Onomatopeyas

주섬 Fumbling, gather, rummage

부빗 Frotar (rub something on your arm)

덜덜 shiveringly / rattling

poof 휙

abracadabra 수리수리마수리 or 아브라카다브라

atchoo 에취/에이취

bang 빵

beep beep 삐삐

clap clap 짝짝
crack

ding dong 딩동/띵동

grrrrrr 그르릉/으르릉

chomp 쩝쩝
smook

splash 철벅/철썩

tick tack 똑딱

knock knock 똑똑

zzzzzz 쿨쿨

boom 쾅
high five

vroom 부웅/부릉부릉

waah 와/우와

thump thump 두근두근 /콩닥콩닥

ka-boom 콰광

peekaboo 까꿍

부웅 Vroom/ Moves back / sitting down

질질질 dragging
덥석 Apretar / Agarrar / quickly; suddenly / A word describing a person or an animal darting at
something and biting or grabbing it.

웅성 Rumbling / Mumbling

콰당 / 꽈당 Caer al suelo / Ser aplastado / Bumps

오싹 Escalofríos / Temblar / shiveringly In a manner of giving one goosebumps or making one

tremble because of extreme fear or cold. / Chills

움찔 Encoger / Retroceder / flinchingly in the manner of suddenly withdrawing one's body in

surprise.

털석 Caer / Sentar / plunk / Fall

하아 Haa / Suspiro / Jadeo

화악 Permeate/Shwaa /The word 확 or 화악 or 화아악 is a mimetic word. And 확 is usually used

as an adverb in a sentence.  It originally mimics the noise of wind or air making when something
suddenly moves in a very fast speed as if it cutting through the air
ㅎㅇ => 하이 => hi
ㅋㅋ => Laughing => LOL
ㄳ or ㄱㅅ => 감사(해요) => thx, thank you
ㅇㅋ => 오케이 => Ok(ay) / Alright
ㅊㅊ, ㅊㅋ => 추카 => 축하 => Congrats
ㅉㅉ => 쯧쯧 => Tsk Tsk => Shaking my head/smh
ㅇㅇ => 응 / 어 => yes
ㅇㅈ => 인정(해요) => i admit or i agree
ㄲㅈ => 꺼져 => Go away / Fuck off
ㅠㅠ / ㅜㅜ => crying eyes => T-T
ㅃㅇ, ㅃㅃ => 빠이 => Bye
ㄴ / ㄴㄴ => 노 / 노노 => No / nono
ㅈㅅ => 죄송(해요) => Sorry / sry
ㄱㄱ => 고고 => go go => let's go
ㅗ => 엿먹어 => eat a dick / fuck (you) / af(as fuck)
ㅅㄱ => 수고 => goodbye => an english equivalent : Peace
ㄷㅊ => 닥쳐 => Shut up
ㅁㅊ => 미친 => Crazy/Insane
ㅅㅂ => 씨발 => Fuck, *Insult*
ㅈㄴ => 존나 => Fuck/Shit, *Insult*
ㅄ or ㅂㅅ => 븅신, 병신 => Retard, *Isult*

짹짹짹  Chirp, chirp, chirp

히히 jiji / Risita

북 Rasgar / Rasguño

쿠당 thumping |Noisy sound|it's onomatopoeia.

철렁 Slash/Splash/Punzada/Sacudida/Latido

지이잉 Brrr  (es el celular vibrando)

멈칫 Dudar / Pausar / Detener

할짝 Lamer/Chupar

덜컹 Chocar / Thud/Thump/Rattle/Clatter/ Be shocked/ be afraid/ Shakes

스륵/ 스르륵 sliding or being dragged, usually smoothly without obstruction. / Deslizar

휙휙 quickly; swiftly ②swish; whoosh ③powerfully and continously ④quickly; rapidly

부스럭 Crujido / Susurro

바짝 Acercar / stubbornly / hurriedly / Thinly/ very much / markedly; quickly / close; right

앗 Oh (as) When you are surprising!  Oh!, Oh dear!, Whoops!

힐끔 Observar / Vistazo

꿀꺽 gulp / Tragar / esforzarse

기대 Expectante / Motivado

버럭 Gritar / Furioso/ Repentino

쓰담 Patting/Palmadas / Acariciar 

꼬옥 Hug/Clench the hand/ Grab one’s hand/ Press/ Squeeze

깨물 Morder

욱씬 Inteligente / Palpitar / Hormigueo / Cosquilleo

어질 Mareado

우물우물 Titubeante / Fruncir el ceño / Murmurar/ Masticar

삐질 Avergonzado / Sorprendido / In the state of sweating because one is embarrassed or

exhausted.

쭈우욱 apretar

후우 huff…

후우 whooah...

츄웁 sonido embarazoso al mezclar las lenguas de los dos

츕 slurp sorber

저벅저벅 Pasos pesados / Thump thump

주물럭 acariciar / Furtivo / Buscar a tientas 

다닥 when a person is running or moving with a fast motion suddenly.  / Ta tap, rápido, veloz,
ninmbly, chop chop

꾸우욱 presionar / entrar

꾸역 empujar

뻑뻑 empapado, húmedo

불끈 tensar, arder, apretar puños.

중얼 mascullar / Musitar

힐끔 = Hil kkum
Looking furtively, a sfx/sound.

뭐… 뭐야… = Muoh… Muoh Ya…

What… What’s that?

힐끔 = Hil kkum
Behaving furtively, a sfx/sound

소근 소근 = Sogun Sogun
Whispering. Sfx Sound.

띵 = Dding
Sfx sound, the light changes.

스윽 = Sh uh-g
Sfx sound, moving

뚜벅 = Ddu-beok
Sfx sound, footsteps

척 = Cheok
Sfx sound, foot movement

다다다다 = Da da da
Sfx sound, running

후다닥 = Hu da-dak
Sfx sound, means “fast” (movement)/being fast

다다다다 = Da da da
Sfx sound, running

그렇게 여유부릴 때가 아닐텐데 = Gu reohl-ge jeoh-u bu-ril ddega anil ttaen-dae

It’s not the place to be that relaxed/calm. / There is no time to be that calm.

오늘 정문은 패도르… = O-nul jeong mun-un pedoru (Pedro)…

(Note: I have no idea what 패도르 means, maybe it is a name???)
Pedoru (Pedro) is at the main gate today…

흠칫 = Hum-chit
Sfx sound, attention, surprise
뭐…뭐야. 이 녀석은…! = Muoh… muoh ya. I nyo-seok-un…!
What… What is this. This jerk is…!

아, 벌써 시간이!!! = Ah, Beohl-seoh shi-ganni!

Ah, the time is already…!

남이야기 하고있을때가 아니잖아! = nam-i yagi hago is sul ddae-ga  a-ni-jan-a!

There’s no time to speak about someone else!

너두 서두르지 않으면 지각한다고!

You are going to be late if you stay like that.

후다닥 = Hu da-dak
Sfx sound, means “fast” (movement)/being fast

다다다다 = Da da da
Sfx sound, running
I’m skipping the romanisation from now on, I may romanize the SFX but no dialogues!

그건 그렇고 저렇게 잘생긴 녀석이 우리 학교에 있었나…

Putting this aside, did we have such a good looking jerk/guy in our school?

저렇게 눈에 띄는 외모라면 학교에서 알려지지 않았을리가 없는데.

If he is such an eye catching guy, there is no way he would not have been famous at school.

슥 = Suk
Sfx sound, movement

쪼르르르르 = Cho ru-ru-ru

Sfx sound, something flowing

내가 교문을 지키고 있는 날에 지각을 하다니…

On the day when I’m protecting/overseeing the main gate, someone is late…

우리반 녀석들은 그냥 보낼수 없지.

I can’t let you pass even though you belong to my class.

쿠구구구 = Ku gugugu
Sfx sound, steaming, anger

두둥 = du dung
Sfx sound, like “here’s here” or Bam!
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구구 (koo-koo) – the sound of a pigeon

음메 (ummeh) – the sound of a cow or sheep

찍찍 (chik-chik) – the sound of a mouse squeaking

히잉 (hi-ing) – the sound of a horse

깎깎 (ggakk-ggakk) – the caw of a raven

꼬끼오 (kkokki-oh) – the sound of a rooster in the morning (and my personal fav!)

What sound does a dog make? In English, people might say "woof, woof" but in Korean, "멍
멍 (meong-meong)." Clearly these are very different. Cats, in English, go "meow, meow"; in
Korean, "야옹 (ya-ong)." Korean pigs sound, "꿀꿀꿀 (ggul-ggul-ggul)" whereas in English, "oink-
oink." Ducks in Korea go "곽곽 (quack-quack)", and in English... well, actually that one happens to
be the same.

In some cases, the Korean name of certain animals is based on the sound that they make, which
makes it easier for learners of Korean to remember the names of such animals. Frogs in Korean are
called 개구리 (gaeguri) and the sound that they make is "개굴개굴 (gaegul-gaegul)" while owls are
called 부엉이 (bu-ong-i) and make a "부엉부엉 (bu-ong-bu-ong)" sound when they hoot.

빵 (bbang) – the bang of a gun (and, coincidentally enough, the word for bread)

꽝 (ggwang) – a crashing sound (also the sound made when you lose a game)

쿵  (kung) – the sound of a thud

짝짝짝 (jjakjjakjjak) – clapping sound (often used in chants at sports matches)

음 (eum) – ummmm…..

쉿 (shwit) – shhhh, "Be quiet please," or "Shut up!" if used more forcefully

하하하 (hahaha) – laughing

아야 (a-ya) – Ouch! 

엉엉 (eong-eong) – crying
잉잉 (ing-ing) - whimpering

에취 (eh-chwi) – Achoo!

쪽 (jjok) – kissing sound (you can use this if you want to kiss someone on the cheek)

드르렁드르렁 (duh-ruh-reong-duh-ruh-reong) – snoring

치카치카 (chika-chika) – the sound of someone brushing their teeth

두근두근 (du-geun-du-geun) – the sound of the heart beating. 

If you are talking about your crush, or a situation that gets your heart beating, then you can say 두
근두근 to describe your feelings. You may have heard 두근두근 used in K-pop songs.

딩동 (ding-dong) – doorbell

똑똑 (ddok-ddok) – knock, knock

빵빵 (bbang-bbang) – car honking

부릉부릉 (bu-reung-bu-reung) – car engine revving 

칙칙폭폭 (chikchik-pokpok) – train 
삐뽀삐뽀 (bbibbo-bbibbo) – police or firetruck siren

콸콸 (kwal-kwal) – bubbling stream water

솔솔 (sol-sol) – leaves on a gentle breeze

활활 (hwal-hwal) – a burning fire

쨍쨍 (jjaeng-jjaeng) – a blazing sun

추록추록 (chu-rok-chu-rok) – falling raindrops

우르릉 (oo-ruh-rung) – the rumbling of an earthquake or landslide

휭휭 (hwing-hwing) – the wind

철썩철썩 (cholssok-cholssok) – splashing

The most interesting types of Korean onomatopoeias are descriptive sounds. These sounds represent
feelings that might not even make an actual sound. For example, the feeling of warmth can be given
the sound 따끈따끈 (ttaggeun-ttaggeun). They often sound similar to the corresponding Korean
verb for that feeling, for example "따끈따끈" sounds a little but similar to 따뜻하다 (ttatteuthada,
to be warm). Using these descriptive onomatopoeias will make you sound more Korean and help
you show your emotions and feelings more clearly in Korean.

따끈따끈 (ttaggeun-ttaggeun) – a feeling of warmth

방글방글 (banggeul-banggeul) – to smile beamingly

반짝반짝 (banjjak-banjjak) – to be glittering or sparkling

미끌매끌 (mikkeul-maekkeul) – to be slippery, taken from 미끄럽다 (mikkeuropda, to be slippery)

올긋볼긋 (olgeut-bolgeut) – to be many colors / picturesque

보들보들 (bodeul-bodeul) – soft and cuddly

뽀글뽀글 (bogeul-bogeul) – the bubbling of boiling water
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1. 멍멍 – meongmeong | Bark of a dog.

2. 야옹 – yaong | Meow of a cat.

3. 꼬끼오 – kkokkio | Crow of a rooster.

4. 꿀꿀 – kkulkkul | Oink of a pig.

5. 음메 – eumme | Moo of a cow.

6. 개굴개굴 – gaegulgaegul | Ribbit of a frog.

7. 부엉부엉 – bueongbueong | Hoot of an owl.

8. 구구 – gugu | Coo of a pigeon.

9. 찍찍 – jjikjjik | Squeak of a mouse.

10. 까악까악 – kkaakkkaak | Cackle of a crow.

11. 따르릉 – ttareureung | Ring of a telephone.

12. 똑똑 – ttokttok | Knock on a door.

13. 빵빵 – ppangppang | Honk of a horn.

14. 쾅 – kwang | Thump of something dropping.

15. 쪽 – jjok | Smooch of a kiss.

16. 딩동 – dingdong | Ring of a doorbell.

17. 콜록콜록 – kollok-kollok | Sound of a cough.

18. 엉엉 – eongeong | Cry of a baby.

19. 칙칙폭폭 – chikchikpokpok | Choo Choo of a train.

20. 쨍그랑 – jjaenggeurang | Clink of wine glasses.

의성어 pronunciation English meaning

개굴개굴 gaegulgaegul Ribbit of a frog

구구 gugu Coo of a pigeon

까악까악 kkaakkkaak Caw of a crow

깎깎 ggakk-ggakk The caw of a raven

꼬꼬댁 꼬꼬꼬꼬 kko kko Cluck of a hen

꼬끼오 kkokkio Crow of a rooster.

꿀꿀 kkulkkul Oink of a pig

멍멍 meongmeong Bark of a dog

부엉부엉 bueongbueong Hoot of an owl

붕붕/윙윙 Bung bung Buzz of a bee

삐약삐약 PPiyak Chirping of a chick

야옹 yaong Meow of a cat

음메 eumme Baa of a sheep, moo of a cow

짹짹 chek chek Sound of a sparrow

찍찍 chik-chik Squeak of a mouse

캉캉 멍멍 khang, khang, mung mung woof, bowwow of a dog

히잉 (hi-ing) the sound of a horse

꽝 (ggwang) – a crashing sound (also the sound made when you lose a game)
꿀꺽꿀꺽 – gulp gulp
냠냠 / 쩝쩝 – Sound made when chewing food
냠냠 is a cute sound(yum-yum??)
쩝쩝 is a bad sound(Sound you make when you eat noisily).
우걱우걱 – Sound made when chewing food
두근두근 – Sound and feel of a throbbing heart
새근새근 – Breathing of a sleeping baby
쉿! – Shh! Hush!
쏙닥쏙닥 – Sound of whispering
아야 – Ouch!
앗 – Oops!
엉엉 – eongeong | Cry of a baby.(bawling)
음 – Um…
짝짝짝 – Sound of clap
쪽 – jjok | Smooch of a kiss. Sound of kiss (smack)
콜록콜록 – kollok-kollo | Sound of a cough.

개골개골 ribbit ribbit

꼬끼오 cock-a- doodle-do
달그락 달그락 – clattering sound of horse hoofs, a typewriter or cutlery, clack of doing the dishes
or anything
뒹굴뒹굴 a rolling object, or a lazy man shifting his body on the floor
드르렁드르렁 (duh-ruh-reong-duh-ruh-reong) – snoring
딩동 – dingdong | Ring of a doorbell.
따끈따끈 (ttaggeun-ttaggeun) – a feeling of warmth
따르릉 – ttareureung | the sound that a phone makes when it rings
딸랑딸랑 – Jingle Jingle
땡땡땡 – Clang Clang
똑똑 – ttokttok | Knock on a door.
똑똑똑 – Knock knock!
뚜벅뚜벅 – tip tap tip tap
뚬바뚬바 acapella sound
미끌매끌 (mikkeul-maekkeul) – to be slippery, taken from 미끄럽다 (mikkeuropda, to be slippery)
반짝반짝 (banjjak-banjjak) – to be glittering or sparkling
방글방글 (banggeul-banggeul) – to smile beamingly
보들보들 (bodeul-bodeul) – soft and cuddly
부글부글/보글보글 the bubbling of boiling water
부릉부릉 (bu-reung-bu-reung) – car engine revving
부릉부릉 vroom of a car
빵 (bbang) – the bang of a gun (and, coincidentally enough, the word for bread)
빵빵 – ppangppang – Sound of a horn (car)
뽀글뽀글 (bogeul-bogeul) – the bubbling of boiling water
뿅 – poof (sound of one suddenly appearing/disappearing)
삐걱삐걱 – Squeak Squeak
삐뽀삐뽀 (bbibbo-bbibbo) – police or firetruck siren
새근새근 breathing of a sleeping baby
솔솔 (sol-sol) – leaves on a gentle breeze
쉿 (shwit) – shhhh, “Be quiet please,” or “Shut up!” if used more forcefully
아야 (a-ya) – Ouch!
엉엉 (eong-eong) – crying, boo-hoo of a weeping man
에취 (eh-chwi) – Achoo!
올긋볼긋 (olgeut-bolgeut) – to be many colors / picturesque
왁자지껄/와글와글/시끌벅적 hubbub
우르릉 (oo-ruh-rung) – the rumbling of an earthquake or landslide
윙윙 buzz of a bee
잉잉 (ing-ing) – whimpering
지글지글 sizzle
짝짝짝 (jjakjjakjjak) – clapping sound (often used in chants at sports events)
째깍째깍 – Sound of a clock
쨍그랑 – jjaenggeurang | Clink of wine glasses.
쨍쨍 (jjaeng-jjaeng) – a blazing sun
철썩철썩 (cholssok-cholssok) – splashing
첨벙 splash of something falling into the water
추록추록 (chu-rok-chu-rok) – falling raindrops
치카치카 (chika-chika) – the sound of someone brushing their teeth
칙칙폭폭 – chikchikpokpok | Choo Choo of a train, Sound of a train
콸콸 (kwal-kwal) – bubbling stream water
쾅 – kwang | Thump of something dropping, Crashing sound, a door clam
쿨쿨 snoring
쿵 (kung) – the sound of a thud
탕,쾅 – Bang!
톡톡 tap tap
투덜투덜 mutter, mumble of person
하하하 (hahaha) – laughing
헐레벌떡 hurly-burly of a hurrying, confused person
활활 (hwal-hwal) – a burning fire
후두두 pitter-patter of rain
휭휭 (hwing-hwing) – sound of the wind
korean mimetic words

의태어 is a term used for korean mimetic.

반짝반짝 – (banjjakbanjjak) – describes sparkling things such as jewelry or stars
두근두근 – (dugeundugeun) – heart throbbing
주룩주룩 – (jurukjuruk) – sound of rain pouring down
쿵쿵 – (kungkung) – sound of footsteps pounding
쨍쨍 – (jjaengjjaeng) – sound to describe a blazing hot sun
솔솔 – (solsol) – describes a gentle, soft breeze
말랑말랑 – (mallangmallang) – describes specific soft and chewy food
성큼성큼 – sungkhum sungkhum – stride
두근두근 – dugun dugun – throb, beat (fast)
살랑살랑 – sallang sallang(바람이 부는 모양) gently
설렁설렁 – seollong seollong (blow) gently, softly
우물쭈물 – umul chumul – hesitantly, hesitatingly, indecisively
다닥다닥 – tadak tadak – back to back