{"id":4762,"date":"2017-07-12T22:30:23","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T03:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=4762"},"modified":"2017-07-11T23:10:20","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T04:10:20","slug":"frequently-used-emoticons-by-koreans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/frequently-used-emoticons-by-koreans\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Used Emoticons by Koreans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you believe a picture is worth a thousand words? Emojis and emoticons are changing the way we communicate with the people around us. Can you count how many times you used them in your text messages today? How familiar are you with emoticons that Korean people often use in their text messages? In this post, we will explore the list of emoticons that are frequently used by Korean people.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4764 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/07\/2.-Emoticon-2-350x95.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/07\/2.-Emoticon-2-350x95.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/07\/2.-Emoticon-2-768x208.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/07\/2.-Emoticon-2-1024x277.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/07\/2.-Emoticon-2.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Whether you are looking for a more convenient way to express your thoughts and emotions to your Korean friends, or you are trying to decode emoticons from their text messages, the following list of examples could be quite useful to you. If you are a beginning Korean language learner, you can use these as way to translate your feelings instead of spelling out what you want to say. If you are an advanced Korean learner, you can use these to convey your intended tones along with your Korean words, such as being friendly, sad, silly, angry, frustrated, etc.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Being happy or satisfied<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">^^<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">^______^<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">^0^<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Laughing sounds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pre style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">\u314b\u314b\u314b<\/span> (keh keh keh \/ kah kah kah)<\/pre>\n<pre style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">\u314e\u314e\u314e<\/span> (ha ha ha \/ hi hi hi \/ he he he)\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4763 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/07\/1.-Emoticon-350x129.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"417\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/07\/1.-Emoticon-350x129.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/07\/1.-Emoticon.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n<ul>\n<li>Feeling shy or embarrassed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">*^^*<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">*^o^*<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wink<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">^.~<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Crying: these are images of tears rolling down the face.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pre style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">\u3160\u3160<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080\">\u315c\u315c<\/span><\/pre>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">;_;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Whoops\/mistakes: the ; sign is an expression of sweating. More ; signs mean you are sorrier for your mistakes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">^-^;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">^^;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ^^;; \u00a0^^;;;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Being speechless or surprised<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">@_@<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">(?.?)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">(-.-)&#8230;&#8230;???<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">*.*<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Feeling very angry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">&gt;:-@<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">=:-()<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Being cold<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">{{ _ }}<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">{{&gt;-&lt;}}<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sleeping<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">(-.-)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Okay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pre style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">\u3147\u314b<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>There are many more emoticons that Koreans use, however try to become familiar with the above examples for now. I hope you will have fun learning and using these in communicating with your Korean friends in the future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><strong><em>\uac10\uc0ac\ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>!<\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong> (Thank you!)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/07\/1.-Emoticon-350x129.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/07\/1.-Emoticon-350x129.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/07\/1.-Emoticon.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Do you believe a picture is worth a thousand words? 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