Boil in Korean 🇰🇷

끓다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Notice the similarity between “끓다” (kkeul-da) and the English word “boil” in that both describe the bubbling, intense motion of liquid. Visualize a pot of water bubbling vigorously to link the sound and meaning.
• Break it into syllables “끓-다” and recall that many Korean verbs end in “-다” in their dictionary form.

Explanations:
• “끓다” (kkeul-da) is an intransitive verb meaning “to boil” or “to bubble vigorously.” It describes liquids reaching or sustaining a boiling point.
• It is often used for water, soup, or other liquids when they are heated to a point of boiling.

Other Words with Similar Meaning:
• “펄펄 끓다” (peolpeol kkeul-da): an intensified form meaning “to boil vigorously.”
• “보글보글” (bogeul-bogeul): an onomatopoeic expression used to describe water boiling or bubbling, though it is more descriptive than strictly a verb.

Conjugations of “끓다”:
• Dictionary Form (Infinitive): 끓다 (kkeul-da)
• Present Tense (Polite): 끓어요 (kkeul-eoyo) – “It is boiling.”
• Present Tense (Plain): 끓는다 (kkeul-neunda) – used in narratives or factual statements.
• Past Tense (Polite): 끓었어요 (kkeureosseoyo) – “It boiled.”
• Past Tense (Plain): 끓었다 (kkeureotda)
• Future Tense (Polite): 끓을 거예요 (kkeureul geoyeyo) – “It will boil.”
• Future Tense (Plain): 끓을 것이다 (kkeureul geosida)

Examples of Sentences:
1. The water is boiling.
• Korean: 물이 끓어요.
• Romanized: Muli kkeul-eoyo.

2. The soup boiled for ten minutes.
• Korean: 국이 10분 동안 끓었어요.
• Romanized: Guk-i 10bun dongan kkeureosseoyo.

3. When you heat water, it will boil.
• Korean: 물을 데우면 끓을 거예요.
• Romanized: Mureul deumyeon kkeureul geoyeyo.

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