[LIVEZOOM 5/6] Words that Describe Koreans/Funny Korean Words/Korean Words Difficult to Translate

Here is another zoom Korean class with Dongdongs! Today we look at a number of Korean words for daily use.

Words

똥배 - beer belly ( Noun )

빨리빨리 - phrase showing the fast pace that Koreans conduct many transactions ( Noun )

정 - fondness , attachment ( Noun )

정이 없다 - having no attachment to things ( Adjective )

정이 많아요 - having a lot of attachment to a particular thing ( Adjective )

정들다 - become attached ( Infinitive Verb )

정 떨어지다 - to lose attachment ( Infinitive Verb )

고운 정 - a loving attachment ( Noun )

미운 정 - become attached after a fight ( Noun )

밥 - rice ( Noun )

밥 약속 - dinner reservation , lunch reservation ( Noun )

밥심 - rice power ( Noun )

눈물 - tears ( Noun )

물티슈 - wet wipes ( Noun )

칼답 - short answers ( Noun )

물개 - seal ( Noun )

술배 - alcoholic ( Noun )

왕감자 - King potatos ( Noun )

고구마 - sweet potato ( Noun )

답답하다 - suffocating feeling , phrase used to describe the discomfort from a difficult situation ( Adjective )

아쉬워 - Its too bad , phrase used to show regret ( Noun )

시원해 - refreshing and cool ( Adjective )

해장국 - Haechang-guk : Korean food with hot soup ( Noun )

Phrases

고운 정 미운정 다 들었어 - we have gone through thick and thin with each other ( Informal casual )

언재 밥 한번 먹자 - phrase meaning lets meet each other soon. ( Informal casual )

밥 약속 잡자 - lets make a lunch/dinner reservation ( Informal casual )

눈치 보다 - be considerate of others

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