English–Korean

“cool” in Korean

Korean

Also멋있다 (meosittta) · 시원하다 (siwonhada) · 식히다 (sikida) · 선선하다 (seonseonhada)

Pronunciation

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Example

음식이 식었어요.eum si gi si geo sseo yo

The food has cooled.

Illustration for 식다 (cool)

How to say “cool” in Korean

“Cool” in Korean is 식다 (siktta).

Heat or strong feeling slowly drains away, leaving something cooler or calmer.

Full entry for 식다: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 식다

마음이 식었어요.ma eu mi si geo sseo yo

My feelings have cooled.

Tips for using 식다

  • The thing that changes can be the subject, so the sentence focuses on what becomes less warm or less lively rather than on a person causing the change.

Other Korean words for “cool”

와, 그 사람은 멋있어.wa keu sa ra meun meo si sseo

Wow, that person is cool.

에어컨을 켜니까 방이 시원해졌어요.e eo keo neul kyeo ni kka pang i si won hae jeo sseo yo

The room became cool when the air conditioner was turned on.

수프를 식혀서 먹었어요.su peu reul si kyeo seo meo geo sseo yo

I ate the soup after letting it cool.

오늘 아침은 선선해서 기분이 좋아요.o neul a chi meun seon seon hae seo ki bu ni cho a yo

It's cool this morning, so I feel good.

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