Essential Korean Vocabulary. Kyubyong Park

      3.1 Sleeping, Relaxing

      일상 | ~적 il·sang |~·jeok everyday life | daily, everyday

      인터넷은 이제 우리 일상의 일부예요. in­teoneseun ije uri ilsangui ilbuyeyo. Now the Internet is part of our daily life.

      잠 jam sleep

      커피를 마시면 밤에 잠이 안 와요. keopireul masimyeon bame jami an wayo. I can’t sleep at night if I drink coffee.

      수면 su·myeon sleep

      저는 만성적인 수면 장애가 있어요. jeoneun manseongjeogin sumyeon jangaega isseoyo. I have a chronic sleep disorder.

      낮잠 nat·jam nap, doze

      낮잠을 너무 많이 잤더니 잠이 안 온다. natjameul leomu mani jatdeoni jami an onda. I took a long nap and now I can’t sleep.

      늦잠 neut·jam oversleeping

      오늘 늦잠을 자서 학교에 지각했어요. oneul leutjameul jasseo hakgyoe jigakaeseoyo. I overslept this morning and was late for school.

      자다 ja·da to sleep

      밤에 잠은 잘 잤어? bame jameun jal jasseo? Did you sleep well?

      주무시다 ju·mu·si·da honorific of 자다 jada

      안녕히 주무셨어요? annyeonghi jumusyeo­sseoyo? Did you have a good sleep?

      잠들다 jam·deul·da to go to sleep, fall asleep

      쉿! 아기가 방금 잠들었어. swit! agiga bang­geum jamdeureosseo. Hush! The baby’s just fallen asleep.

      잠자다 jam·ja·da to sleep

      잠자기 전에 이를 닦아라. jamjagi jeone ireul dakkara. Brush your teeth before going to bed.

      잠자리 jam·ja·ri bed, sleeping place

      어젯밤 일찍 잠자리에 들었다. eojetbam iljjik jamjarie deureotda. I went to bed early last night.

      잠자리, which means bed, is pronounced /잠짜리/. Its homograph 잠자리 which is pronounced as it’s written means dragonfly.

      눕다 nup·da to lie

      저는 보통 자리에 눕자마자 자요. jeoneun botong jarie nupjamaja jayo. I usually fall asleep as soon as I lie down.

      졸다 jol·da to doze off

      수업 시간 내내 졸았어요. sueop sigan naenae jorasseoyo. I dozed off and slept during the entire class.

      졸음 jo·reum sleepiness

      눈을 붙이다 nu·neul bu·chi·da to get a little sleep

      잠깐 눈 좀 붙이지 그러세요? jamkkan nun jom buchiji geureoseyo? Why don’t you get some shuteye?

      졸리다 ← 졸립다 jol·li·da ← jol·lip·da to feel sleepy

      하루 종일 졸려요. haru jongil jollyeoyo. I feel sleepy all day long.

      꿈 kkum dream

      좋은 꿈 꿔! joeun kkum kkwo! Sweet dreams!

      악몽 ang·mong nightmare, bad dream

      꾸다 kku·da to dream (a dream)

      악몽을 꿨어요. angmongeul kkwosseoyo. I had a bad dream.

      잠꼬대 | ~하다 jam·kko·dae | ~·ha·da sleep talking | to talk in one’s sleep

      내 동생은 잠꼬대가 심하다. nae dongsaeng­eun jamkkodaega simhada. My little brother often talks in his sleep.

      골다 gol·da to snore

      남편은 잘 때 코를 심하게 골아요. nampyeoneun jal ttae koreul simhage gorayo. My husband snores loudly in his sleep.

      새우다 sae·u·da to stay up (all night)

      책을 읽다 밤을 새웠어요. chaegeul ikda bameul saewosseoyo. I stayed up all night reading a book.

      밤새우다 bam·sae·u·da to stay up all night