There's a surprising new craze in Algeria: K-pop

South Korea has become the surprise soft-power mecca of the 21st century. American music and movies still make loads of money worldwide, but they seem increasingly passé and predictable. It is instead K-pop and Korean dramas that are providing the world with fresh sounds and storylines, catapulting the Korean boy band BTS atop the 2018 Time 100 reader poll.

In fact, Korean cultural exports are getting so popular that they are creating an interest in the Korean language in the most unlikely places. The hallyu, or “Korean Wave,” has crashed into Arabic- and Berber-speaking Algeria, where K-pop fans have started incorporating Korean words into their everyday speech.

Last year, a study (pdf) surveyed members of an Algerian K-pop Facebook group, which claims over 20,000 hallyu devotees. The study, published in the journal Sino-US English Teaching last October, asked fans about their views on Korean language and culture. Of those who responded, 95% said they preferred Korean entertainment to that of other countries; 97% said they wanted to learn Korean; and 93% said they use Korean words and expressions in their “discourse.”

These respondents attested to using dozens of Korean terms in their daily exchanges—usually with fellow fans who would understand the vocabulary, but also “unconsciously” with people who might not. Here’s the list of words these Algerians said they used, collected by the study’s authors:

Aegyo: Cute gestures with kind of baby talk that show innocence

Ahjumma: A honorific nickname for a woman who is at a mother age

Ahjusshi: A honorific nickname for a man who is at a father age

Aigoo: An utterance to show annoyance or frustration

Aiish: A meaningless utterance to show disappointment or bad reaction to something

Ajaaja: When a person wants to support themselves or others, they say “ajaaja!” Appa: Means dad

Andwae: Informal way of saying “it won’t happen!” or “impossible!”

Ani/Anyo: Informal way of saying “no” or “not at all” (as a reply to thanks)

Annyeong: Informal “hi”

Babo: Means “stupid” or “goofy”

Bogoshipeo: Informal “I miss you” (with no subject)

Cheongmal: “For real”

Chingu: Means “friend”

Daebak: A word that expresses impression with someone/something or reaction to a great victory

Dang-yeonhaji: Informal “of course”

Dongseang: Younger brother/sister

Eodi: Informal “where”

Eonni: A girl calls her older sister/friend “eonni”

Hajima: Informal “do not”

Hal-abeoji: Means grandfather

Hul: An utterance that expresses dissatisfaction or awkwardness

Hwaiting: Korean equivalent to “fighting” that is said to show support for oneself or for others (usually comes after “ajaaja!”)

Jebal: Means “please”

Jaljayo: Means “sleep well”

Jalgayo: Literally means “go well” that signifies to “good bye”

Jogeum: Means a little bit of something

Jigeum: Means “now”

Komawo: Informal “thank you” (no subject)

Kaja: Informal “let’s go”

Krae: Means “right” or “yeah”

Kul: Means “honey” and is used to express agreement on a deal or a suggestion

Magnae: The youngest member in a family or in a group

Miahnae: Informal “sorry”

Molla: Informal “I do not know”

Michyeosseo: Means “are you crazy?” (no subject)

Nae: In/formal “yes”

Nan: Means “me”

Omma: Means mom

Omo: Korean equivalent to OMG (Oh My God)

Oppa: If a girl calls a boy “oppa”, he is either her older brother or her boyfriend or her close friend.

Ppalli: Means “quickly” or “be fast!”

Saeng-ilchugha: Informal “happy birthday”

Saranghae: Means “I love you” (no subject)

Sasaeng: Once a fan is called “sasaeng”, it means they are dangerous as they invade stars’ privacy. Sasaengs are too obsessed that they are known for their ability to kidnap stars.

Satoori: Rural dialect spoken in South Korean countryside

Shirheo: In Korean, the sounds “s” and “sh” are symbolized with the same letter ( ᄉ). “I do not want to” or “I dislike this” in English equals the word “shireo” in Korean.

Tsundere: A warm-hearted person who acts cold and charismatic from outside

Wae: Informal “why?”

Yagsok: Means “promise”

Yeppuda: Means “beautiful”

Of course, this doesn’t mean that everyone in Algeria is suddenly tossing around words like “yeppuda.” The survey specifically asked the opinions of known Koreaphiles. But if this is happening in a significant way in Algeria—a country with low levels of internet penetration and no historical affinity with Korea—you can be sure hallyu is slowly spreading across the whole planet.