스트레스 받아요
seuteureseu bad-ayo
The English phrase "I am stressed" is translated into Korean as 스트레스 받아요 (seuteureseu bad-ayo).
This phrase is used to express that you are feeling overwhelmed or under mental pressure. While 스트레스 받아요 means you are currently feeling the effects of stress, you might use 스트레스 쌓여요 to describe the sensation of stress accumulating or piling up.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is literally composed of the loanword for 'stress' and the verb 받다, which means 'to receive' or 'to get'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase can be shortened to 스트레스 받아 when speaking informally. To express that you were stressed in the past in a formal setting, use 스트레스 받았습니다.
How do you pronounce it?
seuteureseu bad-ayo
Did you know?
- To describe the act of relieving stress, Koreans use the word 풀다, which means 'to untie' or 'to unravel'. This treats stress as if it were a tight knot in the mind or body that needs to be loosened.
- In a professional setting, someone might say they are 'receiving stress' from a specific person. This frames the other person as the active sender of the stress, making it a more direct attribution of blame than saying 'you make me stressed'.
- The phrase 스트레스 받다 is often paired with the action of eating spicy food, which is culturally viewed as a way to 'blow off' or 'expel' the received stress.
Examples in context
- 일 때문에 너무 힘들어요.I am feeling really stressed due to work.
- 일 때문에 완전 힘들어.I am completely stressed because of work.
- 요즘 일이 많아서 스트레스 받아요.yo-jeum il-i man-ha-seo seu-teu-re-seu bad-a-yo.I am stressed because I have a lot of work lately.
- 시험 때문에 스트레스 받아요.si-heom ttae-mun-e seu-teu-re-seu bad-a-yo.I am stressed because of the exam.
- 사람이 너무 많아서 스트레스 받아요.sa-ram-i neo-mu man-ha-seo seu-teu-re-seu bad-a-yo.I am stressed because there are too many people.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking at a cafe.
- 지은 Ji-eun지훈 씨, 무슨 일 있어요?ji-hun ssi, mu-seun il it-eo-yo?Jihoon, is something wrong?
- 지훈 Ji-hun네, 요즘 스트레스 받아요.ne, yo-jeum seu-teu-re-seu bad-a-yo.Yes, I am stressed lately.
- 지은 Ji-eun맛있는 거 먹으러 갈까요?mat-it-neun geo meog-eu-reo gal-kka-yo?Shall we go eat something delicious?
- 지훈 Ji-hun좋아요, 지은 씨.jo-a-yo, ji-eun ssi.That sounds good, Jieun.
