Did you laugh today?
What type of laugh do you have?
I think I usually laugh hahaha. But when it's too funny, my hahaha turns into a silent mode.
Today, I would like to introduce some feel-good laughs in Korean.
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까르르 Kka-rue-rue
꺄르르 Kkya-rue-rue
까르르 or 꺄르르 is used to describe the sound or the visual of babies, kids or girls bursting out laughing/shrieking with laughter.
꺄르르 Kkya-rue-rue
까르르 or 꺄르르 is used to describe the sound or the visual of babies, kids or girls bursting out laughing/shrieking with laughter.
(까르르 is the original form in the dictionary. But extra 르s at the end can be casually added.)
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예문(Ye-mun: Example sentence)
엄마가 재채기하니까 아기가 까르르 웃기 시작했어요.
Baby started laughing kka-rue-rue at Mom's sneezing.
You can turn 까르르 or 꺄르르 into verbs by adding 하다 or 대다 at the end.
까르르하다(Kka-rue-rue-ha-da)
까르르대다(Kka-rue-rue-dae-da)
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까르르 is my favorite laughter because it's just a cute and happy word to me and makes me want to go 까르르르르, too. :D
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Three different sounds of laughing that start with double ㄱ(ㄲ).
깔깔ㅣ껄껄ㅣ낄낄 (Adverb)
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깔깔 (Kkal-kkal) :
깔깔 (Kkal-kkal) :
sound or visual of uncontrollable burst of laughter
껄껄 (Kkul-kkul) :
껄껄 (Kkul-kkul) :
sound or visual of deep and uncontrollable burst of laughter
낄낄 (Kkil-kkil) :
낄낄 (Kkil-kkil) :
sound or visual of half-suppressed laughter/tittering/giggling
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You can turn 깔깔ㅣ껄껄ㅣ낄낄 into verbs by adding 대다 or 걸리다 at the end.
깔깔대다(Kkal-kkal-dae-da) or
깔깔거리다(Kkal-kkal-geo-ri-da)
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I think 깔깔, 껄껄, 낄낄 are fake-proof and the sounds of double consonant(ㄲ) combined with ㄹ at the bottom make them sound funnier.
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흐뭇할 땐 Hue-mu-tal-ttaen :
When (you are) satisfied
후훗 Hu-hoot :
(adv) the sound of laughter/smile with satisfaction
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To me, this 후훗(Hu-hoot) sounds the coolest among many other laughs.
I sometimes use this Hu-hoot laughter/smile as small self-praise when I accomplish something thinking to myself 'I knew it! I knew I would successfully complete this task. Great job!'.
Hu-hoot increases confidence and makes me enjoy those full-of-myself moments to the full. 후훗
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Now, below laughs are, I think, understood by just about everyone regardless their mother language.
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하하하하 Ha-ha-ha-ha
허허허허 Huh-huh-huh-huh
호호호호 Ho-ho-ho-ho
히히히히 Hee-hee-hee-hee
허허허허 Huh-huh-huh-huh
호호호호 Ho-ho-ho-ho
히히히히 Hee-hee-hee-hee
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히히(hee-hee): sound or visual of laughing playfully with satisfaction
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Which one so far do you think is the closest to your laugh?
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More laughs in Korean to come in Part 2... soon. :)
Thank you for reading!