Body actions
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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)
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
- 빨개지다 - turn red
- 사시하다 - 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)
- 머리를 말리다, 드라이하다 - to blow hair
- ? - 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
Arms and hands
- ? - to bend (arm)
- ? - to choke something (with hands)
- ? - to chop (with hands)
- ? - to clap
- ? - to cross one's arms
- ? - to elbow someone/something
- ? - to flick
- ? - to grab
- ? - to hold something (for example a bag)
- ? - to pick up something
- ? - to poke
- ? - to pop one's knuckles
- ? - to punch
- ? - to rub one's hands together
- ? - to squeeze something
- ? - to flip someone off (using middle finger)
- ? - to unbutton (i.e. a shirt)
- 당기다 - to pull
- 밀다 - to push
- 악수하다 <握手> - to shake hands
- 할퀴다 - scratch
- 벋다 - take off (clothes)
- 입다 - to put on (clothes)
Legs
- ? - open/spread legs
- 미끄러지다 - slip
- 뛰다, 점프하다 - to jump
- 차다 - to kick
- 달리다 - to run
- 걷다 - to walk
- 다리를 꼬다 - cross legs
- 몸을 구부리다 / 몸을 숙이다(?) - bend over
- 무릎을 꿇다(?) - bend (knees)
- ? - Whipping your butt
- 방귀를 뀌다 - fart (also pronounced as 방구 instead of 방귀)
- 오줌을 누다 /오줌을 싸다 - to urinate
- 똥을 누다 - to defecate, to take a dump
Sexual
- 싸다 - to ejaculate (slang)
- 임신하다 - to get pregnant
- 출산하다 - to give birth