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KOREAN VERB

시원하다

to be refreshing, cool (and, in a hot pool or a hot soup, just right)

  • #118 most used
  • Descriptive verb

Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am refreshing
NegativeI am not refreshing

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was refreshing
NegativeI was not refreshing

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will be refreshing
NegativeI won’t be refreshing

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI am refreshing (respectfully)
PastI was refreshing (respectfully)
FutureI will be refreshing (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) being refreshing, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) being refreshing, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I am refreshing
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I am refreshing
  5. But (-지만) I am refreshing, but…

How to use 시원하다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    더운 날엔 냉면이 제일 시원해요.

    On a hot day, cold noodles are the most refreshing.

  2. Past

    어젯밤 한강 바람이 정말 시원했어요.

    The breeze on the Han River last night was really cool.

  3. Future

    머리 자르면 훨씬 시원할 거예요.

    You'll feel much cooler once you cut your hair.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지, 국물이 좀 시원하세요? 더 드릴까요?

    Grandpa, is the broth just right? Shall I give you more?

  5. Connectives

    바람이 시원하니까 창문을 열어 두세요.

    The breeze is cool, so leave the window open.

Good to know

  • A cool breeze, a cold drink, and also a hot soup or bath that feels just right; 시원해요! after a problem is solved means "what a relief".

Where you hear 시원하다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Fluency Level 1

  • 이 국물 시원하다. This broth hits the spot.
  • 냉탕이 진짜 시원했어요. The cold pool was really refreshing.
  • 저녁에는 바람이 시원할 거야. In the evening the wind will be cool.
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The bathhouse

Fluency Level 1 · 시원하다는 뜻이야

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