

Tensing: after a final ㄱ, ㄷ or ㅂ sound, ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ and ㅈ become tense (ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ). 웃겨 → [욷껴]

Style: Casual (반말)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

No -요 at the end. Used with close friends, younger people and family; avoid it with strangers and elders.

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

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
너무	adverb	too, so	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “너무 웃겨” mean?

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Answer: That’s so funny

Question 2 How do you say “That’s so funny” in Korean?

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Answer: 너무 웃겨 neomu utgyeo

Question 3 How is “너무 웃겨” pronounced?

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Answer: [너무 욷껴]

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