"쉬어라!"

Translation: Rest!

[B.StarGirl]

I feel like "Rest up" shouldve been an acceptable answer..

[Sarah610755]

I agree, will flag.

[scrz]

Lol, this sounds like an Argentinian saying "llora" (meaning "cry"in English)

[IceCreamCrackers]

Are you from Argentina?

[BobaBunny5]

I often hear the -라 ending in speech. Is it also commonly spoken as well as written?

[mhin1]

The written speech level (also known as plain speech level) is often intermixed with the casual speech level in spoken Korean. It is used as a way to elevate the speaker and talk down to the listener. Often it is seen as forceful or rude when used colloquially. It is not uncommon to hear people talking to children with this speech level.

[leesan55]

what does sentence ending 라 means? i notice it sometimes means do and sometimes means do not?

[suhandiwiratama]

It means ordering someone to do something. But this is very informal and only can be used by friends to friends, or from boss to their subordinates.

[GiovanniSantucci]

Does this literally mean "be easy"?

[sjeewoo]

Take/Have a rest must be more natural.

[Winston298006]

I recall that Koreans often use the phrase "take a rest" in English.

[D8amx]

What about "Take a break"?

[suhandiwiratama]

I think just "Rest!" is inappropriate. It should be: "Have a rest!"

[DylanMcNai4]

So the ㅟ diphthong sound like it has a w sound in it, but I don't hear it in 쉬. Why is that?