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April 3, 2021
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We all know that feeling of excitement when your close ones text you, or the feeling of disappointment when they don’t respond to your messages. You could pretty much use one word to express any emotion in Korean, but if you want to spice it up a little bit or appear sophisticated, try some of these expressions out.

You might have a rough idea of how to say "I'm happy" or "I'm sad" in Korean, but what if you want to express various levels of happiness or depression? I've compiled a list of different ways to express emotions in Korean. I’ve also included the English meanings and how to pronounce them.
Emotions in Korean

No.

English Phrase

Korean Phrase

1

Emotions  

감정

2

Facial Expression

 표정

3

Feelings

기분

4

 Feel good

 좋다

5

 Not feel good

별로다 / 좋지 않다

6

Feel bad

나쁘다

7

 Joy

기쁨

8

Share one's joy 

기쁨을 나누다

9

 Sadness

슬픔

10

Deep sadness

깊은 슬픔

11

Anger

분노

12

Angry

화나다

13

 Fear

공포

14

Glad

기쁘다

15

Pleasant

  즐겁다

16

Excited

신나다 

17

 Sad

 슬프다

18

 Heartbroken

 가슴아프다

19

 Hate

싫다

20

Like

좋아하다 

21

 Dislike

싫어하다 / 미워하다 

22

Happy

행복하다 

23

  Unhappy

불행하다

24

Lonely

외롭다

25

  Pitiful

불쌍하다 / 가엾다

26

Worrisome

 걱성스럽다

27

  Funny

재미있다

28

Interesting

재밌다

29

Not interesting

재미없다

30

No fun 

노잼

31

Very no fun

 핵노잼

32

 Boring

지루하다

33

 Irritating / Annoying

짜증스럽다

34

Disgusting

역겹다 

35

 Satisfied

만족스럽다

36

 Not satisfied

불만족스럽다

37

 Relaxed

시원하다

38

 Frustrated

답답하다

39

 Comfortable

편안하다

40

 Uncomfortable

불안하다

41

 Surprised

놀라다

42

 Nervous

긴장하다

43

 Embarrassed

당황스럽다

44.

 Afraid

무섭다/두렵다

45

Thankful

고맙다 

46

To feel Sorry

미안하다

47

To feel glad

반갑다

48

Miss

그립다

49

 Envious

부럽다 

50

 Jealous

질투하다

51

 Ashamed / Shy

부끄럽다 

Sometimes, it is difficult to express our feelings in Korean or to make sentences in Korean. Now you can easily make sentences and convey your feelings in Korean with this useful word list. It's very useful and practical for Korean learners who are trying to understand difficult words as well as improve their conversation skill by creating sentences using them.

So now you'll know how to express emotion by choice of sentence structure, and some basic words describing the emotion.

If you have any suggestions or questions. Comment down below.

  • Hello, I think there is a mistake in the 19th row, the translation for the word “hate” is written 삻다 not 싫다. Have a nice day and thank you.

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