속눈썹
songnunsseop
The English phrase 'eyelashes' is translated into Korean as 속눈썹 (songnunsseop).
The term refers to the short hairs that grow from the edge of the eyelids.
What does it mean word for word?
The word is a compound of 속 (inside) and 눈썹 (eyebrow).
Which one should you use?
While 속눈썹 refers to eyelashes, 눈썹 refers to eyebrows.
How do you pronounce it?
songnunsseop
Did you know?
- In Korean, the word for 'eyebrow', 눈썹, literally translates to 'eye-leaf'.
- Korean culture historically associates long 속눈썹 with a gentle or melancholic gaze, often using them as a poetic symbol of femininity and delicacy in literature.
- The word 눈썹 (eyebrow) is used in the common idiom 눈썹을 찌푸리다, which means to frown or be displeased, focusing on the movement of the brow rather than the mouth.
Examples in context
- 속눈썹이 길어요.soknunsseobi gireoyo.Your eyelashes are long.
- 속눈썹이 눈을 찔러요.soknunseubi nuneul jjillyeoyo.My eyelashes are poking my eye.
- 속눈썹에 마스카라를 발랐어요.soknunseobe masukarareul ballasseoyo.I applied mascara to my eyelashes.
Example conversation
Subin and Jihoon are talking about beauty products at a cafe.
- 수빈 Su-bin지훈 씨, 제 속눈썹 어때요?Jihoon ssi, je soknunsseop eottaeyo?Jihoon, how do my eyelashes look?
- 지훈 Ji-hun수빈 씨는 속눈썹이 정말 예쁘네요.Subin ssi-neun soknunsseobi jeongmal yeppeuneyo.Subin, your eyelashes are really beautiful.
- 수빈 Su-bin감사해요. 연장도 했어요.Gamsahaeyo. Yeonjangdo haesseoyo.Thank you. I also got eyelash extensions.
- 지훈 Ji-hun진짜 티가 안 나요.Jinjja ti-ga an nayo.It really doesn't show.
