day 65inner feelings

inner feelings

Use -으련만 (would …, but sadly: 가까이 살면 좋으련만) to sigh over what can’t be, and talk about the feelings people hide: 내심, 담담하다, 동경, 눈총, 노여움, 들뜨다, 맥이 빠지다.

today’s words

• 꺼림칙하다 kkeorimchikada · uneasy, have a bad feeling
• 내심 naesim · inwardly, at heart
• 내키다 naekida · feel like (doing), be willing
• 넋 neok · soul, spirit (넋을 잃다: be dazed)
• 노여움 noyeoum · anger (of an elder), displeasure
• 노하다 nohada · be angry (an elder, formal)
• 눈물겹다 nunmulgyeopda · heartbreaking, moving to tears
• 눈초리 nunchori · look (in the eyes), glance
• 눈총 nunchong · a glare (눈총을 주다 / 받다)
• 담담하다 damdamhada · calm, composed
• 당혹 danghok · bewilderment, embarrassment
• 동경 donggyeong · longing, admiration
• 동요 dongyo · shaking; unrest
• 동정 dongjeong · sympathy, pity
• 들뜨다 deultteuda · be excited, be on a high
• 딱하다 ttakada · sorry, pitiful (of a situation)
• 떨치다 tteolchida · shake off (worries, fear)
• 로맨틱 romaentik · romantic
• 만끽 mankkik · enjoying to the full
• 망신 mangsin · disgrace, embarrassment
• 매료 maeryo · charm, captivation
• 맥 maek · pulse; (맥이 빠지다) feel deflated

sentences

• 왠지 꺼림칙하고 마음이 내키지 않으면 억지로 계약하지 마세요. · If something feels off and you don’t really want to, don’t force yourself to sign.
• 그가 먼저 사과해 주면 좋으련만, 그녀는 겉으로는 웃으면서도 내심 서운했다. · If only he would apologise first: she smiled on the outside, but inwardly she was hurt.
• 요양을 하러 간 산골에서 아름다운 풍경에 넋을 잃고 한참을 서 있었다. · In the mountain village where I went to recuperate, I stood there for ages, spellbound by the beautiful view.
• 할아버지가 크게 노하셨지만 손자의 사과에 노여움이 금세 풀렸다. · Grandfather was furious, but his anger soon melted at his grandson’s apology.
• 아이를 살리려는 부모의 노력이 눈물겹다. · The parents’ efforts to save their child are heartbreaking.