Hello, everyone who is building up your Korean a little every day! This is Vijob. 😊
When living in Korea, unfamiliar words often pop up suddenly in the news, notices, and conversations. Memorizing only the meaning of a word can make it easy to forget, but learning it with short example sentences helps you remember much longer.
Today, let’s learn three words that you often encounter in real life. Check the pronunciation too and read them aloud with us! 👇
📌 얼룩지다
To become stained means to become stained or marked. You can use it when something gets dirty or has color transferred onto it, such as clothes, paper, or the floor.
Pronunciation: eol-luk-jji-da
Example: 커피 때문에 옷이 얼룩졌어요. (My clothes got stained because of coffee.)
📌 얼떨떨하다
Being bewildered describes feeling flustered by an unexpected event or not knowing what to do because many things are complicated.
Pronunciation: eol-tteol-tteol-ha-da
Example: 갑자기 좋은 소식을 들어서 얼떨떨했어요. (I felt dazed after hearing such good news all of a sudden.)
📌 얼얼하다
numb and tingling is used when something is so spicy or strong that it stings your tongue and hurts.
Pronunciation: eo-reol-ha-da
Example: 매운 음식을 먹어서 입이 얼얼해요. (I ate spicy food, so my mouth feels numb and stinging.)
All the words you learned today are short, but they are expressions you can often come across in real Korean. When you learn the meaning, pronunciation, and example sentence together for each word, your reading and listening skills will naturally improve.
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