What does 오랜만 mean?
오랜만 means "The feeling that a long time has passed because you have not seen someone for a long time." in Korean.
How it works here
‘오랜만’ expresses the feeling that a considerable amount of time has passed. Adding ‘-이네’ naturally gives it a tone of exclamation or newly noticing the situation.
When it's used
Use this when you have not met someone for a long time or when you return to something after not doing it for a long time. It is very often followed by ‘오랜만에’.
The line
오랜만이네
It’s been a long time.
The speaker meets someone again after not seeing them for a long time and exchanges greetings.
Scene from “[SPECIAL VIDEO] SEVENTEEN 5th Anniversary '빛나는 5주년(Shining 5th Anniversary)'” · Channel: SEVENTEEN Watch on YouTube
More examples
오랜만이라서 할 말이 많아.
I have a lot to say because it’s been so long.
오랜만에 집에서 혼자 쉬고 싶다.
I want to relax at home by myself for the first time in a long while.
Quick check
What does this mean here?
오랜만
오랜만이네
It’s been a long time.
- A situation in which the speaker meets someone not long after saying goodbye.
- The feeling that a lot of time has passed since seeing someone or doing something.
- A situation in which the speaker greets someone they are meeting for the first time.
- A situation in which the speaker parts again from someone they met every day.
Show the answer
The feeling that a lot of time has passed since seeing someone or doing something.
This is very common in everyday conversation. It naturally appears in expressions such as ‘오랜만이네’, ‘오랜만이야’, and ‘오랜만에’. ‘오랜만’ is more conversational and more frequently used than ‘오래간만’.
Other scenes with this expression
오 오랜만이에요.
Oh, long time no see.
Scene from “[GOING SEVENTEEN 2020] EP.40 돈't Lie Ⅱ #1 (Don't Lie Ⅱ #1)” · Channel: SEVENTEEN Watch on YouTube
More SEVENTEEN scenes
- No.602역시 멋있어요— As expected; just as anticipated.
- No.600열면 되나— Whether simply opening it is enough.
- No.603어색해— Unnatural and uncomfortable.
- No.599역사 좋아요— Past events and the records of those events.
- No.604저 때— That time; a specific point in time that is far away or has already passed
- No.598부었다— Swollen or puffed up in the body or face.
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