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| 춥다 / 차갑다 | | 춥다 / 차갑다 | ||
| To be cold | | To be cold | ||
| − | | | + | | 춥다 is used for saying the weather is cold. 차갑다 is used for when something is cold to the touch (i.e. water). |
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| 덥다 / 뜨겁다 | | 덥다 / 뜨겁다 | ||
| − | | To be | + | | To be hot |
| − | | | + | | 덥다 is used for saying the weather is hot. 뜨겁다 is used for when something is hot to the touch (i.e. water). |
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| Kiss | | Kiss | ||
| 키스 is more of a sexual kind of kiss. | | 키스 is more of a sexual kind of kiss. | ||
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| 실망하다 / 섭섭하다 | | 실망하다 / 섭섭하다 | ||
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|A lie | |A lie | ||
|구라 can be more offensive, especially to people you aren't close with or of higher status (than the speaker). | |구라 can be more offensive, especially to people you aren't close with or of higher status (than the speaker). | ||
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| + | |얼굴, 체면, 가오, | ||
| + | |Face | ||
| + | |얼굴 is means face as in the body part. 체면 and 가오 both mean face in terms of reputation (i.e. lose face), but 가오 is from Japanese and used as slang, therefore can be more offensive in some situations. | ||
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| + | | 무료, 공짜 | ||
| + | | Free | ||
| + | | 무료 is originates from [[hanja]] and is more formal than 공짜, which is a native Korean word. | ||
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Words with a similar meaning in the English dictionary, but explaining the exact difference.
| Words | General Meaning | Difference | Examples |
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| 춥다 / 차갑다 | To be cold | 춥다 is used for saying the weather is cold. 차갑다 is used for when something is cold to the touch (i.e. water). | |
| 덥다 / 뜨겁다 | To be hot | 덥다 is used for saying the weather is hot. 뜨겁다 is used for when something is hot to the touch (i.e. water). | |
| 먼저 / 처음 / 일단 | |||
| 뽀뽀 / 키스 | Kiss | 키스 is more of a sexual kind of kiss. | |
| 실망하다 / 섭섭하다 | 실망하다 is stronger than 섭섭하다 | ||
| 알, 달걀, 계란 | Egg | ||
| 달다, 달콤하다 | To be sweet | ||
| 맵다, 매콤하다 | To be spicy | ||
| 선생, 스승 | Teacher | ||
| 알아들다, 이해하다 | To understand | ||
| 일어나다, 일어서다 | To stand up | ||
| 성질, 성깔 | Temper | 성깔 is stronger | |
| 거짓말, 구라 | A lie | 구라 can be more offensive, especially to people you aren't close with or of higher status (than the speaker). | |
| 얼굴, 체면, 가오, | Face | 얼굴 is means face as in the body part. 체면 and 가오 both mean face in terms of reputation (i.e. lose face), but 가오 is from Japanese and used as slang, therefore can be more offensive in some situations. | |
| 무료, 공짜 | Free | 무료 is originates from hanja and is more formal than 공짜, which is a native Korean word. |
