In this episode of Korean Unnie, you will learn another Korean idiom. It is important to learn and memorize commonly used idioms because it is hard to assume the meaning by just literally translating them. The idiom that we are going to learn today is 발이 넓다.

Words

발 - feet ( Noun )

이 - This ( subject particle )

넓다 - wide ( Adjective )

Phrases

발이 넓다 - literal: has wide feet, Idiom used to describe someone with a lot of connections, or knows a lot of people.

미나는 발이 넓다 - Mina knows a lot of people

여러분은 발이 넓은 사람이예요? - Do you have a lot of connections? ( Informal polite )