Essential Korean Vocabulary. Kyubyong Park

      동정 | ~하다 dong·jeong | ~·ha·da sympathy, pity | to sympathize, pity

      동정심 dong·jeong·sim sympathy, pity

      내게서 동정심을 기대하지 마라. naegeseo dongjeongsimeul gidaehaji mara. Don’t expect any pity from me.

      불쌍하다 bul·ssang·ha·da pitiful, pathetic

      동물원의 동물들이 불쌍해요. dongmurwonui dongmuldeuri bulssanghaeyo. I feel pity for the animals in the zoo.

      가엾다 = 가엽다 ga·yeop·da pitiful, pathetic

      가엾기도/가엽기도 해라. gayeopgido haera. What a pity!

      딱하다 tta·ka·da pitiful, pathetic

      그 사람들 처지가 참 딱하네요. geu saramdeul cheojiga cham ttakaneyo. They’re in a pitiful situation.

      안쓰럽다 ← 안스럽다 an·sseu·reop·da ← an·seu·reop·da pitiful, pathetic

      그는 불쌍한 아이가 안쓰러워 약간의 돈을 주었다. geuneun bulssanghan aiga ansseu­reowo yakganui doneul jueotda. He gave that poor child some money since he felt sorry for her.

      안되다 an·doe·da sorry

      그것 참 안됐군요. geugeot cham andwaetgunnyo. That’s too bad.

      안되다 is always used in the past tense.

      6.2 Anger, Hate, Displeasure, Sorrow, Loneliness

      분노 | ~하다 bun·no | ~·ha·da anger, wrath | to get angry

      그녀의 얼굴은 분노로 새빨개졌다. geunyeoui eolgureun bunnoro saeppalgaejyeotda. Her face turned red with anger.

      피가 거꾸로 솟다 pi·ga geo·kku·ro sot·da one’s blood boils

      그 얘기를 들으니 피가 거꾸로 솟았다. geu yaegireul deureuni piga geokkuro sosatda. That story makes my blood boil.

      화 hwa anger

      그때는 화를 풀고 싶지 않았어요. geuttaeneun hwareul pulgo sipji anasseoyo. I didn’t want to let go of my anger at that time.

      화나다 hwa·na·da to be angry

      나한테 화났어? nahante hwanasseo? Are you mad at me?

      화내다 hwa·nae·da to get angry

      나는 이제껏 아내가 화내는 걸 본 적이 없다. naneun ijekkeot anaega hwanaeneun geol bon jeogi eopda. I’ve never seen my wife angry.

      약 yak anger, annoyance

      약 올라 죽겠어요. yak olla jukgesseoyo. I’m so pissed off.

      열 yeol anger

      김 과장님은 가끔 사람을 정말 열 받게 해요. gim gwajangnimeun gakkeum sarameul jeongmal lyeol batge haeyo. Mr. Kim sometimes pisses me off.

      분하다 bun·ha·da angry, resentful

      분해서 잠이 안 와요. bunhaeseo jami an wayo. I’m so angry I can’t sleep.

      원통하다 won·tong·ha·da angry, resentful

      대학에 안 간 것이 원통해요. daehage an gan geosi wontonghaeyo. I regret I didn’t go to college.

      억울하다 eo·gul·ha·da unfair, angry

      저는 억울하게 직장에서 잘렸어요. jeoneun eogulhage jikjangeseo jallyeosseoyo. I was unfairly fired from my job.

      미치다 mi·chi·da to go crazy

      요즘 들어 미친 사람처럼 혼잣말을 자주 해요. yojeum deureo michin saramcheoreom honjanmareul jaju haeyo. These days, I often talk to myself like a madman.