Level: Idioms and Phrases
Learn Korean with KoreanClass101.com! And through our Idioms and Phrases series you can learn some most commonly used idioms and phrases that might not be so obvious what they mean. In this lesson, we’re talking about “power” and “energy” and how your “energy” can be “blocked,” at least as far as the Korean expression goes. Listen in and find out what “기가 막히다” really means in Korean, and learn in what kind of situations you can use this phrase. While you’re at KoreanClass101.com, don’t forget to leave us a comment.
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This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 at 6:30 pm and is filed under Idioms and Phrases . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
21 Responses to “Idioms and Phrases #10 - Power Jam”
Tuesday at 6:30 pm
여러분, 어떨 때 “기가 막혀요”?
(Everyone, in what situations would you say “기가 막혀”?)
Tuesday at 7:44 pm
그저께 chocolate factory에 갔었는데요
초코 맛이 기가 막혔어요 ㅎㅎ
(I think I heard the phrase used in refererence to taste before…?)
Tuesday at 9:03 pm
오오 .. chocolate factory는 어디에 있는 거예요?
Wednesday at 2:32 am
Is it only me or can other ppl not open the PDF either?
Wednesday at 2:49 am
They’re working for me.
Wednesday at 3:21 am
now it works for me, too
Wednesday at 3:33 am
i love that word but, is there any oder word used by man ?
Wednesday at 9:07 am
rigo
“기가 막혀” is not TOTALLY feminine so you can still use it, but if you’re looking for alternative expressions you can say “어이 없어” but when you use 기가 막히다 in the form of adjectives or adverbs like 기가 막힌 + noun / 기가 막히게 + adjective/adverb , that’s fairly neutral
Wednesday at 9:58 am
저는 십이월 이십오일에 일을 해야해!!
기가 막혀…
Wednesday at 10:02 am
Tom
진짜요?
1월 1일은요?
Wednesday at 1:10 pm
아! 네! 감사 합니다.
저는 12월 25일에 일을 해야 해요. 기가 막혀요!
하지만, 그렇지않아요. 그때 일이 없어요.
Wednesday at 2:23 pm
@Tom
그래요? 25일 출근 해야 하시면, 할 을 없을 거죠?
아니면 그 문장이 예문였어요?
근데 비슷한 남자말 있는지 궁금해!!
Wednesday at 2:47 pm
I read the other comments… now I see “어이 없다”
Thursday at 5:59 am
Speaking 5 Languages?
I… speak:
1. Filipino (Tagalog)
2. English
3. Korean (learning it)
4. Mandarin Chinese (learning it)
5. Japanese (reading, greeting)
6. Latin (formerly learning it)
Is it enough to be the same with the man’s daughter?
Thursday at 12:33 pm
i love love love this phrase. perhaps because “ridiculous” is my favorite english word? hah..
Thursday at 3:58 pm
I just discovered this phrase in my idiom book, and it mentions
기가 차다 has the same meaning
Friday at 12:31 pm
This is phrase
Just say
기가 막히다…!
Monday at 10:39 pm
토요일 밤마다 다른 여자랑 데이트한다고요? 아이, 기가 막혀…
Tuesday at 11:57 am
Daniel
ㅋㅋㅋ 누구 얘기예요? ㅎㅎㅎ
Wednesday at 4:38 am
어, 그냥… 생각하고 있는 사람이 없어요…
Thursday at 1:51 pm
first, thank u for this class cause i learned so much about of this idiom and phrase & how can i get use.
i did try investigate some uses & learned with the dialog i was heared a my friend’s comment she says about the dialog
is like Um-chin-a
what is a contraction of son’s friend of my mother 
i hope that like this word there are many others & its means.
excuse me for my poor & broke english skills
thank u very much!!
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