쉿
swit[ʃʰɥit̚]
The English phrase "shh" is translated into Korean as 쉿 (swit).
쉿 is an onomatopoeic way to request silence. If you want to ask people to lower their voices or silence themselves, you might also use the word 조용히, which means quietly or calmly.
Meaning: requesting silence (intj)
How do you pronounce it?
swit
Did you know?
- If a Korean speaker wants to tell someone to be 'dead quiet', they might use the expression 쥐 죽은 듯이, which literally means 'as if a mouse has died'.
- In many Korean social settings, saying 쉿 to an elder or a superior can be perceived as quite rude or impolite because it is a blunt command.
- In Korean classrooms, teachers sometimes use a rhythmic call-and-response pattern instead of a simple 쉿 to get students' attention.
Examples in context
- 쉿, 아기가 자고 있어요.shwit, agiga jago isseoyo.Shh, the baby is sleeping.
- 쉿! 영화 시작해요.shwit! yeonghwa sijakhaeyo.Shh! The movie is starting.
- 조용히 해, 쉿!joyonghi hae, shwit!Be quiet, shh!
Example conversation
Hyun-woo and Su-bin are in a library.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo쉿, 수빈 씨. 여기는 도서관이에요.swit, Subin ssi. yeogineun doseogwanieyo.Shh, Su-bin. This is a library.
- 수빈 Su-bin아, 미안해요. 제가 너무 크게 말했네요.a, mianhaeyo. jega neomu keuge malhaenneyo.Oh, I'm sorry. I spoke too loudly.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo괜찮아요. 이제 조용히 해요.gwaenchanayo. ije joyonghi haeyo.It's okay. Let's be quiet now.
- 수빈 Su-bin네, 알겠어요.ne, algesseoyo.Yes, I understand.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “shh” translations and entries 쉿, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
