Korean word

팔로우하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationpallouhada

Meaning

  • verbfollow

Example

그 계정을 팔로우했어요.keu kye jeong eul pal lo u hae sseo yo

I followed that account.

Illustration for 팔로우하다 (follow)

More examples

그 가수를 팔로우하고 있어요.keu ka su reul pal lo u ha go i sseo yo

I am following that singer.

Core concept

A speaker adds another person or page to a feed or subscription list so that the account's posts become visible.

Common phrases

  • 계정을 팔로우하다kye jeong eul pal lo u ha da

    follow an account

  • 유명인을 팔로우하다yu myeong i neul pal lo u ha da

    follow a celebrity

  • 좋아하는 계정을 팔로우하다cho a ha neun kye jeong eul pal lo u ha da

    follow a favorite account

Similar words

구독하다kudokada: Subscribing to a channel or account brings its new updates to a personal feed.
친구 추가하다chingu chugahada: Adding someone to a social media friend list enables direct contact and message exchanges.

Definition in Korean

다른 사람이나 페이지를 자신의 피드나 구독 목록에 추가하여 그 사람의 게시물이 보이게 하는 동사.ta reun sa ra mi na pe i ji reul cha si nui pi deu na ku dok mong no ge chu ga ha yeo keu sa ra mui ke si mu ri po i ge ha neun tong sa

Word origin

This is a Korean verb formed from the English loanword follow plus hada, a productive way to name online actions.

Usage tips

  • The word is useful when describing social media choices, while adding someone as a friend can imply a more mutual relationship in English.

Opposites

  • 언팔로우하다eonpallouhadaunfollowverb

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