📚 Grammar — Emotions & Descriptions (감정 + 묘사)
1) ___아요/어요 — Basic adjective conjugation
Most emotion and description words are adjectives. Conjugate them like verbs.
| 기뻐요 | I’m happy. |
| 슬퍼요 | I’m sad. |
| 피곤해요 | I’m tired. |
| 재미있어요 | It’s fun / interesting. |
2) 저는 ___해요 — “I feel ___”
| 저는 피곤해요. | I feel tired. |
| 저는 행복해요. | I feel happy. |
| 저는 긴장돼요. | I feel nervous. |
3) 기분이 ___요 — “My mood is ___”
| 기분이 좋아요. | I feel good. |
| 기분이 나빠요. | I feel bad. |
| 기분이 편해요. | I feel comfortable. |
4) ___은/는 ___해요 — Describing people (personality)
| 친절해요. | He/She is kind. |
| 조용해요. | He/She is quiet. |
| 성실해요. | He/She is hard-working. |
5) ___은/는 ___예요 — Physical descriptions
| 키가 커요. | He/She is tall. |
| 키가 작아요. | He/She is short. |
| 예뻐요. | She is pretty. |
| 잘생겼어요. | He is handsome. |
6) ___ 때문에 — “Because of ___” (reason)
| 일 때문에 피곤해요. | I’m tired because of work. |
| 시험 때문에 긴장돼요. | I’m nervous because of the test. |
| 날씨 때문에 기분이 좋아요. | I feel good because of the weather. |
7) ___아서/어서 ___요 — “I ___ because ___”
Used for emotional or descriptive reasons.
| 피곤해서 쉬어요. | I rest because I’m tired. |
| 기뻐서 웃어요. | I smile because I’m happy. |
| 슬퍼서 울어요. | I cry because I’m sad. |
8) ___ 같아요 — “It seems / looks ___”
| 피곤한 것 같아요. | You look tired. |
| 행복한 것 같아요. | You seem happy. |
| 슬픈 것 같아요. | He/She seems sad. |
9) ___고 ___해요 — “___ and ___” (combined descriptions)
| 친절하고 조용해요. | He/She is kind and quiet. |
| 예쁘고 착해요. | She is pretty and good-hearted. |
| 재미있고 활발해요. | He/She is fun and energetic. |
10) 저는 ___고 싶어요 — “I want to feel/be ___”
| 행복하고 싶어요. | I want to be happy. |
| 편하고 싶어요. | I want to feel comfortable. |
| 자신 있고 싶어요. | I want to feel confident. |