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How do you say "terrified" in Korean?
겁에 질리다
geobe jilrida
In Korean, "terrified" is 겁에 질리다 (geobe jilrida).
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Pronunciation
Geo-be jil-li-dah, four distinct beats, the 'jil' sharp and the 'li' soft and quick after it.
Writing and usage
겁에 질리다 is written using hangul. It's a adjective, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
그는 시끄러운 천둥 소리가 두려웠다.
geuneun sikkeureoun cheondung soriga duryeowotda.
He was terrified of the loud thunder.
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How to remember 겁에 질리다
Someone frozen going 'go, be jelly' (geobe jilli) with fear at the loud thunder.
Related words
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- thrilled 흥분하다 heungbunhada
- shocked 충격을 받다 chunggyeogeul batda
- disgusted 역겹다 yeokgyeopda
- sympathetic 동정적이다 dongjeongjeogida
- empathetic 공감 능력이 뛰어납니다 gonggam neungryeogi ttwieonapnida
- optimistic 낙관적이다 nakgwanjeogida
- pessimistic 비관적이다 bigwanjeogida
- guilty 죄스럽다 joeseureopda
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Questions about 겁에 질리다
How do you pronounce 겁에 질리다?
Geo-be jil-li-dah, four distinct beats, the 'jil' sharp and the 'li' soft and quick after it.
Is 겁에 질리다 formal or casual?
겁에 질리다 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 겁에 질리다 written in Korean?
겁에 질리다 is written using hangul. Romanised, it reads as geobe jilrida.
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