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★★intermediate
감탄사 · interjection고유어 · native Korean word

Meaning

  1. 1.

    argh; augh — An exclamation uttered to the speaker himself/herself when he/she feels upset because things do not go as he/she expected.

  2. 2.

    uh; um; er; erm — An exclamation uttered when the speaker gives a light refusal.

  3. 3.

    tsk-tsk; tut-tut — An exclamation uttered when the speaker scolds someone.

  4. 4.

    ah; oh — An exclamation uttered when the speaker tries to shake some thoughts out of his/her mind.

  5. 5.

    hm; mmm — An exclamation uttered when the speaker thinks of something or cannot remember something.

  6. 6.

    uh; um; er; erm — An exclamation uttered unnecessarily before starting to speak or when hesitating to speak, or when the speaker cannot think of the following words while speaking.

  7. 7.

    ah; oh; aw — An exclamation uttered to the speaker himself/herself when he/she feels refreshed.