Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia are words that are the imitation of sounds.

• 의성 <擬聲> - Onomatopoeia

People

• 아야 - Ouch!
• 앗 - Oops!
• 음 - Um...
• 쉿! - Shh! Hush!
• 엉엉 - Sound of crying (bawling)
• 냠냠 / 쩝쩝 - Sound made when chewing food
  • 냠냠 is a cute sound(yum-yum??), but 쩝쩝 is a bad sound(Sound you make when you eat noisily).
• 꿀꺽꿀꺽 - gulp gulp
• 쪽! - Sound of kiss (smack)
• 짝짝짝 - Sound of clap
• 쏙닥쏙닥 - Sound of whispering

Animals

• 멍멍 - Bark of a dog
• 야옹 - Meow of a cat
• 꿀꿀 - Oink of a pig
• 삐약삐약 - Chirping of a chick
• 음메 - Baa of a sheep, moo of a cow
• 붕붕/윙윙 - Buzz of a bee
• 까악까악 - Caw of a crow
• 꼬꼬댁 꼬꼬꼬꼬 - Cluck of a hen
• 꼬끼오 - Cock-a-doodle-do of a rooster
• 구구 - Sound of a pigeon
• 짹짹 - Sound of a sparrow
• 부엉부엉 - Hoo of an owl
• 개골개골 - Ribbit of a frog
• 찍찍 - Squeak of a mouse

Other

• 딩동 - Sound of a doorbell
• 탕,쾅 - Bang!
• 쾅 - Crashing sound
• 빵빵 - Sound of a horn (car)
• 칙칙폭폭 - Sound of a train
• 째깍째깍 - Sound of a clock
• 뚜벅뚜벅 - tip tap tip tap
• 똑똑똑 - Knock knock!
• 삐걱삐걱 - Squeak Squeak
• 땡땡땡 - Clang Clang
• 딸랑딸랑 - Jingle Jingle
• 뿅 - poof (sound of one suddenly appearing/disappearing).