[Korean Culture & Language] School Years

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The following video is titled: ‘학창 시절에 날 괴롭히던 일진이 배라 알바를 하고 있다면?’

‘학창’ means ‘school year(s)’ or ‘school day(s)’

‘시절’ means days (usually used for past tense ‘back in the days’)

Ex) 우리 학창 시절에 자주 가던 저 분식집 기억 해?

Do you remember that snack bar that we used to go to all the time throughout our school years?


‘날’ is an abbreviation for ‘나를,’ which means ‘me’

ex) 민수가 나를 찾았어?

Did Min-Su look for me?


‘괴롭히던’ means ‘used to bully’
Ex) 저 아이들이 나를 괴롭히던 애들이야.
They are the ones who used to bully me.


‘일진’means ‘the bully/bullies’
ex) 수진이 고등학생 때 일진이었대
I heard that Su-Jin used to be a bully in high school.


‘배라’ is an abbreviation for ‘배스킨라빈스,’ which means ‘Baskin Robbins’.
ex) 너는 ‘배라’에서 가장 좋아하는 메뉴 뭐야?
Which of the ‘Baskin Robbins’ flavors is your favorite?


‘알바’ is an abbreviation for ‘아르바이트,’ which means ‘part-time job’ in Konglish. The term originated from the German word ’Arbeit,' which means ‘labor’.


‘하고‘means ‘do’


‘있다면?’ means ‘what if?’

ex) 너 남자친구가 바람 핀다면 어떻게 할거야? 용서할 수 있어?
What if your boyfriend cheats on you? Would you forgive him?


So, the title ‘학창 시절에 날 괴롭히던 일진이 배라 알바를 하고 있다면?’ means ‘What if you came across a bully who used to bully you in school and now works at Baskin Robbins?’

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