Korean Emotions Flashcards: 28 Cards with Audio and Notes

Korean Emotions Flashcards: Study the 28 Cards

Each card shows the Hangul, the Revised Romanization (RR), the meaning and an audio button. The words come from the Korean emotions vocabulary lesson, which also has example sentences.

How Do I Use These Flashcards?

Use the deck above in four steps. It works with tap, click or keyboard, and nothing plays until you press an audio button.

1. Choose a mode. Start with recognition (Hangul to meaning). Switch to recall (meaning to Hangul) or listening (audio to meaning) once recognition feels easy.
2. Show the answer. Think of the answer first, then press Show answer (or Space). Say the word aloud before you reveal it. Turn on the romanization toggle only if you need it; the 28-card table below always shows it.
3. Grade yourself. Press Got it if you answered correctly without help, or Not yet if you hesitated or guessed.
4. Finish the session. A session holds up to 20 cards (you can set 10, 20 or 40). With 28 cards, a first-time learner can split the deck over three days, using the default limit of 10 new cards a day.

The Three Study Modes

Recognition shows the Hangul and asks for the meaning, which trains reading. Recall shows the meaning and asks for the Hangul, which trains remembering; you may type the answer with your Hangul keyboard or just recall it in your head. Listening plays a clip and hides the letters, which trains the ear. Listening mode only uses a card once its audio is approved, and cards without approved audio are skipped in that mode with a note.

Got It and Not Yet

Got it moves the card up one Leitner box, so it comes back later. Not yet sends the card back to box 1, so it returns in the same session or within 10 minutes. The grades are your own judgement; the deck does not score you or claim fluency.

Deck Scope: What Is and Is Not Covered

The deck covers 28 of the 40 words in the emotions lesson. They are nouns, grouped by feeling: joy and pleasure, sadness and loss, anger and irritation, worry and fear, and love and longing. All meanings and romanization follow the lesson exactly.

Which Emotion Words Are Left out of This Deck?

The lesson words 행운, 꿈, 아픔, 상처, 미움, 억울함, 고민, 당황, 설렘, 정, 눈치 and 약속 are not cards here. 정 and 눈치 have no one-word English match and are explained in the Korean emotions vocabulary lesson.

All 28 Cards in One Table

All 28 cards appear below in deck order. The table is plain HTML, so you can use it as a drill without the deck: cover the Meaning column, say each word aloud, then uncover it.

Reading the Table

Hangul is the word. Revised Romanization (RR) is a learning aid, so try to read the Hangul before you look at it. RR follows the spelling rules of the official system, not every sound change, so it can differ from what you hear. The Meaning column gives the English gloss, and the Note column gives a use or sound hint. The last column lists the audio assetId; a second ID marks a slow clip at 0.8 times the speed. Cards 13-16 are the words for anger and irritation.

Usage Notes for These Cards

These cards are nouns, not whole sentences. 행복 is happiness, not I am happy. For I am happy, add 하다: 저는 행복해요. Learners often use the noun alone as if it were a sentence, which sounds odd.

화 is the everyday word for anger. 화가 나다 means to get angry, and 화났어요 means I got angry. 분노 is a formal word for rage found in news and writing.

기분 asks how you feel. 기분 means mood or feeling right now. 기분이 좋아요 means I feel good, and 기분이 나빠요 means I feel bad.

Worry has two words. 걱정 is the common word, as in 걱정하지 마세요 (Do not worry). 불안 is closer to anxiety or unease, and 긴장 is the tension of nerves before an exam or a talk.

사랑 and 그리움 are not the same. 사랑 is love. 그리움 is the feeling of missing someone or something. 외로움 is the different feeling of being alone.

Which Sounds Do Not Match the Spelling?

Some of these words are said differently from how they are written. The table follows the standard pronunciation rules (표준 발음법) of the 국립국어원 (National Institute of Korean Language).

Two habits matter here: linking, where a final consonant moves to the next syllable (불안, 웃음), and tense consonants after a final ㄱ (걱정). Revised Romanization shows neither, so listen to the clip as well as reading geokjeong.

What Mistakes Do Learners Make with Emotion Words?

• Using 분노 in daily talk. For I am angry, say 화났어요 or 화가 나요.
• Using the noun as the whole sentence. Say 저는 행복해요, not 저는 행복이에요.
• Translating 사랑 and 정 as the same thing. 사랑 is love, 정 is a bond built over time.
• Mixing 그리움 and 외로움. 그리움 is missing someone, 외로움 is feeling alone.

How Does the Review Schedule Work?

The deck uses a simplified Leitner system with five boxes. A new card starts in box 1. Each Got it moves it up one box, and each Not yet returns it to box 1. The box sets how long the card waits before it is due again.

Each session shows due cards first, oldest due first, and then up to 10 new cards a day by default. A deck of 28 cards is introduced over three days at the default of 10 new cards a day, and the later boxes bring each card back at longer gaps. Progress is saved only in this browser, so clearing site data deletes it. Use the export button to save a small JSON file with card IDs, boxes and due dates, and import it on another device. No account is needed.

Cultural and Practical Context

Korean often names a feeling with a noun, then adds 하다 or a verb such as 나다 (to come out) or 받다 (to receive) to turn it into a sentence: 화가 나요, 스트레스를 받아요. Some Korean feeling words, such as 정, are often described as hard to translate, though how they are used varies by speaker.

Limits of This Deck

The deck holds 28 nouns and does not teach the adjective forms such as 기뻐요 or 슬퍼요 beyond what the notes mention. English glosses are short and cannot carry every shade of a word. All Korean text is generated and was reviewed and signed off by Min-ji Park on 15 October 2026.

Next Steps after This Deck

The words and letters on these cards are explained in the Korean emotions vocabulary lesson, so read it first if a card is new. This deck is one of the Korean vocabulary flashcards on the site, so browse the full list if you want a different topic. When these cards feel easy, move on to Korean house vocabulary flashcards to keep the same routine. If a word here still feels shaky, go back to Korean personality words flashcards for the earlier material. After a session, write the same words by hand with the Korean family words worksheet. All flashcard decks, including Hangul, vocabulary, phrases, grammar and TOPIK, are listed on the Korean flashcards hub.

Frequently Asked Questions

How Do I Say I Am Sad in Korean?

Use the adjective 슬퍼요, as in 저는 슬퍼요. The noun 슬픔 on card 7 means sadness. To use a noun in a sentence, add a verb: 슬픔을 느껴요 means I feel sadness.

Is 걱정 a Good Word to Learn First?

Yes. 걱정 is very common, and 걱정하지 마세요 (Do not worry) is a phrase you will hear often. It is said [걱쩡].

What Is the Difference between 두려움 and 공포?

두려움 is a slower, deeper fear. 공포 is a strong, sudden fear or terror, and it is also the word for the horror genre.

Why Does 웃음 Have Two Meanings?

웃음 is the noun of the verb 웃다, so it covers both laughter and a smile. The sentence tells you which one is meant.

Is My Progress Saved If I Close the Page?

Yes, in the same browser on the same device. Card boxes and due dates are stored locally and nothing is sent to a server. Clearing site data, using a private window or switching browsers removes them, so use the export button to keep a backup file. No account is needed.