English–Korean
“difficulty” in Korean
How to say “difficulty” in Korean
“Difficulty” in Korean is 곤란 (kollan).
Being stuck in a situation that is hard to handle or solve.
Example sentences with 곤란
서류 미비로 곤란에 처했다.seo ryu mi bi ro kol la ne cheo haet tta
He found himself in difficulty because of incomplete documents.
Tips for using 곤란
- In Korean conversation, describing a request as difficult can function as a gentle refusal, so the word carries a useful politeness signal in context.
Other Korean words for “difficulty”
시험 난이도가 너무 높아요.si heom na ni do ga neo mu no pa yo
The test is too difficult.
이 일의 어려움을 잘 이해했다.i i rui eo ryeo u meul chal i hae haet tta
I understood the difficulty of this work well.