How to Say “Your tone felt a bit cold to me” in Korean

말투가 좀 차갑게 느껴졌어

maltuga jom chagapge neukkyeojyeosseo

Situation: Friends & social mediaLevel: Intermediate (TOPIK 3–4)

Meaning

Your tone felt a bit cold to me.

[Casual speech among friends] 느껴지다 means “to come across as.” ~게 느껴졌어 lets you share how it felt to you without blaming the other person.

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

Syllables: 11 · Words: 4

Said aloud, it sounds like [말투가 좀 차갑께 느껴져써].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
말투가
말	ㅁ+ㅏ+ㄹ	mal
투	ㅌ+ㅜ	tu
가	ㄱ+ㅏ	ga
좀	ㅈ+ㅗ+ㅁ	jom
차갑게
차	ㅊ+ㅏ	cha
갑	ㄱ+ㅏ+ㅂ	gap
게	ㄱ+ㅔ	[께] ge
느껴졌어
느	ㄴ+ㅡ	neu
껴	ㄲ+ㅕ	kkyeo
졌	ㅈ+ㅕ+ㅆ	[져] jyeo
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	[써] sseo

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

Tensing: after a final ㄱ, ㄷ or ㅂ sound, ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ and ㅈ become tense (ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ). 갑게 → [갑께]
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. 졌어 → [져써]

Style: Casual (반말)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

No -요 at the end. Used with close friends, younger people and family; avoid it with strangers and elders.

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

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
말투	noun	way of speaking	TOPIK level 5
느끼다	verb	to feel	TOPIK level 3

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Question 1 What does “말투가 좀 차갑게 느껴졌어” mean?

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Answer: Your tone felt a bit cold to me

Question 2 How do you say “Your tone felt a bit cold to me” in Korean?

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Answer: 말투가 좀 차갑게 느껴졌어 maltuga jom chagapge neukkyeojyeosseo

Question 3 How is “말투가 좀 차갑게 느껴졌어” pronounced?

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Answer: [말투가 좀 차갑께 느껴져써]

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