Here are Korean words for emotions to start with: 화난 (hwanan, angry), 행복한 (haengbokhan, happy), 슬픈 (seulpeun, sad), 들뜬 (deultteun, excited). Below are 48 words (A1–B2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 6 themed lists.
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| angry | 화난hwanan | adj | A1 |
| excited | 들뜬deultteun | adj | A1 |
| happy | 행복한haengbokhan | adj | A1 |
| sad | 슬픈seulpeun | adj | A1 |
| disappointed | 실망한silmanghan | adj | A2 |
| happiness | 행복haengbok | noun | A2 |
| joy | 기쁨gippeum | noun | A2 |
| sadness | 슬픔seulpeum | noun | B1 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| hungry | 배고픈baegopeun | adj | A1 |
| peace | 평화pyeonghwa | noun | A1 |
| tired | 피곤한pigonhan | adj | A1 |
| bored | 지루한jiruhan | adj | A2 |
| nervous | 긴장한ginjanghan | adj | A2 |
| anger | 분노bunno | noun | B1 |
| anxiety | 불안buran | noun | B1 |
| calm | 차분한chabunhan | adj | B1 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| pride | 자부심jabusim | noun | A2 |
| emotion | 감정gamjeong | noun | B1 |
| excitement | 흥분heungbun | noun | B1 |
| fondness | 애호aeho | noun | B1 |
| gratitude | 감사gamsa | noun | B1 |
| irritate | 짜증나게 하다jjajeungnage hada | verb | B1 |
| contempt | 경멸gyeongmyeol | noun | B2 |
| empathy | 공감gonggam | noun | B2 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| admiration | 감탄gamtan | noun | B1 |
| envy | 부러움bureoum | noun | B1 |
| guilt | 죄책감joechaekgam | noun | B1 |
| shame | 수치심suchisim | noun | B1 |
| awe | 경외감gyeongoegam | noun | B2 |
| dread | 공포gongpo | noun | B2 |
| resentment | 원한wonhan | noun | B2 |
| spite | 앙심angsim | noun | B2 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| pleasure | 즐거움jeulgeoum | noun | A1 |
| confidence | 자신감jasingam | noun | B1 |
| delight | 기쁨gippeum | noun | B1 |
| ecstasy | 황홀경hwangholgyeong | noun | B1 |
| enthusiasm | 열의yeorui | noun | B1 |
| warmth | 따뜻함ttatteutham | noun | B1 |
| contentment | 만족manjok | noun | B2 |
| optimism | 낙관nakgwan | noun | B2 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| annoyance | 성가심seonggasim | noun | B1 |
| despair | 절망jeolmang | noun | B1 |
| rage | 분노bunno | noun | B1 |
| sorrow | 슬픔seulpeum | noun | B1 |
| terror | 공포gongpo | noun | B1 |
| hopelessness | 가망 없음gamang eopseum | noun | B2 |
| loneliness | 외로움oeroum | noun | B2 |
| rejection | 소외감sooegam | noun | B2 |
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You could start with words like 화난 (hwanan, angry), 행복한 (haengbokhan, happy), 슬픈 (seulpeun, sad), 들뜬 (deultteun, excited). This page lists 48 Korean words for emotions (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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