지루한
jiruhan
The Korean word for bored is 지루한 (jiruhan).
The word is used to describe the feeling of suffering from boredom.
Meaning: suffering from boredom (adj)
Which one should you use?
There is a distinction between being bored because a situation is tedious and being bored because of a lack of activity. Use 지루하다 (and its forms) to describe something being tedious or boring. If you feel bored simply because you have nothing to do, use 심심하다 instead. Additionally, 지겨워 carries a stronger sense of being fed up and is more common among younger Koreans.
How does it change in a sentence?
The dictionary form of this adjective is 지루하다, which means "to be boring" or "to be bored".
How do you pronounce it?
jiruhan
Did you know?
- Younger Koreans often use the slang term 노잼 (no-jaem) to describe a person or a joke that is boring, combining the English word 'no' with the Korean word for 'fun'.
- Because 심심하다 refers to having nothing to do, a person might use it to invite a friend to hang out, whereas 지루하다 would not work for this purpose.
- In Korean, the feeling of being 'bored' is expressed as an adjective describing the state of the person or the thing, rather than using a passive verb like 'to be bored' in English.
Examples in context
- 오늘 수업은 너무 지루해.Today's class is so boring.
- 정말 지루해요.It's really boring.
- 지루한 영화를 보고 싶지 않아요.jiruhan yeonghwareul bogo sipji anayo.I don't want to watch a boring movie.
Example conversation
Subin and Jihun are waiting for a friend at a cafe.
- 수빈 Su-bin기다리는 시간이 너무 지루한 것 같아.gidarineun sigani neomu jiruhan geot gata.I think the waiting time is too boring.
- 지훈 Ji-hun그럼 우리 게임이라도 할까?geureom uri geimeirado halkka?Then shall we play a game or something?
- 수빈 Su-bin좋아, 어떤 게임을 할래?joa, eotteon geimeul hallae?Sounds good, what game do you want to play?
- 지훈 Ji-hun간단한 퀴즈 게임을 하자.gandanhan kwijeu geimeul haja.Let's do a simple quiz game.
