으악
euak
The Korean word for "oof" is 으악 (euak).
으악 is an interjection used to express sympathy regarding another person's pain or to react with shock to something like a high price.
Meaning: expressing sympathy at another's pain, shock at a high price, etc. (intj)
How do you pronounce it?
euak
Did you know?
- Depending on the social hierarchy, using a loud 으악 in a very formal setting can be seen as overly emotional or surprising for an adult.
- A person reacting to a small mistake or a minor 'oof' moment might use 아이구 (aigu) instead of the sharper 으악.
- In Korean webcomics and manga, 으악 is frequently written in large, jagged letters to visualize a sudden scream of terror or pain.
Examples in context
- 아이고! 뭐야?!Oof! What happened?!
Example conversation
Ji-eun and Ji-hun are looking at a menu at a fancy restaurant.
- 지은 Ji-eun이 파스타 한 접시에 삼만 원이에요.i pasta han jeopsie samman won-ieyo.This pasta is thirty thousand won a plate.
- 지훈 Ji-hun으악, 진짜 비싸네요!eu-ak, jinjja bissaneyo!Oof, that's really expensive!
- 지은 Ji-eun다른 곳으로 갈까요, 지훈 씨?dareun goseuro galkkayo, Ji-hun ssi?Shall we go somewhere else, Ji-hun?
- 지훈 Ji-hun네, 빨리 나가요.ne, ppalli nagayo.Yes, let's get out of here quickly.
