day 122looks and the feel of things

looks and the feel of things

Describe how things look and feel, in opposite pairs (울퉁불퉁하다 / 평평하다, 투박하다 / 정교하다, 팽팽하다 / 느슨하다, 무르다 / 단단하다), and talk about appearance without judging by it (외형, 외형적, 용모, 자태).

today’s words

• 완만하다 wanmanhada · gentle (slope); smooth (pace)
• 외형 oehyeong · outward form; (company) size
• 외형적 oehyeongjeok · outward, external
• 용모 yongmo · appearance, looks (formal)
• 울퉁불퉁하다 ultungbultunghada · bumpy, uneven
• 웅장하다 ungjanghada · grand, magnificent
• 원색적 wonsaekjeok · garish; crude (attack)
• 자그마하다 jageumahada · small, smallish
• 자태 jatae · figure, graceful bearing
• 잘다 jalda · small, fine (grains, fruit)
• 정교하다 jeonggyohada · delicate, finely made, precise
• 테두리 teduri · border, frame, rim
• 투박하다 tubakada · rough, plain, homely
• 팽팽하다 paengpaenghada · taut; evenly matched, tense
• 평평하다 pyeongpyeonghada · flat, level
• 풋풋하다 putputada · fresh, youthful
• 허름하다 heoreumhada · shabby, run-down
• 형상 hyeongsang · shape, form, figure
• 감촉 gamchok · feel, touch, texture
• 고약하다 goyakada · foul, nasty; bad-tempered
• 고함 goham · shout, yell
• 그윽하다 geueukada · deep, rich, mellow (scent, place)
• 끈끈하다 kkeunkkeunhada · sticky; close-knit
• 뜨이다 tteuida · catch the eye; (eyes) open
• 무르다 mureuda · soft, overripe

sentences

• 이 산은 가파르지 않고 경사가 완만하다. · This mountain isn’t steep: its slope is gentle.
• 그 회사는 외형은 커졌지만 이익은 오히려 줄었다. · The company has grown in size, but its profits have actually fallen.
• 사람을 외형적인 조건으로만 판단해서는 안 된다. · You must not judge people only by outward conditions.
• 면접에서는 단정한 용모도 중요하다. · In an interview, a neat appearance matters too.
• 울퉁불퉁한 시골 길을 버스가 천천히 달렸다. · The bus drove slowly along the bumpy country road.