What does 역시 mean?
역시 means "As expected; just as anticipated." in Korean.
How it works here
‘역시’ means that something is as expected. Together with the exclamatory ending, it strongly conveys that something matches expectations.
When it's used
Use this when a result is as expected or when you feel that a person or thing is characteristically the way it always is.
The line
역시 멋있어요!
As expected, you look great!
The speaker is evaluating something and saying that expectations and reality have matched.
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More examples
역시 네가 먼저 올 줄 알았어.
As expected, I knew you would come first.
이 식당은 역시 국물이 맛있어요.
As expected, this restaurant has delicious broth.
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What does this mean here?
역시
역시 멋있어요!
As expected, you look great!
- An adverb used when a situation goes differently from what was expected or intended.
- An adverb meaning “as expected,” used when a situation or quality matches what was expected.
- An adverb used immediately when an unexpected result surprises everyone at the scene.
- An adverb often used when confirming something that was already known.
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An adverb meaning “as expected,” used when a situation or quality matches what was expected.
It is usually placed at the beginning of a sentence. ‘역시’ does not simply mean “again”; it shows that an expectation or judgment was correct. It is often used with praise or admiration.
Other words in this line
- 멋있다
- To be stylish; to look great
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- No.603어색해— Unnatural and uncomfortable.
- No.601오랜만— The feeling that a long time has passed because you have not seen someone for a long time.
- No.604저 때— That time; a specific point in time that is far away or has already passed
- No.600열면 되나— Whether simply opening it is enough.
- No.605진짜 어렸다— Really; very
- No.599역사 좋아요— Past events and the records of those events.
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