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How to Say “I’ve already watched it three times” in Korean

이미 세 번이나 봤어요

imi se beonina bwasseoyo

Situation: K-cultureLevel: Intermediate (TOPIK 3–4)

Meaning

I’ve already watched it three times.

이나 stresses that the number of times is large. 세 번 uses a native Korean number to count occurrences.

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

Syllables: 9 · Words: 4

Said aloud, it sounds like [이미 세 버니나 봐써요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
이미
이	ㅇ+ㅣ	i
미	ㅁ+ㅣ	mi
세	ㅅ+ㅔ	se
번이나
번	ㅂ+ㅓ+ㄴ	[버] beo
이	ㅇ+ㅣ	[니] ni
나	ㄴ+ㅏ	na
봤어요
봤	ㅂ+ㅘ+ㅆ	[봐] bwa
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	[써] sseo
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

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. 번이 → [버니]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

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

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
이미	adverb	already	TOPIK level 2
보다	verb	to see, to watch	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “이미 세 번이나 봤어요” mean?

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Answer: I’ve already watched it three times

Question 2 How do you say “I’ve already watched it three times” in Korean?

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Answer: 이미 세 번이나 봤어요 imi se beonina bwasseoyo

Question 3 How is “이미 세 번이나 봤어요” pronounced?

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Answer: [이미 세 버니나 봐써요]

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