Binge-watching, Binge-eating | How to express ‘Binge’ in Korean!

On weekends, we sometimes end up binge-eating and binge-watching Netflix, right? 😝Or maybe we just catch up on sleep! Let’s learn how to express ‘Binge’ in Korean 🌸


Let’s dive in!

Binge-watching, Binge-eating, Binge-sleeping .. etc

To express ‘binge’ in Korean, there are a few different ways depending on the verb.
For binge-watching and binge-sleeping, you can use ‘몰다.’


‘몰다’ basically means ‘to gather’ or ‘to corner,’ which aligns with the concept of bingeing.
We combine ‘몰다’ with verbs like ‘to watch’ and ‘to sleep’ using 아/어/해서!



Binge- watching : 몰아서 보다
Binge- sleeping : 몰아서 자다
To do it all at once : 몰아서 하다




✨ Let’s take a look examples!✨


I spent the whole weekend binge-watching that new series.
– 주말 내내 그 새로운 드라마를 몰아서 봤어
* “내내” means “throughout” or “all the way through.”


We ended up binge-watching three seasons in one night.
– 우리 하룻밤만에 세 시즌을 몰아서 봤어.


Work hard during the week, and catch up on sleep over the weekend.
– 평일에 열일하고 주말에 몰아서 자.
* “열일” is an abbreviation for “열심히 일하다”


Some people say that sleeping in one go isn’t good.
– 몰아서 자는 게 안 좋다고 말하는 사람도 있어


I’m going to do all my cleaning at once this weekend.
– 이번 주말에 청소 몰아서 할거야
* You can also say 몰아서 끝낼거야(to finish!)


I‘m planning to do all my assignments at once on Sunday.
– 일요일에 과제 몰아서 할려고~

To express binge-eating or binge-drinking in Korean,
we use the words 폭식 (binge-eating) and 과음 (binge-drinking), combined with the verb 하다 (to do).


Binge- eating : 폭식하다
Binge- drinking : 과음하다

✨ Let’s take a look examples!✨

I drank too much yesterday, so I’m struggling today.
– 어제 과음해서 오늘 힘들어


I binge-ate all night
– 밤새 폭식했어…


I binge-drank yesterday, and now I have a bad hangover..
– 어제 과음해서 지금 숙취가 너무 심해 ㅜㅜ (죽겠다!!)


I binge on snacks. I really need to stop this binge-eating, but it’s hard.
– 나는 간식을 폭식해. 폭식 진짜 끊어야 하는데 힘들다


They binge-drank until they couldn’t remember anything from the night.
– 걔들은 기억이 안 날 때까지 과음했어.

* We also say 필름 끊기다!! which means to “black out” haha
-> 어제 과음해서 필름 끊겼어 (I binge-drank yesterday and blacked out.)

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