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Emotions: TOPIK I → II in Korean
Level up your Korean emotions! 👀 🔴 기쁘다 [gippeuda] - happy
How these words work together
This chart helps you upgrade your Korean emotion vocabulary from TOPIK I to TOPIK II level. It shows basic words for feelings like happy, sad, and angry, and their more advanced counterparts. Learning these pairs will improve your speaking and writing skills by using richer expressions.
Words in this chart
| Korean | Romanization | English |
|---|---|---|
| 기쁘다 | gippeuda | happy (TOPIK I) |
| 행복하다 | haengbokhada | happy (TOPIK II) |
| 슬프다 | seulpeuda | sad (TOPIK I) |
| 우울하다 | uulhada | sad (TOPIK II) |
| 화나다 | hwanada | angry (TOPIK I) |
| 분노하다 | bunnohada | angry (TOPIK II) |
| 놀라다 | nollada | surprised (TOPIK I) |
| 경악하다 | gyeongakhada | surprised (TOPIK II) |
| 걱정하다 | geokjeonghada | worried (TOPIK I) |
| 우려하다 | uryeohada | worried (TOPIK II) |
| 피곤하다 | pigonhada | tired (TOPIK I) |
| 피로하다 | pirohada | tired (TOPIK II) |
| 긴장하다 | ginjanghada | nervous (TOPIK I) |
| 불안하다 | buranhada | nervous (TOPIK II) |
| 자랑스럽다 | jarangseureopda | proud (TOPIK I) |
| 긍지를 느끼다 | geungjireul neukkida | proud (TOPIK II) |
Example sentences
오늘 나는 기쁘지만 친구는 행복해요.
Today I am happy, but my friend is happier.
시험 결과 때문에 슬펐지만 지금은 우울하지 않아요.
I was sad because of the test results, but now I am not depressed.
그 소식에 놀라서 경악했어요.
I was surprised by the news and was shocked.
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