K-Drama & K-Pop Words (1/11)

50 words

Korean	Meaning	Example
설레다	to get butterflies, feel giddy anticipation, flutter	내일 만날 생각에 설레.
두근거리다	heart pounds, thump-thump (love or nerves)	심장이 두근거려.
반하다	to fall for someone, be smitten, be charmed by	첫눈에 반했어.
짝사랑	one-sided love, a crush you never confess	3년째 짝사랑 중이야.
썸타다 slang · not to elders	to be in the 'something' stage, talking but not officially dating	요즘 그 애랑 썸타는 중이야.
심쿵 slang · online only	heart-attack cute, that heart-stopping moment	그 장면에서 심쿵했잖아.
애틋하다	tender and aching, bittersweet toward someone	두 사람 눈빛이 애틋해.
정	jeong — attachment built up over time, warmth toward someone you've shared time with	정이 많이 들었어.
정들다	to grow attached, get fond of after time together	벌써 정들었네.
미련	lingering feelings, unfinished attachment after a breakup	아직 미련이 남았어.
그립다	to miss, long for (a person, a time, a place)	네가 너무 그리워.
보고 싶다	miss you, want to see you	보고 싶어 죽겠어.
애타다	to burn with longing, be desperate waiting	연락이 없어서 애탔어.
허전하다	feel an empty spot, something's missing since they left	네가 없으니까 허전해.
쓸쓸하다	lonely, desolate (the mood around you, not just inside you)	혼자 있으니까 쓸쓸하다.
외롭다	lonely, aching for someone to be there	요즘 좀 외로워.
서럽다	so wronged and sad you burst into tears, sorry for yourself	서러워서 눈물이 났어.
울컥하다	to choke up, get a sudden surge of tears or anger	그 말에 울컥했어.
뭉클하다	to be moved, get a lump in your throat	편지 읽고 뭉클했어.
가슴 아프다	heartbreaking, it hurts to watch, it aches inside	그 장면 진짜 가슴 아파.
상처받다	to get hurt (emotionally), be wounded by what someone said	그 말에 상처받았어.
짠하다	to feel a pang for someone, ache with tender pity	걔 보면 마음이 짠해.
안쓰럽다 not to elders	to feel bad watching someone struggle, pity mixed with affection	혼자 애쓰는 게 안쓰러워.
속상하다	upset, gutted, it eats at me	진짜 속상해.
아쉽다	it's a shame, wish there'd been more, sorry to let it go	벌써 끝이라니 아쉽다.
서운하다	hurt that you didn't care more, quietly let down	연락 안 해서 서운했어.
섭섭하다	sad to see you go, slighted, feel left out	그냥 가면 섭섭하지.
시원섭섭하다	relieved and sad at the same time	졸업하니까 시원섭섭해.
억울하다	wronged, unfairly blamed, it's not fair and no one believes me	내가 안 했는데 억울해.
답답하다 can offend	stifled, frustrated that nothing gets through, suffocating	말이 안 통해서 답답해.
짜증나다 not to elders	annoying, irritating, gets on my nerves	아, 진짜 짜증나.
열받다 not to elders	to get pissed off, blood boiling	그 말 듣고 열받았어.
욱하다	to flare up, snap in the heat of the moment	순간 욱했어.
빡치다 slang · not to elders	to be furious, seriously pissed off	진짜 빡친다.
어이없다 can offend	to be dumbfounded, 'are you serious right now?'	어이없어서 말이 안 나와.
기가 막히다	to be speechless — at nonsense, or at how good something is	기가 막혀서 웃음만 나와.
질리다	to be sick of, fed up, had more than enough	이제 라면은 질렸어.
삐지다	to sulk, get in a huff over something small	왜 삐졌어?
부럽다	envious in a harmless way, I want that too, lucky you	너 진짜 부럽다.
부담스럽다	too much to accept, more affection/pressure than I want	너무 잘해 주니까 부담스러워.
신경 쓰이다	it keeps bugging me, I can't stop thinking about it, I care despite myself	자꾸 신경 쓰여.
뿌듯하다 not to elders	proud and full inside, warm satisfaction at how it turned out	내가 만든 거라 뿌듯해.
흐뭇하다 not to elders	pleased, smiling warmly while watching something nice	둘이 잘 지내니 흐뭇하네.
신나다	to be pumped, hyped, having a blast	오늘 완전 신난다.
벅차다	overwhelmed with emotion, heart too full to speak	마음이 벅차서 말이 안 나와.
후련하다	relieved, weight off the chest after finally saying it	다 말하고 나니 후련해.
조마조마하다	heart in your throat, nervous something will go wrong	들킬까 봐 조마조마했어.
겁나다	to get scared, be intimidated; also 'crazy/super' as an intensifier	혼자 가기 겁나.
소름 돋다	to get goosebumps — from awe or from creepiness	그 노래 듣고 소름 돋았어.
민망하다	awkward and embarrassed, wish the floor would swallow me	아, 진짜 민망해.