What 왔 means
It is the contracted past form of 오다, “to come.”
The vowel contraction turns 오 았 into 왔. Korean usually adds a sentence ending, as in 왔어 or 왔어요.
Is 왔 casual or polite?
왔 alone does not mark politeness; the ending does.
왔어 is casual, 왔어요 is polite, and 왔습니다 is formal. With a boss or stranger, 왔어 can sound too familiar.
How do I type 왔?
On a standard two-set Korean keyboard, press d, h, k, then Shiftt.
These keys enter ㅇ, ㅗ, ㅏ, and ㅆ in order; the input method joins ㅗ and ㅏ into ㅘ to form 왔.
왔 itself is neutral; 왔어, 왔어요, and 왔습니다 set the speech level.
왔어 is casual; with a boss or stranger, choose a polite or formal ending.
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsSomeone came or arrived.
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3Worth knowing
- Hangul’s creation was first recorded in 1443; a 1446 guide explained the script’s design and purpose.
- Before Hangul, Korean writers used systems such as idu, hyangchal, and gugyeol, which adapted Chinese characters to represent Korean.
Questions people ask
1Why does 왔 look different in another font?
Different fonts draw the Hangul syllable block with different outlines, but the character and its reading stay the same.
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