Korean word

조르다

Pronunciation

Romanizationchoreuda

Meaning

  • verbbeg

Example

동생이 어제부터 계속 용돈을 조르고 있어요.tong saeng i eo je bu teo kye sok yong do neul cho reu go i sseo yo

My younger brother has been begging for an allowance since yesterday.

Illustration for 조르다 (beg)

More examples

가게에서 아이가 사탕을 조르길래 결국 샀어요.ka ge e seo a i ga sa tang eul cho reu gil lae kyeol guk sa sseo yo

A child kept begging for candy at the store, so I eventually bought some.

Core concept

Keeping up a request so persistently that the other person feels pressured to agree.

Common phrases

  • 용돈을 조르다yong do neul cho reu da

    beg for allowance

  • 엄마한테 조르다eom ma han te cho reu da

    beg one's mother

  • 사탕을 조르다sa tang eul cho reu da

    beg for candy

Similar words

부탁하다putakada: Politely ask someone to help or do something as a favor.
보채다pochaeda: Fuss and repeatedly ask for something with noisy impatience.
졸라대다cholladaeda: Make repeated, insistent requests that bother someone in casual speech.

Definition in Korean

원하는 것을 얻으려고 계속해서 귀찮게 부탁하거나 졸라대는 동사.won ha neun keo seul eo deu ryeo go kye so kae seo kwi chan ke pu ta ka geo na chol la dae neun tong sa

Word origin

The verb likely extended from a physical sense of pressing or squeezing to the figurative act of pressing someone with repeated requests.

Usage tips

  • The word helps show why a request can sound demanding even when the speaker is simply asking for something wanted.

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