[Korean Culture & Langauge] 타다

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The word ‘타다’ can mean many different things in Korean. ‘Ride,’ ‘burn,’ ‘dry,’ ‘part,’ ‘climb,’ ‘win,’ ‘feel/sensitive to,’ and ‘mix’ are some of them.


‘Ride’ and ‘burn’ are two of the most commonly used definitions of ‘타다’.



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For example, you may say ‘친구 차를 타고 왔다,’ which means ‘I rode my friend’s car here (My friend gave me a ride here).


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‘캠프파이어에 태울(to burn) 장작을 다 썼다’ means ‘We ran out of wood to burn in the campfire’.

‘안돼, 팬케이크가 타고 있어!’ means ‘Oh no, the pancake is burning!’



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‘나 어제 서핑을 8시간 했더니 온몸이 탔어’ means ‘I surfed for 8 hours straight yesterday, so my entire body is sunburned.’



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‘목이 타서 몹시 갈증이 난다’ means ‘I’m parched - My throat is so dry that I feel extremely thirsty.’



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‘너는 오른쪽으로 가르마를 타는게 더 어려 보이는 것 같아’ means ‘I think you look younger when
you part your hair on the right’



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‘오늘은 아침 일찍 일어나서 암벽타기하고 왔어’ ‘I woke up early today and went rock-climbing.’


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‘나 국제 피아노 콩쿠르 대회에서 1등 상을 탔어!’ means ‘I won the first prize at the International Piano Competition!’



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‘나 부끄럼을 많이 타는 성격이야’ means ‘I usually feel shy in front of people’


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Do you remember ‘가을 타다’ from the previous article? It means ‘to feel nostalgic in the autumn’.


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‘추위를 잘 타다’ means ‘sensitive to cold’ 

Ex) 지현이는 추위를 잘타 = Ji-Hyun is sensitive to cold



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‘범죄자는 피해자의 음료에 약을 탔어’ The criminal has mixed narcotic into the victim’s drink.

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