When to use to cough in Korean
Korean: 기침하다[ gi-chim-ha-da ]
When to use it
To cough means to make a short sound from your throat, often when you are sick or your throat feels bad. In Korean, 기침하다 means “to cough.” You can use it for a small cough or for coughing many times.
Example sentences
아기가 밤에 기침해요.
The baby coughs at night.
수업 시간에 민수가 계속 기침했어요.
Min-su kept coughing during class.
밖이 추워서 저는 조금 기침해요.
It is cold outside, so I cough a little.
왜 자꾸 기침해요?
Why do you keep coughing?
약국에서 제가 기침한다고 말했어요.
At the pharmacy, I said that I was coughing.
버스에서 옆 사람이 기침했어요.
The person next to me coughed on the bus.
