How to Say “I saw the story you posted” in Korean

네가 올린 스토리 봤어

nega ollin seutori bwasseo

Situation: Friends & social mediaLevel: Intermediate (TOPIK 3–4)

Meaning

I saw the story you posted. (casual)

올리다 means “to post”. 올린 is the adnominal past form modifying the noun: “the story that you posted”. A handy line for reacting to a friend’s post.

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Syllables: 9 · Words: 4

Said aloud, it sounds like [네가 올린 스토리 봐써].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
네가
네	ㄴ+ㅔ	ne
가	ㄱ+ㅏ	ga
올린
올	ㅇ+ㅗ+ㄹ	ol
린	ㄹ+ㅣ+ㄴ	lin
스토리
스	ㅅ+ㅡ	seu
토	ㅌ+ㅗ	to
리	ㄹ+ㅣ	ri
봤어
봤	ㅂ+ㅘ+ㅆ	[봐] bwa
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	[써] sseo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Linking: when a syllable ending in a consonant (patchim) is followed by a syllable that starts with a vowel, the consonant moves over to the next syllable. 봤어 → [봐써]

Style: Casual (반말)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

No -요 at the end. Used with close friends, younger people and family; avoid it with strangers and elders.

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
보다	verb	to see, to watch	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “네가 올린 스토리 봤어” mean?

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Answer: I saw the story you posted. (casual)

Question 2 How do you say “I saw the story you posted. (casual)” in Korean?

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Answer: 네가 올린 스토리 봤어 nega ollin seutori bwasseo

Question 3 How is “네가 올린 스토리 봤어” pronounced?

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Answer: [네가 올린 스토리 봐써]

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