To be nervous in Korean 🇰🇷

떨리다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Notice that 떨리다 (tteollida) is related to the root 떨다 (tteolda), which means “to shake.” Imagine your body trembling when you’re nervous.
• The sound “떨리” (tteolli) echoes the physical sensation of trembling, making it easier to recall.

Explanations:
• 떨리다 (tteollida) is used to describe the physical trembling or shaking that often accompanies nervousness or excitement.
• It conveys an involuntary reaction, such as the trembling of one’s heart or body when feeling nervous.

Other Words with Similar Meaning:
• 긴장하다 (ginjanghada) – “to be nervous” or “to feel tense.”
• 두근거리다 (dugeungeorida) – “to throb,” often used to describe a beating heart when nervous or excited.

Conjugations of 떨리다:
• Dictionary Form: 떨리다 (tteollida)
• Present Tense:
 – Informal Polite: 떨려요 (tteollyeoyo)
 – Formal Polite: 떨립니다 (tteollimnida)
• Past Tense:
 – Informal Polite: 떨렸어요 (tteollyeosseoyo)
 – Formal Polite: 떨렸습니다 (tteollyeotseumnida)
• Future Tense:
 – Informal Polite: 떨릴 거예요 (tteollil geoyeyo)
 – Formal Polite: 떨릴 것입니다 (tteollil geosimnida)

Example Sentences:
1. 중요한 발표 전에 너무 떨려요.
  (Jungyohan balpyo jeone neomu tteollyeoyo.)
  “I feel so nervous before an important presentation.”

2. 그 소식을 듣고 심장이 떨렸어요.
  (Geu sosigeul deutgo simjangi tteollyeosseoyo.)
  “My heart trembled after hearing the news.”

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