Table of Contents
🎥 "Tastefully
Yours": Short Video
🎥 "Tastefully
Yours" Shorts: Meet the Characters
🎥 "Tastefully
Yours" Shorts: Dialogue
🎯 Key
Takeaways
🎥 Grammatical
Analysis of the Dialogue
🎥 "Tastefully
Yours": Introduction
This drama is a new release from ENA, a rising
broadcasting network that previously produced and aired "Extraordinary
Attorney Woo (이상한 변호사 우영우)." Set in Jeonju,
Korea's renowned city of gastronomy, it is a romantic comedy centered on Korean
cuisine, cooking, and fine dining. New episodes are also available every Monday
on Netflix, making it a recommended watch for anyone interested in food-themed
storytelling.
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| Tastefully Yours (2025) |
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🎥 "Tastefully Yours": Short Video
🎥 "Tastefully Yours" Shorts: Meet the Characters
Han
Beom-woo (Kang Ha-neul): A
director at Hansang, a leading food conglomerate. Ambitious and
determined, he aims to elevate his restaurant, Motto, to three-star status,
often clashing with those prioritizing passion over profit.
Mo
Yeon-joo (Go Min-si): A passionate chef who runs a
modest, signless restaurant in Jeonju. She values authenticity and refuses
to compromise her culinary principles, even when faced with lucrative offers.
Jin
Myung-sook (Kim Shin-rok): A
seasoned professional with 15 years of experience in a local kongnamul gukbap
restaurant. Her straightforward nature and regional dialect bring both
expertise and humor to the team.
🎥 "Tastefully Yours" Shorts: Dialogue
한범우: “아이, 어이, 저기, 뭐야?”
Han
Beom-woo: "Uh, hey, wait, what’s happening?"
모연주: “오늘부터 우리랑 같이 일할 직원 분이여.”
Mo
Yeon-joo: "This is the new staff member who’ll be working with us starting
today."
모연주: “저기 2대째 콩나물국밥집서 15년 동안 일하셨고, 밑재료 손질부터 뭐, 서빙, 설거지, 청소까지
못하는 게 없으신 분이여.”
Mo
Yeon-joo: "She worked at a bean sprout soup restaurant that has been
passed down to the second generation for 15 years, and there's nothing she
can’t do, from prepping ingredients to serving, washing dishes, and
cleaning."
진명숙: “긍께 이짝이 점장님?”
Jin
Myeong-sook: "So this person is the manager?"
모연주: “때마침 이직을 고려 중이셔 갖고, 타이밍이
기가 막혀 부렸구먼!”
Mo
Yeon-joo: "She just happened to be considering a job change so that the
timing couldn’t have been better!"
진명숙: “내 이름은 진명숙이여. 호칭은
걍 편하게 누나라고 혀잉. 누나!”
Jin
Myeong-sook: "My name’s Jin Myeong-sook. Just call me ‘nuna’—keep it
casual, okay? Nuna!"
한범우: “누나.”
Han
Beom-woo: "Nuna."
🎯 Key Takeaways
1. "저기"
- "저기" means "hey" or "excuse me" depending on
the tone and context. It is often used to get someone's attention.
- "저기" is an informal interjection used to call or address someone,
often with hesitation or as a preface to a question or statement.
📌
Example Usage
"저기, 이 자리 비었어요?"
"Hey,
is this seat taken?"
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"저기요" – "Excuse me"
📌
Example Usage
"저기요, 주문 좀 받을 수 있을까요?"
"Excuse
me, can I place an order?"
2. "뭐야"
- "뭐야" means "What is it?" or "What the…?"
depending on tone. It is casual and sometimes used when surprised or annoyed.
- "뭐": "무엇 (what)" in contracted
colloquial form
- "-야": informal sentence ending used to express exclamation or
question in casual speech
📌
Example Usage
"뭐야, 왜 이렇게 조용해?"
"What
is it? Why is it so quiet?"
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"뭐지?" – "What is it?" (slightly more inquisitive tone)
📌
Example Usage
"이게
뭐지? 처음 보는 물건이네."
"What
is this? I’ve never seen it before."
3. "오늘부터"
- "오늘부터" means "starting today" or "from today
on." It marks the beginning point in time.
- "오늘": "today"
- "-부터": time particle meaning "starting from"
📌
Example Usage
"오늘부터
다이어트 시작이야."
"I'm
starting my diet today."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"이제부터" – "from now on"
📌
Example Usage
"이제부터는
진지하게 할게."
"From
now on, I’ll be serious."
4. "우리 / 나 / 너"
- "우리": "we" or "our" — also used affectionately
to refer to one’s own circle (e.g. "our mom")
- "나": "I" (informal)
- "너": "you" (informal)
📌
Example Usage
"우리
내일 영화 보러 갈래?"
"Shall
we go see a movie tomorrow?"
"나는
너를 믿어."
"I
trust you."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"저 / 당신" – "I (humble) / you
(formal)"
📌
Example Usage
"저는
당신을 존경합니다."
"I
respect you."
5. "~랑"
- "~랑" means "with" or "and" when attached to a
noun. It is the colloquial form of the particle "~하고".
- Used
to indicate companionship or a list of people/things.
📌
Example Usage
"친구랑
카페 갔어."
"I
went to a café with my friend."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"~하고" – "with / and" (more neutral than "~랑")
📌
Example Usage
"엄마하고
같이 갔어요."
"I
went with my mom."
6. "같이 일하다"
- "같이
일하다" means "to work together" or "to work
with someone."
- "같이": together
- "일하다": to work
📌
Example Usage
"그
사람이랑 같이 일한 적 있어요."
"I’ve
worked with that person before."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"협업하다" – "to collaborate"
📌
Example Usage
"그
프로젝트는 다른 부서와 협업해서 진행했다."
"We
collaborated with another department for that project."
7. "직원 분"
- "직원
분" is a polite way to say "employee" or
"staff member."
- "직원": staff, employee
- "분": honorific counter for people
📌
Example Usage
"직원
분께서 안내해 주셨어요."
"The
staff member guided me."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"직원" – "employee" (non-honorific)
📌
Example Usage
"직원이
친절했어요."
"The
employee was kind."
8. "2대째"
- "2대째" means "second generation" or "the second in
succession."
- "2":
number two
- "대": counter for generations
- "-째": ordinal suffix (indicates the -th in order)
📌
Example Usage
"그는
가게를 2대째 운영하고 있어요."
"He’s
running the store as the second-generation owner."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"대를
잇다" – "to continue a family line or business"
📌
Example Usage
"아버지의
뒤를 이어 가업을 잇고 있다."
"He
is continuing the family business after his father."
9. "콩나물국밥"
- "콩나물국밥" means "bean sprout soup with rice." It is a popular
Korean comfort dish with broth, bean sprouts, and rice.
- "콩나물": bean sprouts
- "국밥": soup with rice served in one bowl
🐾 Bean sprout soup with rice (kongnamul gukbap) is one of the most
famous dishes in Jeonju.
📌
Example Usage
"해장으로
콩나물국밥이 최고야."
"Bean
sprout soup with rice is the best hangover food."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"해장국" – "hangover soup"
📌
Example Usage
"술
마신 다음 날엔 해장국이 땡겨."
"I
crave hangover soup the day after drinking."
10. "콩나물국밥집 / 콩나물국밥 가게 / 콩나물국밥 식당"
- These
all mean "bean sprout soup restaurant" or "place that sells bean
sprout soup."
- "집 / 가게 / 식당":
all refer to different kinds of eateries; 집 is casual, 가게 is "shop", 식당 is
"restaurant"
📌
Example Usage
"전주에
유명한 콩나물국밥집이 있어."
"There’s
a famous bean sprout soup place in Jeonju."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"국밥집" – "soup with rice restaurant"
📌
Example Usage
"저기
국밥집에서 점심 먹자."
"Let’s
have lunch at that soup restaurant."
11. "~년 동안"
- "~년
동안" means "for ~ years." It indicates a
duration of time.
- "년": counter for years
- "동안": during, for (duration)
📌
Example Usage
"5년
동안 같은 회사에 다녔어요."
"I
worked at the same company for five years."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"~해
동안" – "for ~ years" (less common variant)
📌
Example Usage
"다섯
해 동안 농사를 지었다."
"He
farmed for five years."
12. "밑재료 손질 / 재료 손질"
- "밑재료
손질 / 재료 손질" means "prepping
ingredients" or "trimming/cleaning ingredients before cooking."
- "밑재료": base ingredients
- "재료": ingredients
- "손질": trimming, preparing
📌
Example Usage
"아침마다
재료 손질하는 게 일이야."
"Prepping
ingredients every morning is a lot of work."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"식재료
준비" – "ingredient preparation"
📌
Example Usage
"식재료
준비를 미리 해두면 편해요."
"If
you prepare the ingredients in advance, it’s easier."
13. "서빙"
- "서빙" means "serving (food)" and comes from the English
word "serving."
- Used
to refer to delivering food to customers at a restaurant.
📌
Example Usage
"저는
주로 서빙을 맡고 있어요."
"I
mainly do the serving."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"음식
나르기" – "carrying food"
📌
Example Usage
"홀에서
음식 나르기를 도왔어요."
"I
helped carry the food in the dining area."
14. "설거지"
- "설거지" means "doing the dishes" or "washing
dishes."
- It
refers to cleaning used kitchenware after eating or cooking.
📌
Example Usage
"밥
먹고 나면 설거지는 네 차례야."
"After
we eat, it’s your turn to do the dishes."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"식기
세척" – "dishwashing" (formal)
📌
Example Usage
"식기
세척기가 고장 났어요."
"The
dishwasher is broken."
15. "청소"
- "청소" means "cleaning."
- It
refers to cleaning any area—kitchen, floor, room, etc.
📌
Example Usage
"가게
문 닫고 나서 청소했어."
"I
cleaned after we closed the store."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"정리하다" – "to tidy up"
📌
Example Usage
"퇴근
전에 책상을 정리했어요."
"I
organized my desk before leaving work."
16. "못하는 게 없다"
- "못하는
게 없다" means "there’s nothing I can’t do" or
"I'm good at everything."
- "못하는": "못하다 (can’t do)" in
attributive form
- "게": contraction of "것이 (thing
that)"
- "없다": does not exist
📌
Example Usage
"그
사람은 진짜 못하는 게 없어."
"That
person is seriously good at everything."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"만능이다" – "to be all-around skilled"
📌
Example Usage
"그는
만능이라서 어디서든 일 잘해."
"He’s
so versatile that he works well anywhere."
17. "점장님"
- "점장님" means "store manager" or "shop manager"
with an honorific suffix "-님."
- "점장": manager
- "-님": honorific suffix
📌
Example Usage
"점장님이
오늘은 쉬는 날이에요."
"The
manager has a day off today."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"매니저" – "manager" (borrowed from English)
📌
Example Usage
"매니저랑
스케줄을 조율했어요."
"I
coordinated the schedule with the manager."
18. "때마침"
- "때마침" means "just in time" or "at that very
moment."
- It
often expresses coincidence or perfect timing.
📌
Example Usage
"때마침
비가 그쳐서 다행이야."
"Luckily,
the rain stopped just in time."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"마침" – "just then"
📌
Example Usage
"마침
전화하려던 참이었어요."
"I
was just about to call."
19. "이직을 고려하다"
- "이직을
고려하다" means "to consider changing jobs."
- "이직을": “이직 (job change)” + object particle “-을”
- "고려하다": to consider
📌
Example Usage
"요즘
이직을 고려하고 있어요."
"I’m
thinking about changing jobs these days."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"직장을
옮기다" – "to switch jobs"
📌
Example Usage
"더
나은 조건을 찾아 직장을 옮겼다."
"I
changed jobs for better conditions."
20. "~을 고려 중이다"
- "~을
고려 중이다" means "to be in the process of considering
~."
- “-을”: object particle
- "고려": consideration
- "중이다": currently in the middle of (doing something)
- “~을
고려 중이다” = “~을 고려하고 있다”
📌
Example Usage
"해외
유학을 고려 중입니다."
"I’m
currently considering studying abroad."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"생각하고
있다" – "thinking about it"
📌
Example Usage
"진지하게
그 일을 생각하고 있어."
"I’m
seriously thinking about it."
21. "타이밍이 기가 막히다"
- "타이밍이
기가 막히다" means "the timing is perfect" or
"what impeccable timing."
- "타이밍": “타이밍 (timing (from English))” +
subject marker “-이”
- "기가
막히다": to be amazing, shocking, or incredible (in context,
positively)
📌
Example Usage
"지금
연락 오다니, 타이밍이 기가 막히네."
"You
called just now? That’s incredible timing."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"절묘한
타이밍" – "perfect timing"
📌
Example Usage
"그녀의
등장은 절묘한 타이밍이었다."
"Her
appearance was at just the right moment."
22. "내 이름은 ~이다"
- "내
이름은 ~이다" means "My name is
~."
- "내": my, the contracted form of “나의”
- "이름은": “이름 (name)” + subject particle “-은”
- "~이다": to be
📌
Example Usage
"내
이름은 수민이야."
"My
name is Sumin."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"저는 ~라고 합니다" – "I am called ~"
(formal)
📌
Example Usage
"저는
김지훈이라고 합니다."
"My
name is Ji-hoon Kim."
23. "호칭"
- "호칭" means "title" or "form of address."
- It
refers to how one addresses another person (e.g., 형, 누나, 선생님)
📌
Example Usage
"회사에서의
호칭이 헷갈려요."
"I
get confused about titles at work."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"직함" – "official job title"
📌
Example Usage
"그의
정확한 직함은 부장입니다."
"His
exact title is department head."
24. "그냥"
- "그냥" means "just" or "for no reason." It can
also mean "as is" or "without particular reason or change."
- Used
often for vague or casual statements
📌
Example Usage
"왜
웃어?" "그냥."
"Why
are you laughing?" "Just because."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"별
이유 없이" – "for no special reason"
📌
Example Usage
"별
이유 없이 기분이 좋아."
"I’m
in a good mood for no particular reason."
25. "편하게 / 편하다"
- "편하게 / 편하다" means "to feel
comfortable" or "be relaxed."
- "편하게": adverbial form
- "편하다": to be comfortable or convenient
📌
Example Usage
"편하게
앉으세요."
"Please
make yourself comfortable."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"자유롭게" – "freely"
📌
Example Usage
"자유롭게
의견을 말해주세요."
"Please
feel free to express your opinion."
26. "누나 / 형 / 동생 (여동생, 남동생)"
- These
are Korean kinship terms used to address siblings or close peers.
- "누나": older sister (male speaker)
- "형": older brother (male speaker)
- "여동생": younger sister
- "남동생": younger brother
- "동생": general term for younger sibling
📌
Example Usage
"형이랑
같이 게임했어."
"I
played a game with my older brother."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"언니 / 오빠" – older sister/brother (female
speaker)
📌
Example Usage
"언니가
맛있는 거 사줬어."
"My
older sister bought me something delicious."
🎥 Grammatical Analysis of the Dialogue
The
following content contains numerous grammatical explanations. If you're not an
advanced Korean learner, skim through it and don’t focus too much. If you're a
beginner or intermediate learner, memorizing even one more conversation from
above is better.
한범우: “아이, 어이, 저기, 뭐야?”
🔍 분석 (Analysis)
- "아이, 어이, 저기, 뭐야?": This line consists of colloquial interjections "아이" (hey), "어이" (hey/yo), and
"저기" (there/hey), expressing surprise or
confusion, followed by "뭐야?" ("what is
it?")—a casual way of asking a question using the base noun "뭐 (what)" + copula "이다"
conjugated as "야" (intimate informal).
📌
Example Usage
"야, 저기 뭐야? 갑자기 왜 그래?"
"Hey,
what’s that? Why are you acting like that all of a sudden?"
☀️ Meaning
"Hey,
hey, what’s going on over there?"
모연주: “오늘부터 우리랑 같이 일할 직원 분이여.”
🔍 분석 (Analysis)
- "오늘부터": "오늘 (today)" + particle
"-부터 (from)" indicating the starting point.
- "우리랑": "우리 (we/us)" + particle
"-랑 (with)" indicating companionship.
- "같이
일할": "같이 (together)" +
"일하다 (to work)" + modifier "-ㄹ" to describe the following noun.
- "직원
분이여": "직원 (employee)" +
honorific "분 (person)" + final ending "이여", a dialectal variant of "이야".
📌
Example Usage
"오늘부터
우리 팀이랑 같이 일할 분입니다."
"This
person will be working with our team starting today."
☀️ Meaning
"This
employee’ll be working with us starting today."
🗣️
Pronunciation Tips
"직원
분이여" → "지권 부니여"
(dialectal vowel softening and assimilation)
모연주: “저기 2대째 콩나물국밥집서 15년 동안 일하셨고, 밑재료 손질부터 뭐, 서빙, 설거지, 청소까지
못하는 게 없으신 분이여.”
🔍 분석 (Analysis)
- "저기": attention-drawing interjection "over there" or
"listen here".
- "2대째": "2대 (second generation)" +
suffix "-째" (indicating ordinal sequence).
- "콩나물국밥집서": "콩나물국밥집 (bean sprout soup
restaurant)" + dialectal form of location particle "-에서 (at)".
- "15년
동안": "15년 (15 years)" +
duration particle "-동안 (for)".
- "일하셨고": "일하다 (to work)" +
honorific "-시" + past tense "-었" + connective ending "-고".
• “일하다” → “일했다” (past tense) → “일하셨다” (honorific) → “일하셨고”
- "밑재료
손질부터": "밑재료 (base
ingredients)" + "손질 (prepping)" +
starting particle "-부터 (from)".
- "서빙, 설거지, 청소까지":
nouns for tasks (serving, dishwashing, cleaning) + particle "-까지 (up to, even)".
- "못하는
게 없으신 분이여": "못하다 (cannot
do)" + "-는 게 없다 (there's nothing one can't
do)" + honorific "-으신" + subject noun
"분 (person, honorific)" + dialectal copula
"-이여".
📌
Example Usage
"이
분은 음식 준비부터 서빙, 청소까지 뭐든 다 하세요."
"This
person can do everything from prep to serving and cleaning."
☀️ Meaning
"He
worked at a second-generation bean sprout soup restaurant for 15 years and can
do everything—from prepping ingredients to serving, dishwashing, and
cleaning."
🗣️
Pronunciation Tips
"일하셨고" → "일하셛꼬", "없으신 분이여" → "업쓰신 부니여"
진명숙: “긍께 이짝이 점장님?”
🔍 분석 (Analysis)
- "긍께": dialectal for "그러니까 (so,
therefore)".
- "이짝이": dialectal form of "이쪽 (this
person/side)" + subject particle "-이".
- "점장님?": "점장 (store manager)" +
honorific suffix "-님", with rising intonation
indicating a question.
📌
Example Usage
"그럼
이분이 점장님이신가요?"
"So
this person is the manager?"
☀️ Meaning
"So
this person is the store manager?"
🗣️
Pronunciation Tips
"긍께" → "긍께" (dialectal
expression, softer 'ㄱ')
모연주: “때마침 이직을 고려 중이셔 갖고, 타이밍이
기가 막혀 부렸구먼!”
🔍 분석 (Analysis)
- "때마침": "at just the right time".
- "이직을
고려 중이셔": "이직 (job
change)" + object particle "-을" + "고려
중이다 (to be considering)" + honorific "-이셔" + “갖고 (so, therefore)” (dialectal).
• "갖고": contraction of "가지고",
functioning like "so, therefore".
• “고려 중이셔 갖고” (dialectal) → “고려 중이셔서” (standard)
- "타이밍이
기가 막혀": "타이밍 (timing)"
+ subject particle "-이" + idiom "기가
막히다 (perfect, amazing)" + connector “-아/어”
- "부렸구먼": dialectal past ending of "버렸구만"
→ from "버리다" + expressive ending "-구만" (indeed, as expected).
• “버리다”: An auxiliary
verb that indicates an action has been completed and cannot be undone.
• “버리다” → “버렸다” (past tense) → “버렸구만” → “부렸구먼” (dialectal)
📌
Example Usage
"때마침
이직 고민 중이셨는데 타이밍이 너무 잘 맞았죠."
"He
happened to be considering a job change, and the timing was perfect."
☀️ Meaning
"He
was just thinking about changing jobs, so the timing was absolutely
perfect!"
🗣️
Pronunciation Tips
"부렸구먼" → "부렫꾸먼"
진명숙: “내 이름은 진명숙이여. 호칭은
걍 편하게 누나라고 혀잉. 누나!”
🔍 분석 (Analysis)
- "내
이름은 진명숙이여": "내 (my)" +
"이름 (name)" + topic marker "-은" + "진명숙 (name)" + dialectal
ending "-이여".
- "호칭은": "호칭 (title, form of
address)" + topic particle "-은".
- "걍": informal contraction of "그냥
(just)".
- "편하게
누나라고 혀잉": "편하게
(comfortably)" + "누나라고 (call me 누나)" + dialectal ending "혀잉 (say)"
• “누나라고 혀잉” (dialectal)
→ “누나라고 해” (standard)
- "누나!": Repeated for reinforcement, casual/intimate call.
📌
Example Usage
"그냥
편하게 누나라고 불러."
"Just
call me ‘nuna’ comfortably."
☀️ Meaning
"My
name is Jin Myeong-suk. Just call me ‘nuna’ comfortably, okay? Nuna!"
한범우: “누나.”
📌
Example Usage
"누나, 이건 어떻게 해요?"
"Nuna,
how do I do this?"
☀️ Meaning
"Nuna."
(He’s responding politely to her request to call her 'nuna')
🎥 "Tastefully Yours": Introduction
Drama Overview
"Tastefully
Yours" is a 2025 South Korean romantic comedy series blends culinary
passion with heartfelt storytelling. Premiering on ENA and streaming on
Netflix, the drama follows Han Beom-woo, a corporate heir striving to earn a
prestigious three-star rating for his restaurant, and Mo Yeon-joo, a dedicated
chef running a humble eatery in Jeonju. Their contrasting philosophies on
food and life lead to conflicts and a blossoming romance. Set against the
rich culinary backdrop of Jeonju, the series offers viewers a delectable mix of
humor, romance, and mouth-watering dishes.
Short Video Overview
In
this scene, Mo Yeon-joo introduces Jin Myung-sook as a new employee to Han
Beom-woo without prior consultation. The interaction showcases Beom-woo's
surprise and subtle discomfort, while Myung-sook's straightforward demeanor
adds a layer of humor. The use of Jeolla dialect enriches the authenticity
of the setting, providing viewers with a glimpse into regional linguistic
nuances.
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