Korean phrases / Workplace Korean
제가 착각했습니다
je-ga chak-gak-haet-seum-ni-da
“I was mistaken / I misremembered”
🏷️ Close friendsWhy Koreans say it this way
착각 = mistaken impression. Softer than 잘못했습니다 — for wrong assumptions rather than wrongdoing.
From: Apologies & smoothing things over