안녕하세요 여러분! In this lesson, we'll look at some Korean onomatopoeias - otherwise referred to as mimetic Korean words.
MIMETIC WORD LIST:
에취 - achoo
뚜벅뚜벅 - sound of footsteps
엉엉 - cry of a baby
쪽 - sound of kisd
아야 - ouch
드르렁드르렁 - snoring sound
두근두근 - throbbing heart sound & feel
꿀꺽꿀꺽 - gulping sound
짝짝짝 - clapping sound
새근새근 - breathing of a sleeping bany
콜록콜록 - coughing sound
냠냠 - chewing sound
쩝쩝 - eating nosily sound
앗 - oops
쏙닥쏙닥 - whispering sound
딩동 - ring of a doorbell
똑똑똑 - knock
빵빵 - honk of a horn; car horn
부릉부릉 - car engine revving
쨍그랑 - clink of wine glasses
딸랑딸랑 - jingle or twinkle bell sound
따르릉 - a ringing phone
쉿 - shh
댕댕댕 - clang clang
쿨쿨 - sleeping
주륵 주륵 - falling rain
빤짝 빤짝 - shine/sparkle
끽 - creak
삐걱삐걱 - creaking sound
씽 - zoom
쉭 - whoosh
쾅 - crashing
따근따근 - warm
삐뽀삐뽀 - firetruck & police car siren
칙칙폭폭 - train choo choo sound
째깍째깍 - sound of a clock
지글지글 - sizzling sound
치카치카 - brushing teeth sound
ANIMAL SOUNDS :
멍멍 - dog (bark)
야옹 - cat (meow)
꿀끌 - pig (oink)
음메 - cow (moo)
구구 - pigeon
맴맴 - cicada
꽥꽥 - duck (quack)
개굴 개굴 - frog (ribbt)
찍찍 - mouse
삐약삐약 - baby chicks (quack)
꼬끼오 - rooster
부엉 부엉 - owl (whoo)
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