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# 16 Korean Acronyms to Spice up Your Text Messages
- URL: https://blog.lingodeer.com/korean-acronyms/
- Published: 2022-04-08T02:56:45.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-03T03:19:59.000Z
- Author: Hyeon Yeong
- Tags: Korean Words and Expressions, learn korean, Learn Languages, #Migrated-1785499243338, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-31 12:01

When chatting in Korean, have you ever come across short texts that look like parts of [Korean characters](https://blog.lingodeer.com/korean-alphabet-hangul/) and don't know what they mean? Don't worry, they are just like BTW, FYI, IDK, LOL in English which often confuse language learners. Perhaps there is some truth in saying **it's not until you understand the acronyms in a new language that you truly acquire that language**.

While I'm sure you'll gradually learn these acronyms as you [progress in Korean learning](https://blog.lingodeer.com/learn-korean/), in this article, I'll present you with 16 most often used Korean acronyms to help you get familiar with them in advance!

Now let's start!

**Basics**

| Acronym | English      | Korean |
| ------- | ------------ | ------ |
| **ㅇㅇ**  | Yes          | 응응     |
| **ㄴㄴ**  | No           | 노노     |
| **ㅇㅋ**  | Ok           | 오케이    |
| **ㄱㅅ**  | Thank you    | 감사     |
| **ㅁㄹ**  | I don't know | 몰라     |
| **ㄱㄱ**  | Go go        | 고고     |
| **ㄱㄷ**  | Wait         | 기달     |

**Greetings**

| Acronym | English | Korean |
| ------- | ------- | ------ |
| **ㅎㅇ**  | Hi      | 하이     |
| **ㅂㅂ**  | Bye-bye | 바이바이   |

**Emotions**

| Acronym | English                     | Korean |
| ------- | --------------------------- | ------ |
| **ㄷㄷ**  | Shocked (amazement or fear) | 덜덜     |
| **ㅋㅋㅋ** | LOL                         | 크크크    |
| **ㅎㅎㅎ** | hahaha (laughing sound)     | 하하하    |
| **ㄲㅈ**  | Go away                     | 꺼져     |
| **ㄷㅊ**  | Shut up                     | 닥쳐     |

**Questions** 

| Acronym | English | Korean |
| ------- | ------- | ------ |
| **ㅇ?**  | Why?    | 왜?     |
| **ㅇㄷ**  | Where?  | 어디     |

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