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“It’s admirable to see someone…” in Korean

실패에 굴하지 않고 다시 일어서는 모습이 멋져요

silpaee gulhaji anko dasi ireoseoneun moseubi meotjyeoyo

Situation: Feelings & cheeringLevel: Advanced (TOPIK 5–6)

Meaning

It’s admirable to see someone get back up without giving in to failure.

굴하다 means “to yield or give in.” 굴하지 않고 (“without yielding”) is used to praise or encourage someone who does not bow to hardship.

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Syllables: 20 · Words: 7

Said aloud, it sounds like [실패에 굴하지 안코 다시 이러서는 모스비 먿쪄요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
실패에
실	ㅅ+ㅣ+ㄹ	sil
패	ㅍ+ㅐ	pae
에	ㅇ+ㅔ	e
굴하지
굴	ㄱ+ㅜ+ㄹ	gul
하	ㅎ+ㅏ	ha
지	ㅈ+ㅣ	ji
않고
않	ㅇ+ㅏ+ㄶ	[안] an
고	ㄱ+ㅗ	[코] ko
다시
다	ㄷ+ㅏ	da
시	ㅅ+ㅣ	si
일어서는
일	ㅇ+ㅣ+ㄹ	[이] i
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	[러] reo
서	ㅅ+ㅓ	seo
는	ㄴ+ㅡ+ㄴ	neun
모습이
모	ㅁ+ㅗ	mo
습	ㅅ+ㅡ+ㅂ	[스] seu
이	ㅇ+ㅣ	[비] bi
멋져요
멋	ㅁ+ㅓ+ㅅ	[먿] meot
져	ㅈ+ㅕ	[쪄] jyeo
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Aspiration: ㅎ next to ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ or ㅈ blends with it into ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ or ㅊ. 않고 → [안코]
Linking: when a syllable ending in a consonant (patchim) is followed by a syllable that starts with a vowel, the consonant moves over to the next syllable. 일어 → [이러]
Tensing: after a final ㄱ, ㄷ or ㅂ sound, ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ and ㅈ become tense (ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ). 멋져 → [먿쪄]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
실패	noun	failure	TOPIK level 3
다시	adverb	again	TOPIK level 1
모습	noun	appearance, look	TOPIK level 3

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Question 1 What does “실패에 굴하지 않고 다시 일어서는 모습이 멋져요” mean?

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Answer: It’s admirable to see someone get back up without giving in to failure

Question 2 How do you say “It’s admirable to see someone get back up without giving in to failure” in Korean?

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Answer: 실패에 굴하지 않고 다시 일어서는 모습이 멋져요 silpaee gulhaji anko dasi ireoseoneun moseubi meotjyeoyo

Question 3 How is “실패에 굴하지 않고 다시 일어서는 모습이 멋져요” pronounced?

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Answer: [실패에 굴하지 안코 다시 이러서는 모스비 먿쪄요]

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