Korean vocabulary - theme "Feelings"

55 Korean words for the theme "Feelings" with Hindi meanings, pronunciation and examples. A useful set for beginners and for TOPIK preparation.

Expressing emotions and describing a person’s character is essential for telling stories, giving an opinion and adding nuance, from TOPIK I up to TOPIK II.

What this theme covers

• Emotions: joy, anger, fear, surprise, sadness, shame.
• Characters: kind, shy, ambitious, stubborn, generous.
• Verbs: to worry, to be glad, to hold a grudge, to reassure.
• Intensity: a little, very, extremely, absolutely, rather.

Words not to mix up

• “I am happy” (a more stable state) differs from “it makes me happy” (a reaction to something).
• “friendly” (neutral) and “matey” (colloquial) share a meaning but not a register.
• “to irritate” (to make anxious) is not “to get irritated” (to become anxious yourself).

TOPIK tip

In TOPIK I, describing a character and justifying an opinion is a frequent task, both in writing and speaking.

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The words in this collection

Word	Type	Hindi meaning	English	Level
감사하다	verb	आभारी होना	to be thankful	1
감정	noun	भावना	emotion	3
걱정하다	verb	चिंता करना	to worry	1
게으르다	adjective	आलसी	lazy	2
고맙다	adjective	आभारी	grateful	1
공포	noun	भय	fear	4
귀엽다	adjective	प्यारा	cute	1
그립다	adjective	याद आना	to miss	2
기쁘다	adjective	खुश	happy; glad	1
긴장하다	verb	घबराना	to be nervous	2
놀라다	verb	चौंकना	to be surprised	1
두렵다	adjective	भयभीत	fearful	2
똑똑하다	adjective	बुद्धिमान	smart	1
만족하다	verb	संतुष्ट होना	to be satisfied	2
멋있다	adjective	स्टाइलिश; कूल	cool; stylish	1
무섭다	adjective	डरावना; डरना	scary; to be afraid	1
미안하다	adjective	खेद होना	to be sorry	1
부끄럽다	adjective	शर्मीला; शर्म आना	shy; embarrassed	1
부럽다	adjective	ईर्ष्या होना	to envy	2
부지런하다	adjective	परिश्रमी	hardworking	2
분노	noun	क्रोध	anger	5
불안	noun	बेचैनी	anxiety	4
불편하다	adjective	असहज	uncomfortable	2
사랑하다	verb	प्यार करना	to love	1
성실하다	adjective	मेहनती और ईमानदार	diligent	2
슬프다	adjective	दुखी	sad	1
시끄럽다	adjective	शोरगुल; शोर	noisy	1
신나다	verb	उत्साहित होना	to be excited	1
실망하다	verb	निराश होना	to be disappointed	2
싫어하다	verb	नापसंद करना	to dislike	1
심심하다	adjective	ऊबा हुआ	bored	1
아쉽다	adjective	खेदजनक; अधूरा	regrettable	2
열정	noun	जुनून	passion	3
예쁘다	adjective	सुंदर	pretty	1
외롭다	adjective	अकेला	lonely	2
우울	noun	अवसाद	depression	4
자랑스럽다	adjective	गर्वित	proud	2
자부심	noun	गर्व	pride	5
자신감	noun	आत्मविश्वास	confidence	3
자존감	noun	आत्मसम्मान	self-esteem	3
재미없다	adjective	नीरस	boring	1
재미있다	adjective	मज़ेदार	fun	1
조용하다	adjective	शांत	quiet	1
존경	noun	सम्मान	respect	5
좋아하다	verb	पसंद करना	to like	1
즐겁다	adjective	आनंददायक	joyful	1
지루하다	adjective	उबाऊ	boring	2
짜증나다	verb	चिढ़ होना	to be annoyed	2
착하다	adjective	दयालु	kind-hearted	1
창피하다	adjective	शर्मिंदा	ashamed	2
친절하다	adjective	विनम्र और मददगार	kind; friendly	1
편하다	adjective	आरामदायक	comfortable	1
행복하다	adjective	सुखी	happy	1
화나다	verb	गुस्सा होना	to be angry	1
활발하다	adjective	ऊर्जावान	lively	2

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