A lot of learners mix these two up, so I made a short video about it.
Which one would you use in 저는 ___ 그 영화를 좋아해요?

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Talk to Me in Korean made a youtube short about the usage of 뭐랄까 (뭐라고 할까) = "How should I put it?"

explanation is pretty straightforward but as soon as I tried to make my own sentence I ran into million questions. as one does.

my first attempt:

이 집은... 뭐랄까... 깨끗하지 않아요.

I am trying to soften calling someone's house dirty here. but I am wondering, is long negation supposed to be used mostly in writing, and if so, does it clash with 뭐랄까's colloquial feel? does 뭐랄까 even have a colloquial feel?

이 집은... 뭐랄까... 깨끗한 집이 아니에요.

does turning 깨끗하다 from descriptive verb into noun modifier make a more natural sentence? or are they both fine just with different nuance?

thanks!

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In Korean, 확 (hwak) is a mimetic word (의태어) that describes something happening suddenly and intensely all at once. You will hear it constantly in daily conversation when someone wants to emphasize a quick change or a sharp action.

맛있는 냄새가 확 났어. (A delicious smell hit me all of a sudden.)

확 소름이 끼쳤어. (I suddenly got goosebumps.)

소매치기가 지갑을 확 낚아챘어. (A pickpocket snatched my wallet in a flash.)

날씨가 하루아침에 확 추워졌어. (The weather suddenly got cold overnight.)

매운 음식이 확 땡긴다. (I suddenly have a strong craving for spicy food.)

창문을 열었더니 찬 바람이 확 들어왔어. (Cold wind rushed in as soon as I opened the window.)

The position of 확 in a sentence is flexible. It usually goes right before the verb, like in "소름이 확 끼쳤어." If you want to put more emphasis on the suddenness itself, you can move it earlier in the sentence and say "확 소름이 끼쳤어." Both sound natural.

There is another common way to use this word, and it comes with a specific gesture.

When a close friend says something annoying or teases you, Koreans often raise a fist or the back of their hand as if they are about to hit the person, and say "확! 그냥" (Hwak! Geunyang) or "확! 마!" (Hwak! Ma!).

Literally, "그냥" means "just" or "right now," and "마" is Gyeongsang-do dialect (경상도 사투리) for "인마" (inma, meaning "hey, dude" or "you brat"). Together, both expressions carry the unspoken meaning of "I swear, I'm just gonna hit you right now!" or "Why, you little...!"

Nobody actually hits anyone in this situation. It is a playful, empty threat used between friends or family. Because the raised hand already shows what you mean, you drop the actual verb at the end (like "때려버릴까 보다" / "I might just hit you") and stop right after saying "확! 그냥" or "확! 마!"

You can also use it without the hitting gesture when talking about making an impulsive decision out of frustration. For example, saying "오늘 회사 확 쉬어버릴까?" means "Should I just impulsively skip work today?" or "머리나 확 잘라버릴까?" meaning "Should I just chop my hair off?"

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Just yesterday in my lesson 고무강갑 - Rubber glove came up and I thought, Well that’s a word I won’t be needing anytime soon. And today in the drama I’m watching they have said a bunch of times. I honestly never say this and I thought it was a word that I wouldn’t remember after the lesson but now it’s solidified. I usually use just gloves for all types.