Talk To Me In Korean

You will notice that many short Korean sentences have the exact same word repeated at the beginning and at the end. Why is that? It’s partially for emphasis and partially for the overall balance of the sentence.

Here are the examples used in this video.
콜라 줄까, 콜라? (Do you want some coke?)
숙제 다 했어, 숙제? (Did you finish your homework?)
열쇠 어디 있어, 열쇠? (Where is the key?)
창문 닫아, 창문! (Close the window.)
빨리 와, 빨리! (Come on over. Hurry!)
7번 눌러, 7번. (Press number 7.)

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