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역시 (yeoksi) in Korean — what it means and how idols actually say it

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역시 (yeoksi) means as expected / of course. It is "knew it" — praise that sounds like a prediction coming true. In the 102 idol clips we have scripted, it appears 27 times — here is how it sounds in real speech, not a textbook.

What yeoksi means

역시 = as expected / of course. The forms you will hear most: 역시!, 역시 형, 역시나.

역시 in real lines

야 권호시 역시 돈't Lie다. ya gwonhosi yeoksi don't Lieda. Hey, I knew Kwon Hoshi was that 'Don't Lie' type of guy — SEVENTEEN, GOING SEVENTEEN — mafia game cuts (EP.2) · hear this line
역시나 힘 있는 자만이 살아남지! yeoksina him inneun jamani saranamji! Sure enough, only the strong survive! — BOYNEXTDOOR, WHAT? DOOR! EP.37 — a day as Korean office workers · hear this line
1분 1분 - 역시 로하 공주야~ 1bun 1bun - yeoksi roha gongjuya~ One minute, one minute -As expected of Princess IROHA! — ILLIT, SUPER ILLIT EP.7 — welcome to the ILLIT kingdom · hear this line
역시 세븐틴입니다 아침부터 소고기를 yeoksi sebeuntinimnida achimbuteo sogogireul As expected, Mr. SEVENTEEN is cooking beef in the morning — SEVENTEEN, GOING SEVENTEEN — eating cuts (EP.3) · hear this line

How to say it

The ㄱ before ㅅ makes the ㅅ tense: 역씨, yeok-ssi. Check any line with the pronunciation tool.

Casual or polite?

Neutral, works in any register. 역시 너야 ("that's so you") is a common compliment.

What it pairs with in our clips

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