파멸
The English word doom is expressed in Korean as 파멸.
The term is used to describe an undesirable fate.
Meaning: undesirable fate (noun)
Did you know?
- Korean speakers might use the phrase 운명이 다했다 to say one's doom has arrived, which literally translates to 'the fate has been used up'.
- In Buddhist-influenced Korean contexts, the idea of an unavoidable doom is often discussed through 업보, meaning 'karmic retribution'.
- If you were to say a person is 'doomed' in a more casual, slangy way, a Korean speaker might use 망했다, which literally means 'to be ruined' or 'to be finished'.
Examples in context
- 이번 시험 망했어요.I failed this exam. It's a disaster.
- 그의 탐욕은 결국 파멸을 불러왔다.geu-ui tam-yog-eun gyeol-guk pa-myeol-eul bul-leo-wat-da.His greed eventually brought doom.
- 잘못된 선택이 파멸의 시작이었다.jal-mot-doen seon-taek-i pa-myeol-ui si-jak-i-eot-da.The wrong choice was the beginning of doom.
- 우리는 파멸을 피할 수 있을까?u-ri-neun pa-myeol-eul pi-hal su iss-eul-kka?Can we avoid doom?
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing a failing business project.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo계획이 완전히 망했어.gyehoegi wanjeonhi manghaesseo.The plan is a total disaster.
- 지은 Ji-eun이제 우리에게 파멸뿐인가?ije uriege pamyeoppuninga?Is it only doom for us now?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo아니, 아직 방법이 있을 거야.ani, ajik bangbeobi isseul geoya.No, there must still be a way.
- 지은 Ji-eun지은이 말대로 해보자.jieuni maldaero haeboja.Let's try doing it as Jieun said.
