Body actions

General actions

• 땀을 흘리다 - sweat
• 면도(하다) <面刀> - shaving, to shave
• 서다 - to stand
• 숨을 쉬다 - Breathe
• 앉다 - to sit
• 피가 나다 / 피를 흘리다- bleed
• 힘 빼다 - to relax (?)
• 쓰러지다 - to fall down
• 숨을 참다 - hold breathe
• 뼈가 부러지다 - to break a bone
• ? - to go numb
• 꼬집다 - to pinch someone
• 어깨를 으쓱하다 - to shrug one's shoulders
• 삐다 - to sprain
• 간질이다 - to tickle someone
• 떨다 - to shake (From being cold or scared)
• 때리다 - to hit someone, to strike someone
• (잠을) 자다 - to sleep
• 기대다 - to lean back
• 어부바 - to give a piggy back ride

Muscles

• flex (muscles)
• relax (muscles)
• squeeze (with hands)
• tense up
• stretch a muscle

Face and Head

• (고개를) 끄덕이다 - nod (head)
• 고개를 흔들다 - shake (head)
• 귀를 막다 - plug your ears
• 귀를 파다/ 귀를 후비다 - pick one's ear
• 눈물을 흘리다 - to shed tears
• 눈을 감다 - close your eyes
• 눈을 깜박거리다 - blink
• 눈을 뜨다 - open your eyes
• 말하다 - speak
• 머리를 빗다 - brush/comb your hair
• 물다 - bite
• 보다 - look
• 노려보다 - to glare
• 얼굴을 찡그리다 - frown
• 씨익 웃다 - grin
• 낄낄 웃다 - giggle
• 미소짓다 - smile
• 얼굴이 빨개지다 - turn red
• 사시하다 - to squint
• 실눈 뜨기 - to squint
• 실눈으로 보다 - to squint
• 소리지르다 - yell
• 속삭이다 - whisper
• 웃다 - Laugh
• 웃다, 미소를 짓다 - Smile
• 응시하다, 빤히 보다 - stare
• 재채기를 하다 - sneeze
• 코를 파다 - pick your nose
• 코를 풀다 - blow your nose
• 키스하다, 뽀뽀하다 - kiss
• 트림하다 - to burp
• (동공이) 커지다, 확장되다 - Dilate (pupil)
• ? - peel one's lips (peel the skin off)
• 뽑다 - pluck hair (i.e. pluck eye brows)
• ? - to blow air
• ? - to breathe through one's nose
• 침을 흘리다 - to drool
• 이를 갈다 - to grind one's teeth
• 박치기를 하다, 머리로 받다 - to head butt
• 중얼거리다 - to mumble
• (여드름을, 뾰루지를) 짜다 - to pop a pimple
• ? - to raise one's eye brows
• 눈을 굴리다 - to roll one's eyes
• 눈을 비비다 - to rub one's eyes
• 코를 골다 - to snore
• 말을 더듬다 - to stutter (when speaking)
• 빨다 - to suck (on something)
• 하품하다 - to yawn
• 이를 닦다, 이빨을 닦다 - to brush your teeth (often pronounced as 딱다)

Arms and hands

• ? - to bend (arm)
• ? - to choke something (with hands)
• ? - to chop (with hands)
• 박수 치다 - to clap
• ? - to cross one's arms
• ? - to elbow someone/something
• ? - to flick
• 붙잡다 - to grab
• ? - to hold something (for example a bag)
• 줍다 - to pick up something
• ? - to poke
• ? - to pop one's knuckles
• 치다 - to punch
• ? - to rub one's hands together
• 짜내다 - to squeeze something
• ? - to flip someone off (using middle finger)
• ? - to unbutton (i.e. a shirt)
• ? - to spank someone
• 당기다 - to pull
• 밀다 - to push
• 악수하다 <握手> - to shake hands
• 할퀴다, 긁다 - scratch
• 벗다 - take off (clothes)
• 입다 - to put on (clothes)
• 닦다 - to wipe
• 마디를 깎다 - to crack one's knuckles
• 손 흔들다 - to wave your hand
• 손을 내밀다 - hold out one's hand
• 들쳐 업다 - to carry someone on your shoulder
• 안듯이 들다 - to carry someone in your arms

Legs

• 다리 벌리다 - open/spread legs
• 미끄러지다 - slip
• 뛰다, 점프하다 - to jump
• 차다 - to kick
• 달리다, 달려가다, 뛰다, 뛰어가다 - to run
• 걷다 - to walk
• 다리를 꼬다 - cross legs
• 몸을 구부리다 / 몸을 숙이다(?) - bend over
• 무릎을 꿇다(?) - bend (knees)
• 쪼그려 앉다 - to squat
• 책상다리로 앉다 - to sit Indian style
• 까치발 / 까치발로 걷다 - to tippy toe

Digestive functions and other related functions

• 엉덩이 닦다 - to wipe your butt
• 방귀를 뀌다 - fart (also pronounced as 방구 instead of 방귀)
• 오줌을 누다 / 싸다 - to urinate
• 똥을 누다/싸다 - to defecate, to take a dump

Sexual

• 싸다 - to ejaculate (slang)
• 임신하다 - to get pregnant
• 출산하다 - to give birth

See also

• Body parts