Describe Facial Expressions In Korean

Hi guys, 여러분 안녕하세요. This is Yeji Kim from TalkToMeInKorean. Today, let's learn how to express various facial expressions in Korean. The format will be the same as the previous video. I showed several pictures to the TalkToMeInKorean teachers and asked them to describe each picture in their own way. And I will introduce the most useful expressions from their description. You can find all the relevant grammar points in the description box down below. Okay, let's not waste any time. Let's jump in. Let's look at the first picture. This little girl is crying. To cry in Korean is 울다. 울고 있어요. 여자아이가 울고 있어요. 아기가 울고 있어요. So, they commonly said 아기가 울고 있어요. 아기가 울고 있어요. This is the most basic way to express that someone is crying. Okay, let's increase the variety a little more. 엉엉 울고 있어요. 아기가 엉엉 울고 있어요. When someone cries loudly, we say 엉엉 울다. As you can tell by its pronunciation, 엉엉 is from the sound people make when crying really hard. Here is my favorite part. After 경화 said 아기가 엉엉 울고 있어요, she continued 펑펑 울지는 않고 우는 척하는 것 같아요. Can you guess why she kind of changed her stance by saying 펑펑 울지는 않고? Right after mentioning the baby is crying so loudly? That is because 펑펑 describes someone crying shedding a lot of tears. If you look at the picture once again, it seems that the girl is crying out loud. So it's almost like you can hear her screaming. But no tears are coming from her eyes. So 경화 said 아기가 엉엉 울고 있어요. But 펑펑 울고 있지는 않아요. There is one more typical occasion that this word 펑펑 is used. It's when describing snowy weather. When it's snowing a lot, we say 눈이 펑펑 오고 있어요. Or 눈이 펑펑 내리고 있어요. I didn't expect this, but our observant teachers pointed out that the girl is not actually shedding tears and said 눈물이 안 나오고 있어요. Did you notice how to say to shed tears in Korean? Right, it's 눈물이 나다. And the opposite is 눈물이 안 나다. Sometimes it's heartbreaking to see someone crying if the person looks super sad and miserable, right? In that case, we use this word 서럽다. So 석진 said I don't think there is a perfect English equivalent of 서럽다. 서럽다 means to be sad and frustrated. Actually in this book, 아홉살 마음 사전, which is now available in our store, this seemingly complicated word is explained in a very intuitive and effective way. You wanna see? 서럽다, 답답하고 슬프다 Here is an example that you can actually feel what 서럽다 means. This sentence means My mom buys everything that my sister wants, but she never buys even one thing for me. If you look at this adorable illustration, her sister is showing off her shoes that her mom gets her. But this poor girl is so sad and frustrated. 서러워요, right? So here, 석진 and 주연 said this girl in this picture is 서럽게 울고 있어요. 아이가 서럽게 울고 있어요. Alright, let's review what we've learned so far. 아기가 울고 있어요. 아기가 엉엉 울고 있어요. 아기가 펑펑 울고 있어요. 눈물이 나요. 눈물이 안 나요. 서러워요. 아기가 서럽게 울고 있어요. Alright, let's move on to the next picture. This little boy is angry. What's the word for to be angry in Korean? 화가 난 것 같아요. 아기가 화가 났네요. 화가 났어요. Did you catch it? To be angry in Korean is 화가 나다 or 화나다. So you say 아기가 화가 났어요. But this boy doesn't just look angry, but also looks sulky. So 석진 said 아주 심술이 났어요. 심술 나다 means to act stubborn unreasonably. If you look at this book once again, it says you're so upset with your mom because she scolded you. So you insist you go outside wearing these sandals even though it's snowing outside. I guess now you know what 심술 나다 means, right? 아주 심술이 났어요. Let's go over what we've learned. 아기가 화가 났어요. 아기가 심술이 났어요. 아주 심술이 났어요. Okay, here is the last picture. Do you see any facial expressions on his face? How can you describe impassive face in Korean? 무표정이에요. 그냥 무표정이에요. 무표정처럼 보입니다. 표정이 없는 것 같아요. 아기 표정이 없어요. 무표정이에요. 표정이 없어요. Both mean to be impassive and emotionless. 무 in 무표정 is a Chinese character meaning there is no. So 무표정이에요 literally means there is no facial expression. 무표정이에요. 아기가 표정이 없어요. 무표정이에요. 아기 표정이 없어요. Alright, I hope you enjoyed this video. I'll come back with how to describe the weather in colorful Korean. Bye for now! 안녕!