✅Day 29: Feelings and Emotions in Korean – I’m Happy, I’m Tired, I’m Excited!
📘 Day 29: Feelings and Emotions in Korean – I’m Happy, I’m Tired, I’m Excited!
Today’s lesson is all about how you feel. 😊😩😡 Can you say “I’m happy” or “I’m tired” in Korean? Now you will! Emotions are a big part of everyday conversations, and learning how to express them helps you sound more natural and fluent.
Let’s explore the most useful Korean emotion expressions with simple sentences and Romanized pronunciation!
🧠 Basic Emotion Vocabulary
| English | Korean | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| happy | 기뻐요 | gi-ppeo-yo |
| tired | 피곤해요 | pi-gon-hae-yo |
| excited | 신나요 | sin-na-yo |
| sad | 슬퍼요 | seul-peo-yo |
| angry | 화가 나요 | hwa-ga na-yo |
| scared | 무서워요 | mu-seo-wo-yo |
| nervous | 긴장돼요 | gin-jang-dwae-yo |
| embarrassed | 부끄러워요 | bu-kkeu-reo-wo-yo |
💬 Easy Emotion Sentences
- 저는 기뻐요. – jeo-neun gi-ppeo-yo → I’m happy.
- 지금 피곤해요. – ji-geum pi-gon-hae-yo → I’m tired now.
- 시험 끝나서 신나요! – si-heom kkeut-na-seo sin-na-yo! → I’m excited because the exam is over!
- 조금 슬퍼요. – jo-geum seul-peo-yo → I’m a little sad.
- 화가 나요. – hwa-ga na-yo → I’m angry.
📘 Emotion-Related Adjectives
Most feeling words in Korean are **descriptive verbs**, often ending in -해요 or -어요.
- 기쁘다 → 기뻐요 (to be happy)
- 피곤하다 → 피곤해요 (to be tired)
- 슬프다 → 슬퍼요 (to be sad)
- 무섭다 → 무서워요 (to be scared)
💡 TIP: To say “I feel ___,” just add 저는 [emotion]요
🗣️ Dialogue – Talking About Feelings
A: 오늘 기분 어때요?
o-neul gi-bun eo-ttae-yo? – How do you feel today?
B: 좋아요. 친구를 만나서 기뻐요!
jo-a-yo. chin-gu-reul man-na-seo gi-ppeo-yo – I’m good. I’m happy because I met my friend!
A: 저는 조금 피곤해요. 어제 늦게 잤어요.
jeo-neun jo-geum pi-gon-hae-yo. eo-je neut-ge jat-seo-yo – I’m a bit tired. I slept late yesterday.
🧩 Try These Yourself!
- 지금 기뻐요 – I’m happy now
- 시험 때문에 긴장돼요 – I’m nervous because of the exam
- 무서운 영화 봐서 무서워요 – I’m scared because I watched a scary movie
📝 Quiz Time!
- What is “I’m tired” in Korean?
a) 피곤해요 ✅
b) 기뻐요
c) 무서워요 - Translate: “I’m happy.”
a) 무서워요
b) 기뻐요 ✅
c) 피곤해요 - How do you say “I’m excited” in Korean?
a) 신나요 ✅
b) 슬퍼요
c) 화가 나요
✅ Conclusion
👏 Great job expressing your emotions in Korean! In this Day 29 lesson, you learned:
- Key emotion words and how to pronounce them
- Simple and natural sentence structures
- A real conversation about feelings
- Quiz practice to reinforce learning
Now you can share how you feel with friends in Korean! Try using these expressions when journaling or chatting with a language partner. It will help you connect emotionally through language. ❤️
📘 Coming Up Next
In Day 30, our final lesson in this series, we’ll review everything you’ve learned so far and give you tools to continue your Korean learning journey! 🎓🇰🇷
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