day 73kind, shy and stubborn
unit 11 · character & conductkind, shy and stubborn
Add old-fashioned emphasis with -그려 (잘했네그려, 닮았구먼그려), and describe kind, shy and stubborn people: 선하다, 세심하다, 수줍다, 여리다, 오기, 융통성, 의욕적.
today’s words
- 선하다 seonhada · good, kind (by nature)
- 성품 seongpum · character, nature (of a person)
- 세심하다 sesimhada · attentive, careful, thoughtful
- 수다스럽다 sudaseureopda · chatty, talkative
- 수줍다 sujupda · shy, bashful
- 숙맥 sungmaek · naive person, innocent
- 시원시원하다 siwonsiwonhada · brisk, clear-cut, open (in manner)
- 심성 simseong · nature, heart (inborn)
- 악하다 akada · evil, wicked
- 안이하다 anihada · complacent, easy-going
- 안일 anil · complacency, idleness
- 얌체 yamche · selfish person, free rider
- 여리다 yeorida · soft, tender, delicate
- 연약하다 yeonyakada · frail, delicate
- 열성적 yeolseongjeok · enthusiastic, zealous
- 염치 yeomchi · sense of shame (염치가 없다: be shameless)
- 오기 ogi · stubborn pride, defiance
- 우스꽝스럽다 useukkwangseureopda · comical, ridiculous
- 우직하다 ujikada · simple and honest, steadfast
- 위인 wiin · (sort of) person (usually negative)
- 유난스럽다 yunanseureopda · fussy, over the top
- 유식하다 yusikada · learned, knowledgeable
- 융통성 yungtongseong · flexibility (융통성이 없다: be inflexible)
- 의욕적 uiyokjeok · keen, motivated, ambitious
sentences
- 그 선생님은 성품이 선하고 늘 부드럽게 말씀하신다. · That teacher has a kind nature and always speaks gently.
- 그는 세심해서 동료의 작은 변화도 금방 알아본다. · He is attentive and notices the smallest change in a colleague.
- 우리 딸은 수줍어서 처음 보는 사람 앞에서는 말을 잘 못한다. · Our daughter is shy and can hardly speak in front of people she has just met.
- 그는 일은 잘하지만 돈 계산에는 완전히 숙맥이다. · He’s good at his job but completely naive about money.
- 새 팀장은 일 처리가 시원시원해서 인기가 많다. · The new team leader handles things briskly and is very popular.