빨리 (ppalli) in Korean — what it means and how idols actually say it
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빨리 (ppalli) means hurry / quickly. It is "hurry up" — the word Korean variety shows run on. In the 102 idol clips we have scripted, it appears 240 times — here is how it sounds in real speech, not a textbook.
What ppalli means
빨리 = hurry / quickly. The forms you will hear most: 빨리 빨리, 빨리 먹어, 빨리 와.
빨리 in real lines
우리가 은근히 밥을 빨리 먹어요. uriga eungeunhi babeul ppalli meogeoyo. We eat quicker than we think. — SEVENTEEN, GOING SEVENTEEN — eating cuts (EP.3) · hear this line
근데 빨리 먹는 건 제가 이깁니다 geunde ppalli meongneun geon jega igimnida I can eat way faster than him though — TXT, TO DO X TXT EP.165 · hear this line
전 이미 늦었습니다 빨리 가십쇼. jeon imi neujeotseumnida ppalli gasipsyo. It's too late already for me Hurry up and go. — Running Man, Zombie special — legend cuts · hear this line
김민규가 - 이찬 이찬 나와 빨리 gimmingyuga - ichan ichan nawa ppalli Kim Mingyu... - Lee Chan, get here quickly. — SEVENTEEN, GOING SEVENTEEN — back to school cuts (EP.1) · hear this line
How to say it
ㅃ is tense and the ㄹㄹ becomes a long l: ppal-li. Doubled 빨리빨리 is the famous Korean "hurry hurry". Check any line with the pronunciation tool.
Casual or polite?
Casual as a command. 빨리 와 (come quick) to friends; 빨리 오세요 to anyone else.
What it pairs with in our clips
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