Words
으악 | interjection | intermediate |
eek; yikes
An exclamation uttered loudly when the speaker is surprised or surprises someone.
으음 | interjection | none |
mhm; uh-huh
An exclamation uttered when the speaker agrees with and affirms something.
hm; nah
An exclamation uttered when the speaker does not agree with something.
ow; ouch
An exclamation uttered when the speaker feels a pain or ache.
으응 | interjection | none |
mhm; uh-huh; yes
An exclamation as a way of asking the addressee to repeat his/her question or replying affirmatively to a question.
hm
An exclamation uttered when the speaker feels irritated or the speaker does not like something.
으하하 | adverb | none |
with a laughter
A word imitating the sound made when one laughs out loud with one's mouth wide open, or a word describing the scene.
으허허 | adverb | none |
with a laughter
A word imitating the sound made when one laughs out loud with one's mouth open a little, or a word describing the scene.
으흐흐 | adverb | none |
heh heh; fu fu
A word imitating or describing the sound or motion of laughing insidiously.
sob sob
A word imitating or describing the sound or motion of sobbing in sadness.
| postpositional particle | none |
eun
A postpositional particle used to indicate that a certain subject contrasts with something else.
eun
A postpositional particle used to indicate that a certain subject is the topic of a sentence.
eun
A postpositional particle used to indicate an emphasis.
은 | noun | intermediate |
silver
Metal that is used to make precious stones, kitchenware, etc., that is white and smooth.
silver
A word meaning 'silver' or 'made of silver'.
은거 | noun | none |
secluded life
The state of living quietly, hiding from the world.
retirement
The state of leading a leisurely life after resigning from one's public position.
은거하다 | verb | none |
live a secluded life
To live quietly, hiding from the world.
retire
To lead a leisurely life after resigning from one's public position.
은근슬쩍 | adverb | none |
quietly; secretly; by stealth
In such a stealthily manner that something is not noticed.
은근하다 | adjective | none |
constant and slow
Steady but not too strong.
tasteful; delicate
Exquisite.
quiet; secret
Behaving secretly so that others do not notice.
inward
Thinking about something deeply and sincerely even though one does not reveal it.
은근히 | adverb | advanced |
constantly and slowly
Steadily but not too strongly.
tastefully; delicately
Exquisitely.
quietly; secretly
In the manner of behaving secretly so that others do not notice.
inwardly
In the state of thinking about something deeply and sincerely even though one does not reveal it.