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How To Say I Had A Dream in Korean

꿈 꿨어요

[ggum ggwosseoyo]
I had a dream

Basic form : 꿈 꾸다
반말(informal non-honorific) form : 꿈 꿨어
Negative form with 해요 speech style : 꿈 안꿨어요

꿈 means ‘dream’ as a noun and 꾸다 means ‘dream’ as a verb. It seems 꾸다 can be used alone but native Koreans use them together in almost time. 꾸다 is not 100% natural sometimes to mean ‘to dream’.

꿈 = Dream

Very interestingly, 꿈 is really similar to an English word ‘dream’. It describes dream that you have while you are sleeping and also dream that you wish for your future. It seems like almost cultures consider ‘dream’ is something we imagine. I always found this word so romantic and poetic in a lot of languages.

제 꿈은 외국에서 사는거예요
My dream is living in a foreign country

How To Use

A: 어제 나쁜 꿈 꿨어요
I had a bad dream last night
B: 그냥 꿈이니까 신경쓰지 마세요
It’s just a dream, don’t mind it.

A: 기분 좋은 일 있어요?
Something good happened?
B: 되게 좋은 꿈 꿨어요
I had a great dream last night

A: 제 꿈은 돌이 되는거예요!
My dream is becoming a stone!
B: 멋진 꿈이네요!
That’s an amazing dream!