Dictionary — Entry No. 0351
다시
dasi · adverb
다시
dasi
[DAH-shee]
adverbbeginner
Meaning
다시 means ‘again’ or ‘once more,’ expressing a return to a previous action or state with clear intention. It carries a sense of purposeful repetition and frequently appears in contexts of reunion, retry, and heartfelt longing throughout Korean media.
K-Pop & K-Drama Context
다시 is the word of reunion in K-drama: ‘다시 만나자’ (let’s meet again) is an emotionally charged farewell line heard across countless series. NewJeans’ ‘Ditto’ captures the same feeling of wanting to relive a precious moment, and Crash Landing on You’s finale turns 다시 into the emotional spine of the entire story.
Example Sentences
다시 한번 해봐.
Dasi hanbeon haebwa.
Try it one more time. (encouraging tone; 다시 한번 is a fixed phrase meaning ‘once more’)
다시 돌아와.
Dasi dorawa.
Come back again. / Come back to me. (emotional plea; ubiquitous in heartbreak scenes)
다시 시작하자.
Dasi sijakaja.
Let’s start over. (used for both strained relationships and a task you want to redo from scratch)
⚠️ Don’t use dasi when…
다시 (deliberate repetition or return) and 또 (tto, additive ‘again/also’) are commonly confused. ‘다시 해’ means do it again on purpose; ‘또 해?’ sounds more like ‘you’re doing it again?’ with mild exasperation. Swapping them in a heartfelt ‘다시 만나자’ context would feel tonally wrong.
🎵 Heard In
- K-Drama: Crash Landing on You (사랑의 불시착) — ‘다시 만날 수 있을까?’ (Can we really meet again?) is the emotional core of the finale, making 다시 inseparable from the series.
- K-Pop: NewJeans — Ditto
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