Learn how to express your emotions in Korean naturally and effectively!

Whether you’re sharing how your day went, talking about someone else’s feelings, or understanding K-dramas better, learning emotion-related vocabulary is crucial in Korean. This guide will teach you 40+ essential Korean words and phrases related to emotions and feelings—with pronunciation guides and English meanings.

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❤️ Basic Emotions in Korean

Korean	Pronunciation	English
기쁨	gi-ppeum	Joy
행복	haeng-bok	Happiness
슬픔	seul-peum	Sadness
분노	bun-no	Anger
화	hwa	Rage
사랑	sa-rang	Love
두려움	du-ryeo-um	Fear
놀람	nol-lam	Surprise
불안	bul-an	Anxiety
외로움	oe-ro-um	Loneliness
지루함	ji-ru-ham	Boredom
만족	man-jok	Satisfaction
실망	sil-mang	Disappointment
질투	jil-tu	Jealousy
창피함	chang-pi-ham	Embarrassment
긴장	gin-jang	Tension
걱정	geok-jeong	Worry
흥분	heung-bun	Excitement
평온	pyeong-on	Calmness
스트레스	seu-teu-re-seu	Stress

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😄 Useful Emotion-Related Korean Adjectives

Korean	Pronunciation	English
기쁘다	gi-ppeu-da	To be happy
슬프다	seul-peu-da	To be sad
화나다	hwa-na-da	To be angry
사랑스럽다	sa-rang-seu-reop-da	To be lovely
무섭다	mu-seop-da	To be scary
불안하다	bul-an-ha-da	To be anxious
지루하다	ji-ru-ha-da	To be bored
만족하다	man-jok-ha-da	To be satisfied
실망하다	sil-mang-ha-da	To be disappointed
긴장되다	gin-jang-dwe-da	To be nervous
걱정되다	geok-jeong-dwe-da	To be worried
신나다	sin-na-da	To be excited
창피하다	chang-pi-ha-da	To be embarrassed
외롭다	oe-rop-da	To be lonely

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🗣️ Common Emotion Expressions in Korean

Korean	Pronunciation	English
너무 기뻐요!	neo-mu gi-ppeo-yo	I’m so happy!
속상해요	sok-sang-hae-yo	I feel upset.
화가 났어요	hwa-ga nat-seo-yo	I’m angry.
걱정하지 마세요	geok-jeong-ha-ji ma-se-yo	Don’t worry.
정말 슬퍼요	jeong-mal seul-peo-yo	I’m really sad.
긴장돼요	gin-jang-dwae-yo	I’m nervous.
사랑해요	sa-rang-hae-yo	I love you.
무서워요	mu-seo-wo-yo	I’m scared.
질투나요	jil-tu-na-yo	I’m jealous.
지루해요	ji-ru-hae-yo	I’m bored.
외로워요	oe-ro-wo-yo	I’m lonely.
행복해요	haeng-bok-hae-yo	I’m happy.

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🎯 Practice Time!

Try using these phrases in context!
1️⃣ How do you say “I’m nervous” in Korean?
2️⃣ What’s the Korean word for “love”?
3️⃣ Which verb means “to be sad”?

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