Korean word

뜨겁다

Pronunciation

Romanizationtteugeoptta

Meaning

  • adjectivehot

Example

커피가 뜨거워요.keo pi ga tteu geo wo yo

The coffee is hot.

Illustration for 뜨겁다 (hot)

More examples

손을 뜨거운 물에 데었어요.so neul tteu geo un mu re te eo sseo yo

I scalded my hand with hot water.

Core concept

A strong sense of heat that can be felt on contact, also describing emotions or an atmosphere that feels intensely charged.

Common phrases

  • 뜨거운 물tteu geo un mul

    hot water

  • 뜨거운 커피tteu geo un keo pi

    hot coffee

  • 뜨거운 음식tteu geo un eum sik

    hot food

Similar words

덥다teoptta: Describes air, weather, or a room that feels uncomfortably hot.
따뜻하다ttatteutada: Describes a pleasantly warm temperature that feels gentle and comfortable.
뜨끈하다tteukkeunhada: Describes food or drink that is pleasantly hot enough to warm the body.
차갑다chagaptta: Feels intensely cold when touched because of its low temperature.

Definition in Korean

물체나 음식이 높은 열을 띄어 손으로 만졌을 때 뜨거운 느낌이 드는 상태를 가리키는 형용사로, 비유적으로는 감정이나 분위기가 열렬하게 달아오른 경우에도 사용된다.mul che na eum si gi no peun yeo reul tti eo so neu ro man jeo sseul ttae tteu geo un neu kki mi teu neun sang tae reul ka ri ki neun hyeong yong sa ro pi yu jeo geu ro neun kam jeong i na pu nwi gi ga yeol lyeol ha ge ta ra o reun kyeong u e do sa yong doen da

Word origin

The word's deeper history is uncertain, but its physical and emotional uses are both confirmed parts of its meaning.

Usage tips

  • When a Korean speaker says a drink is hot, this is the useful word to recognize, while hot weather is described with a different adjective.

Other meanings

  • passionateadjective
  • heatedadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 뜨거움tteugeoumheatnoun
  • 뜨겁게tteugeopkkehotlyadverb
  • 뜨거워지다tteugeowojidabecome hotverb

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