Example Sentences#

1. 뭔가 따뜻한 느낌이랄까.¹
   It’s kind of a warm feeling, you might say.
   • 느낌 means ‘feeling’ or ‘sensation’.
   • -이랄까 is a contraction of -이라고 할까, where 이라고 combines 이다 (to be) and the quotative particle 라고, 하다 means ‘to do or say’, and -ㄹ까 is a question ending expressing uncertainty or wonder, often used when the speaker is asking themselves a question. This pattern is used to suggest something indirectly or tentatively, softening the statement, similar to ‘I might say’ or ‘perhaps one could say’.