팔짱을 끼다 (pal-jjang-eul ggi-da) – link arms with (somebody)/fold or cross one’s arms If you realise, there are two (quite) different meanings to this phrase. This phrase is a little tricky because it depends very much who your subject(s) is(are).…
얼굴이 빨개지다 (eol-goo-ri bbal-ggae-ji-da) – (face) to blush/flush This phrase can be used to describe embarrassment and anger, which are the two most common emotions and expressions. For embarrassment, the context would most probably be more than enough. But if…
목이 마르다 (mo-gi ma-reu-da) – my throat is dry/I’m thirsty When you have a sore throat, you would say 목이 아프다/목이 아파. When you’re thirsty, or when you’re having some sort of discomfort because your throat is dry, you will…
간지럽다 (gan-ji-reob-da) – itchy Example: 코에 호추 때문에 좀 간지러워서 너무 짜증이 나. My nose is a little itchy because of pepper so I’m really irritated. In some way, you can also use 간지럽다 to describe how you are getting…
~대로 (dae-ro) – as one (experienced as) This particle has been introduced in [Grammar] ~는 대로 but in conjunction with others. So I just wanted to talk about this particle to show how it can be attached to any verb to…
다시피 (da-si-pi) – as you… This word is usually used to describe situations such as “as you see”, “as you know”, etc. Examples: 우리 알다시피 엄마는 다음 주에 할머니 댁으로 가고 일주일 동안 잘거야. As we know, Mom will be…
조차 (jo-cha) – (not) even This particle is quite similar to ~도 but 조차 can only be used in conjunction with negation. 조차 is almost always attached only to nouns. Also, you would have to add negatory particles like 없다, ~지…
~만하다 (~ma-na-da) – as big/small/tall/short as… You would use this when you want to compare two subjects in terms of size or height. ~만하다 is not to be confused with ~을/ㄹ 만하다 or ~(기)만 하다. They have very different meanings. Examples: 내…
~을/ㄹ 뿐이다 (~eul/ri-eul bbun-i-da) – just/only this (verb) This is quite similar to 만 (for nouns). You can attach ~을/ㄹ 뿐이다 to verbs to emphasise on the action. For past tense, the 았/었/였/했 rule applies. Examples: 지금은 진짜 피곤해서 빨리 집으로…
