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“I felt relieved after saying…” in Korean

속에 담아 둔 말을 했더니 후련해졌어요

soge dama dun mareul haetdeoni huryeonhaejyeosseoyo

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

Meaning

I felt relieved after saying what I’d kept bottled up.

후련하다 is the refreshing feeling when a weight lifts from your chest. 담아 두다 means “to keep inside,” and -았/었더니 reports the resulting feeling.

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

Syllables: 16 · Words: 6

Said aloud, it sounds like [소게 다마 둔 마를 핻떠니 후련해져써요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
속에
속	ㅅ+ㅗ+ㄱ	[소] so
에	ㅇ+ㅔ	[게] ge
담아
담	ㄷ+ㅏ+ㅁ	[다] da
아	ㅇ+ㅏ	[마] ma
둔	ㄷ+ㅜ+ㄴ	dun
말을
말	ㅁ+ㅏ+ㄹ	[마] ma
을	ㅇ+ㅡ+ㄹ	[를] reul
했더니
했	ㅎ+ㅐ+ㅆ	[핻] haet
더	ㄷ+ㅓ	[떠] deo
니	ㄴ+ㅣ	ni
후련해졌어요
후	ㅎ+ㅜ	hu
련	ㄹ+ㅕ+ㄴ	ryeon
해	ㅎ+ㅐ	hae
졌	ㅈ+ㅕ+ㅆ	[져] jyeo
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	[써] sseo
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

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

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. 속에 → [소게]
Tensing: after a final ㄱ, ㄷ or ㅂ sound, ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ and ㅈ become tense (ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ). 했더 → [핻떠]

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
하다	verb	to do	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “속에 담아 둔 말을 했더니 후련해졌어요” mean?

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Answer: I felt relieved after saying what I’d kept bottled up

Question 2 How do you say “I felt relieved after saying what I’d kept bottled up” in Korean?

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Answer: 속에 담아 둔 말을 했더니 후련해졌어요 soge dama dun mareul haetdeoni huryeonhaejyeosseoyo

Question 3 How is “속에 담아 둔 말을 했더니 후련해졌어요” pronounced?

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Answer: [소게 다마 둔 마를 핻떠니 후련해져써요]

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