Want to guess where this Korean word came from?

Here’s a fun Korean contraction that your Korean friends might know where it came from: 마찬가지 마찬가지 means “the same case” or “no different”. And it actually came from 마치 + 한 가지. 마치 = as if, almost like 한 가지 = one kind, one type, one thing So it means that there’s no difference between two situations, cases, or conditions. Here are a few sample sentences to help you understand its usage better. 저도 마찬가지예요. = It’s the same case for me. 공짜나 마찬가지예요. = It’s almost as good as free of charge. = It’s a steal. 모르기는 저도 마찬가지예요. = I don’t know, either. 이미 이긴 거나 마찬가지였어요. = It was almost like I had already won. 너도 마찬가지야! = You’re no different!