Laugh in Korean 🇰🇷

웃음 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Break it down into two parts: “웃” sounds like “ut,” and “음” is a common noun ending. Remember that many Korean nouns end with “-음.”
• Connect the word to its root verb 웃다 (“to laugh”), so 웃음 represents the result or act of laughing.

Explanations:
• 웃음 means “laughter” or “a laugh.” It is the noun form derived from the verb 웃다.
• It describes the sound or expression when someone laughs.

Other Words with Similar Meaning:
• 웃다 (utda) – “to laugh” (verb form)
• 킥킥 (kikik) or 하하 (haha) – onomatopoeic expressions representing different kinds of laughter

Alternate Meanings/Slang:
• In informal situations, expressing 웃음 in online chatting is sometimes mimicked with “ㅋㅋㅋ” to represent laughing.
• Occasionally, 웃음 can imply that something is so absurd it’s laughable.

Examples of Sentences:
• “Her laughter is contagious.”
 Korean: “그녀의 웃음은 전염성이 있어요.”
 Romanized: “Geunyeoui useumeun jeonyeomseongi isseoyo.”

• “I couldn’t help but laugh at his joke.”
 Korean: “나는 그의 농담에 웃음을 참을 수 없었어요.”
 Romanized: “Naneun geuui nongdame useumeul chameul su eopseosseoyo.”

• “A sincere 웃음 can brighten someone’s day.”
 Korean: “진심 어린 웃음은 누군가의 하루를 밝게 해줘요.”
 Romanized: “Jinsim eorin useumeun nugungaui harureul balge haejwoyo.”

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