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Pronunciation
lattenun-maleeya
Definition (meaning)
When I was your age,
back in my days
This phrase is often used when 꼰대(condescending old man) says their old days to teach you.
Sometimes, English sentence — “Latte is horse” instead of this phrase. Because latte sounds 라떼 and Literally, 말이야 means ‘it is a horse’. This is a kind of parody.
Definition in Korean (뜻)
“라떼는 말이야”는 꼰대들이 자주 쓰는 “나때는 말이야”를 비꼬는 용도로 사용된다.
이 문장은 때때로 영어 문장 “Latte is horse”로 패러디 되기도 한다.