더 글로리 EP1Revenge is mine
What they said복수는 나의 것bok-su-neun na-ui geot
Textbook would say복수는 저의 것입니다bok-su-neun jeo-ui geos-im-ni-da
Moon Dong-eun's chilling declaration. 나의 (my, casual) vs 저의 (my, humble). No copula at the end — just "revenge, my thing." The deliberate incompleteness makes it more menacing. This is literary Korean, not conversational.
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더 글로리 EP4It's because of you
What they said너 때문이야neo ttae-mun-i-ya
Textbook would say당신 때문입니다dang-sin ttae-mun-im-ni-da
Accusatory finger-pointing. 너 (you, casual/rude) vs 당신 (you, formal). 이야 (casual copula) vs 입니다 (formal copula). In real confrontation, nobody uses formal speech — it would sound sarcastic.
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더 글로리 EP8This is just the beginning
What they said이제 시작이야i-je si-jak-i-ya
Textbook would say이제 시작입니다i-je si-jak-im-ni-da
Dong-eun's revenge is warming up. 이야 (casual "it is") vs 입니다 (formal). The casual ending makes it personal and threatening — it's not an announcement, it's a promise directed at someone.
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더 글로리 EP12Sleep well, Yeon-jin
What they said잘 자, 연진아jal ja yeon-jin-a
Textbook would say안녕히 주무세요, 연진 씨an-nyeong-hi ju-mu-se-yo yeon-jin ssi
Deceptively warm. 잘 자 (sleep well, casual) vs 안녕히 주무세요 (sleep well, honorific). Adding ~아 after a name is intimate — using it with an enemy is deliberate psychological warfare. 주무세요 is the honorific form of 자다 (to sleep).
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