1. What does it mean?

왤케 compresses 왜 이렇게. It asks why something is a certain way, but can also work as an expressive exclamation about how strong a quality feels.

Also written or said as 왜케, waelke

2. The nuance

It can introduce praise or a complaint. In formal writing use 왜 이렇게; the clipped spelling alone does not tell you whether the speaker is angry.

3. Examples

“오늘 하늘 왤케 맑아? 사진 찍고 싶네.”

Why is the sky so clear today? I want to take a picture.

“가방이 왤케 무겁지? 책을 너무 넣었나?”

Why is my bag so heavy? Did I pack too many books?

Related words

Sources

Wiktionary

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