How to Say “I shut my eyes and splurged on it” in Korean

눈 딱 감고 질렀어요

nun ttak gamgo jilleosseoyo

Situation: Shopping & pricesLevel: Advanced (TOPIK 5–6)

Meaning

I shut my eyes and splurged on it.

눈 딱 감다 (“shut one’s eyes tight”) means to take the plunge. In casual speech 지르다 means to buy something on impulse or splurge.

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

Syllables: 8 · Words: 4

In natural speech, sounds link and shift across words. The table below reads each word separately, as it sounds when said on its own.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
눈	ㄴ+ㅜ+ㄴ	nun
딱	ㄸ+ㅏ+ㄱ	ttak
감고
감	ㄱ+ㅏ+ㅁ	gam
고	ㄱ+ㅗ	go
질렀어요
질	ㅈ+ㅣ+ㄹ	jil
렀	ㄹ+ㅓ+ㅆ	[러] leo
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. 렀어 → [러써]

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.

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Question 1 What does “눈 딱 감고 질렀어요” mean?

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Answer: I shut my eyes and splurged on it

Question 2 How do you say “I shut my eyes and splurged on it” in Korean?

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Answer: 눈 딱 감고 질렀어요 nun ttak gamgo jilleosseoyo

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