day 123sights, sounds and smells

sights, sounds and smells

Describe sights, sounds, smells and textures (은은하다, 우렁차다, 비리다, 싱그럽다, 축축하다, 찬란하다), name the senses (미각, 촉각, 청각, 시각), and talk about silence and noise (정적이 흐르다, 소란스럽다, 웅성웅성).

today’s words

• 미각 migak · sense of taste
• 비리다 birida · fishy (smell, taste)
• 소란스럽다 soranseureopda · noisy, rowdy
• 싱그럽다 singgeureopda · fresh, refreshing
• 싸늘하다 ssaneulhada · chilly; cold (look, manner)
• 씁쓸하다 sseupsseulhada · bitter; bittersweet, rueful
• 야광 yagwang · glow-in-the-dark, luminous
• 어둑어둑 eodugeoduk · (getting) dark, dusky
• 역겹다 yeokgyeopda · disgusting, sickening
• 요란 yoran · fuss, racket (요란을 떨다)
• 우렁차다 ureongchada · booming, loud and strong
• 웅성웅성 ungseongungseong · murmuring, buzzing (of a crowd)
• 은은하다 euneunhada · faint, soft, subtle
• 음향 eumhyang · sound, acoustics
• 이글거리다 igeulgeorida · blaze, glow (fire, sun, eyes)
• 잠잠하다 jamjamhada · calm, quiet, still
• 정적 jeongjeok · still, static (정적인)
• 정적 jeongjeok · silence, stillness
• 지독하다 jidokada · terrible, intense; relentless
• 찬란하다 challanhada · brilliant, dazzling; glorious
• 촉각 chokgak · sense of touch
• 촉촉하다 chokchokada · moist, dewy (pleasantly)
• 축축하다 chukchukada · damp, wet (unpleasantly)
• 함성 hamseong · roar, shout (of a crowd)

sentences

• 감기에 걸려서 며칠 동안 미각을 잃었다. · I had a cold and lost my sense of taste for a few days.
• 생선이 오래돼서 비린 냄새가 났다. · The fish was old and smelled fishy.
• 시험이 끝나자 교실이 갑자기 소란스러워졌다. · When the exam ended, the classroom suddenly grew noisy.
• 비 온 뒤 숲에서 싱그러운 풀 냄새가 났다. · After the rain, the woods smelled of fresh grass.
• 해가 지자 낙타가 쉬는 사막의 바람이 싸늘해졌다. · When the sun went down, the desert wind where the camels rested turned chilly.