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How to Say Sadness and Emotions in Korean: seul peum

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. How do Koreans say "Sadness"?

์Šฌํ”” (seul-peum) sadness is the noun form. People also say ์Šฌํ”„๋‹ค (seul-peu-da) for โ€œto be sadโ€.

Q2. What is "Tears" in Korean?

๋ˆˆ๋ฌผ (nun-mul) tears is used when someone cries from emotion.

Q3. How do you say "Upset"?

์†์ƒํ•˜๋‹ค (sok-sang-ha-da) to be upset is a very common way to express feeling hurt or frustrated.

EPS TOPIK: How to Say "Sadness" in Korean

What does "์Šฌํ”” (seul-peum)" mean?

์Šฌํ”” (seul-peum) means "sadness" โ€“ the feeling of being sad or heartbroken.

Casual: ์Šฌํ””์ด์•ผ (seul-peum-i-ya) - Friends/family
Polite: ์Šฌํ””์ด์—์š” (seul-peum-i-e-yo) - Standard everyday
Formal: ์Šฌํ””์ž…๋‹ˆ๋‹ค (seul-peum-im-ni-da) - Official/respectful

Grammar Breakdown

์Šฌํ”” (seul-peum) = sadness (noun)
โ†’ ์Šฌํ”„๋‹ค (seul-peu-da) = to be sad (adjective/verb form)

When to Use It

1. Feeling sad: "๋„ˆ๋ฌด ์Šฌํผ (neo-mu seul-peo)" (I'm so sad).
2. Tears: ๋ˆˆ๋ฌผ (nun-mul) tears when emotions overflow.
3. Upset: ์†์ƒํ•˜๋‹ค (sok-sang-ha-da) to be upset or frustrated.

Real-Life Examples

๋„ˆ๋ฌด ์Šฌํผ. neo-mu seul-peo.

I'm so sad.

๋ˆˆ๋ฌผ ๋‚ฌ์–ด. nun-mul nat-seo.

I teared up.

์†์ƒํ•ด? sok-sang-hae?

Are you upset?

Similar Expressions

โ€ข ๋ˆˆ๋ฌผ (nun-mul) tears
โ€ข ์†์ƒํ•˜๋‹ค (sok-sang-ha-da) to be upset
โ€ข ์Šฌํ”„๋‹ค (seul-peu-da) to be sad

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