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How do you say "its been a while" in Korean?
오랜만이야
oraenmaniya
In Korean, "its been a while" is 오랜만이야 (oraenmaniya).
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Pronunciation
"Oraenmaniya" is one long word for an English speaker, so break it into oh-raen-mah-nee-yah and keep the middle syllables even.
Writing and usage
오랜만이야 is written using hangul. It's a phrase, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
its been a while
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How to remember 오랜만이야
Oraen sounds like "oh, rain" — oh, it's been raining so long since we last met, oraenmaniya.
Related words
- good morning 좋은 아침입니다 joeun achimipnida
- good afternoon 안녕하세요 annyeonghaseyo
- good evening 안녕하세요 annyeonghaseyo
- good night 안녕히 주무세요 annyeonghi jumuseyo
- how is it going 어떻게 되고 있나요? eotteoke doego itnayo?
- whats up 무슨 일이야 museun iriya
- how have you been 잘 지냈어? jal jinaesseo?
- its nice outside today 오늘 밖이 좋아 oneul bakki joa
- the weather is nice 날씨가 좋다 nalssiga jota
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Questions about 오랜만이야
How do you pronounce 오랜만이야?
"Oraenmaniya" is one long word for an English speaker, so break it into oh-raen-mah-nee-yah and keep the middle syllables even.
Is 오랜만이야 formal or casual?
오랜만이야 is a common everyday expression. Context and tone of voice matter more than the words themselves for how formal it sounds.
How is 오랜만이야 written in Korean?
오랜만이야 is written using hangul. Romanised, it reads as oraenmaniya.
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"Its been a while" in other languages
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