{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Korean Unpacked","title":"#107: 보고 싶어: Unpacking the Korean Way to Say “I Want” (and “I Miss You”)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1579,"description":"Most learners meet -고 싶어요 early: “I want to.” Simple. Then the dramas start - 보고 싶어, 보고 싶었어, 보고 싶을 거야 - and the subtitles keep saying something else.\nThis episode unpacks how Korean says what it wants: casually, politely, honestly, and quietly to itself - and how “I want to see you” becomes one of the most-heard lines in K-drama.\n\nIn this episode, you’ll explore:\nHow to say “I want to…” in everyday Korean\nWhy Korean doesn’t need a word for “miss”\nHow 보고 싶어 changes in a reunion, a farewell, and a late-night phone call\nThree ways to say “I don’t want to” - and how they feel different\nThe soft, polite way to say “I’d like to…” in shops, cafés and on the phone\nThe wishes Koreans say only to themselves\nThis episode is for learners at every level - and for anyone who has ever wondered why the subtitle didn’t match the words.\n\n✨ Free Live Webinar - This Thursday\n\nIf you know some Korean but freeze when it’s time to speak, join me this Thursday.\nYou Know Some Korean. So Why Can’t You Speak It Yet?\nA free live webinar for learners who know some Korean - words, dramas, apps - but freeze when it’s time to actually say something.\nWe’ll look at why knowing Korean and speaking it can feel so far apart. Then we’ll walk into a Korean café together: you’ll understand a real exchange, notice how it works, and by the end, order a drink you actually want - in Korean. You don’t need to read Hangul comfortably, and if you’ve studied before, there’s a challenge for you too.\n📅 Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 1:00 PM CET\n👉 Save your free spot: https://www.joaacademy.com/free-korean-training \n\n⭐ Rate Korean Unpacked\n\nIf you’ve been enjoying Korean Unpacked, leaving a rating on your podcast app really helps more Korean learners find the show.\n\nConnect\n🌐 Website: https://www.joaacademy.com/\n📸 Instagram: @korean.joaacademy\n🎧 Podcast: Korean Unpacked - available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all major platforms\n📝 Read this episode on Substack: @ Korean Joa Academy","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/eGs2Ub-R4FewgFVGmq9OQPMrcb69Q4e7MjprPdR6cXg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82Yzc4/YzRkMmNiMGFhNTg5/MDJhN2RlNTg1ZDg3/NDI3ZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}