day 67shame, worry and longing

shame, worry and longing

Use N(을)랑 / N일랑 (as for N: 걱정일랑 하지 마세요) in advice and reassurance, and talk about shame, worry, pressure and tender longing: 압박감, 엄두가 안 나다, 안쓰럽다, 애착, 애틋하다, 시원섭섭하다.

today’s words

• 을랑 eullang · as for N (in advice)
• 설움 seorum · sorrow, grief (of being badly off)
• 성화 seonghwa · pestering, nagging
• 솔깃하다 solgitada · (귀가 솔깃하다) be tempted, prick up your ears
• 수치 suchi · shame, disgrace
• 시름 sireum · worry, care
• 시무룩하다 simurukada · glum, sulky
• 시원섭섭하다 siwonseopseopada · relieved and sad at once
• 신명 sinmyeong · high spirits, joy
• 심경 simgyeong · state of mind, feelings
• 아찔하다 ajjilhada · dizzy; hair-raising, scary
• 악 ak · spite, fury
• 안달 andal · fretting, impatience
• 안쓰럽다 ansseureopda · pitiful, painful to watch
• 압박감 apbakgam · (feeling of) pressure
• 애착 aechak · attachment, affection (for a thing)
• 애틋하다 aeteutada · tender, wistful
• 어리다 eorida · well up, be tinged with
• 어리둥절하다 eoridungjeolhada · bewildered, confused
• 어처구니 eocheoguni · (어처구니가 없다) be absurd
• 어처구니없다 eocheogunieopda · absurd, ridiculous
• 엄두 eomdu · (엄두가 안 나다) not dare, not know where to start

sentences

• 조부모 품을 떠나 낯선 곳에서 홀로 지내는 설움은 겪어 본 사람만 안다. · Only those who have left their grandparents’ arms to live alone far from home know that sorrow.
• 아이들의 성화에 못 이겨 결국 강아지를 데려왔다. · Worn down by the children’s pestering, we finally got a puppy.
• 월급을 두 배로 준다는 말에 귀가 솔깃했다. · I pricked up my ears at the offer of double the salary.
• 거짓말이 모두 앞에서 드러나자 그는 큰 수치를 느꼈다. · When his lie came out in front of everyone, he felt deeply ashamed.
• (할머니의 편지) 자식 걱정에 시름이 깊지만, 너는 내 걱정일랑 하지 마라. · (a grandmother’s letter) Worry over my children weighs on me, but don’t you worry about me.