쉬는 중
swineun jung
In Korean, the phrase for chilling is 쉬는 중 (swineun jung).
Meaning: causing mild fear (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
swineun jung
Did you know?
- While 쉬는 중 is used for 'chilling' or 'resting', the root word 쉬다 also means 'to go bad' or 'to sour' when referring to food like kimchi.
- If you want to say you are 'chilling' in the sense of hanging out with friends, you would use 놀다 instead of 쉬다, as 놀다 specifically refers to playing or leisure.
- The word 중 was recorded as 쥬ᇰ〯 in the 1447 text Seokbo sangjeol, showing that its pronunciation has evolved since the early days of the Hangul alphabet.
Examples in context
- 제가 휴식 중이에요.I am chilling.
- 휴가 중이에요, 조용히 쉬고 있어요.I am on vacation, quietly relaxing.
- 오늘은 가만히 쉬고 있어요.Today, I am peacefully relaxing.
- 저 지금 쉬고 있어.I am chilling right now.
- 오늘은 나른하게 쉬고 있어.Today, I am chilling lazily.
Example conversation
Jihoon and Subin are talking about a ghost story.
- 지훈 Ji-hun방금 그 이야기 진짜 쉬는 중이지?banggeum geu iyagi jinjja swineun jung-iji?That story just now was really chilling, right?
- 수빈 Su-bin응, 너무 무서워서 소름 돋았어.eung, neomu museowoseo soreum dodasseo.Yes, it was so scary I got goosebumps.
- 지훈 Ji-hun나도 그래. 아직도 등이 서늘해.nado geurae. ajikdo deung-i seoneulhae.Me too. My back still feels cold.
- 수빈 Su-bin이제 다른 이야기 하자.ije dareun iyagi haja.Let's talk about something else now.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 중, CC BY-SA 4.0.
