고마워 (gomawo) in Korean — what it means and how idols actually say it
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고마워 (gomawo) means thanks. It is the casual thank-you between people who are close. In the 102 idol clips we have scripted, it appears 38 times — here is how it sounds in real speech, not a textbook.
What gomawo means
고마워 = thanks. The forms you will hear most: 고마워, 고마워요, 진짜 고마워.
고마워 in real lines
야 김볶 맛있다 -고마워 승관아 ya gimbok masitda -gomawo seunggwana The fried rice is good -Thank you, SEUNGKWAN — SEVENTEEN, GOING SEVENTEEN — eating cuts (EP.3) · hear this line
고마워 천장에 머리 닿았어 아까 gomawo cheonjange meori daasseo akka Thanks, my head hit the ceiling just now. — SEVENTEEN, GOING SEVENTEEN — top 30 most-viewed cuts (EP.9) · hear this line
고마워 천장에 머리 닿았어 아까 gomawo cheonjange meori daasseo akka Thanks, my head hit the ceiling just now. — SEVENTEEN, GOING SEVENTEEN — back to school cuts (EP.1) · hear this line
어? 생큐, 하나, 어, 고마워 eo? saengkyu, hana, eo, gomawo Oh, thanks. I'll take one. Thank you. — TXT, TO DO X TXT EP.94 — HUENINGKAI's Day 1 · hear this line
How to say it
Three even syllables, go-ma-wo. The last one is short. Check any line with the pronunciation tool.
Casual or polite?
Casual. 고마워요 is polite, 감사합니다 is the formal "thank you".
What it pairs with in our clips
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