Film · Beginner · Oct 16, 2026
우리 다시 시작하자
u-ri da-si si-jak-ha-ja
“Let's start again”
Example line · Korean romance film, final scene
Word by word
The line, explained
This is the kind of line a film saves for its last scene: two people, a long pause, and then one of them says it. Three words, each worth knowing.
우리 means 'we' or 'us' — but it does more work than the English word. Koreans use 우리 where English uses 'my' for anything shared or close: 우리 집 (our house), 우리 학교 (our school), 우리 엄마 (our mum, even if you have no siblings). So when a character says 우리 to one other person, they are already drawing a circle around the two of them.
다시 is 'again'. Korean adverbs like this go right before the verb, so 다시 시작하다 is 'start again'. You will see 다시 in countless song titles and lyrics, usually attached to meeting, loving, or beginning.
시작하자 is 시작하다, 'to start', with the ending -자: 'let's'. Any verb stem + 자 gives you a casual suggestion. 가자 — let's go. 먹자 — let's eat. 하자 — let's do it. It is friendly and a little bold; it assumes the other person is on your side.
Put together: 우리 다시 시작하자 — 'let's start again, us'. The grammar is beginner-level. The feeling is not, which is exactly why films end on it.
Grammar · -자
“let's …”
Verb stem + 자 is the casual 'let's'. 가자 (let's go), 먹자 (let's eat), 시작하자 (let's start). It is for friends and equals; to a boss or elder you would say -ㅂ시다 or, more naturally, -(으)실래요? instead.
- 가자!Let's go!
- 같이 먹자.Let's eat together.
- 내일 다시 보자.Let's meet again tomorrow.
Why it hits
우리 (we) is one of the most Korean words there is. Koreans say 우리 나라 (our country), 우리 엄마 (our mum — even an only child), 우리 집 (our house). In a romance, 우리 said by one person to another is already a small promise.
Practice
Make it yours
Swap one word and the line becomes your own.
우리 다시 시작하자
Let's start again
Quick check
How would you say 'Let's eat' casually in Korean?