English–Korean

“scolding” in Korean

Korean

Also야단 (yadan)

Romanizationkkujung

엄마가 밤늦게까지 나에게 꾸중을 했다.eom ma ga pam neut kke kka ji na e ge kku jung eul haet tta

My mom scolded me until late at night.

“Scolding” in Korean is 꾸중 (kkujung).

A verbal telling-off focused on someone having done something wrong.

학교에서 선생님께 꾸중을 들었다.hak kkyo e seo seon saeng nim kke kku jung eul teu reot tta

I was scolded by my teacher at school.

꾸중 (kkujung, "scolding") usually suits everyday spoken correction, especially from someone close, rather than an official denunciation.

yadan

nounscolding

엄마가 아이에게 야단을 쳤다.eom ma ga a i e ge ya da neul cheot tta

Mom scolded the child.