고집스럽다
He is so stubborn that he never listens to anyone else's advice. 그는 너무 고집스럽다.
- 아이들은 때때로 매우 고집스럽다. (Children are sometimes very stubborn.)
- 그녀는 자신의 계획이 옳다고 믿고 고집스럽게 추진했다. (She stubbornly pushed forward with her plan, believing it was right.)
- 그의 고집스러운 태도는 회의 분위기를 망쳤다. (His stubborn attitude ruined the meeting atmosphere.)
- 왜 그렇게 고집스럽게 행동하는 거야? (Why are you acting so stubbornly?)
- 이 문제는 고집스러운 사람들과는 논의하기 어렵다. (This issue is difficult to discuss with stubborn people.)
- 고 (go): Sounds like the 'go' in 'goalkeeper'.
- 집 (jip): Sounds like the 'zip' in 'zipper', but with a 'j' sound at the beginning. The 'p' at the end is unreleased, similar to a soft 'b' sound.
- 스 (seu): Sounds like 'se' in 'see', but with a slight aspiration, almost like 's-uh'.
- 럽 (reop): Sounds like 'reop', with the 'p' at the end being unreleased.
- 다 (da): Sounds like 'da' in 'daddy'.
- Pronouncing the final 'ㅂ' (p) too strongly: In Korean, final consonants like 'ㅂ', 'ㄱ', 'ㄷ' are often unreleased or sound like a softer version of the consonant. Avoid a sharp 'p' sound.
- Misplacing stress: Korean words generally have relatively even stress across syllables. There isn't a strong, single stressed syllable like in English. Focus on clear articulation of each syllable.
- Pronouncing '스' (seu) too much like 'su': The vowel 'ㅡ' (eu) is a neutral vowel, often described as being produced with the tongue in a neutral position, similar to the 'uh' sound in 'sofa', but with the lips unrounded.
- 완고하다 (wankohada): Inflexible, stubborn (similar to 고집스럽다, often more formal)
- 무르다 (mureuda): to withdraw, to revoke (antonym in the sense of changing one's decision)
- 유연하다 (yuyeonhada): flexible (antonym)
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백일
A2100th day celebration (of a baby).
환갑
A260th birthday celebration.
칠순
A270th birthday celebration.
팔순
A280th birthday celebration.
알아주다
B1To recognize/understand (feelings); to acknowledge someone's thoughts or efforts.
입양아
A2Adopted child; a child legally taken into another family.
양녀
B1Adopted daughter.
입양
A2Adoption; legally taking another's child as one's own.
귀여워하다
A2To adore, to find cute, to cherish.
정답다
A2To be affectionate; to be friendly.
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