Korean words for run, fly, walk, fast, slow : 달리다, 뛰다, 날다, 날아가다, 걸어가다, 빠르다, 느리다, 천천히
Let’s learn Korean words for run, fly, walk, fast, slow with BLACKPINK lyrics.
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달리다 [dal-li-da] to run
이제 달려야지 뭘 어떡해?
i-je dal-lyeo-ya-ji mwol eo-tteo-kae?
Now I have to run, what else can I do?
*이제(now) +
달려야지(달리다(run) + ~어야지(must do)) +
뭘(무엇(what) + 을(object particle), =뭘) +
어떡해? (어떻게(how) + 해(do?), =어떡해?)
(*Verb stem + ~아/어야지(요) means ‘will do, must do’ and expresses a strong intention or decision to do something.)
뛰다 [ttwi-da] to run
내 심장이 빠르게 뛰잖아
nae sim-jang-i ppa-reu-ge ttwi-ja-na
My heart is beating fast
*내(나(I) + 의(of), =내) +
심장(heart) + 이(subject particle) +
빠르게(fast) +
뛰잖아(뛰다(run) + ~잖아(as you know))
(*Adjective stem + ~게 makes an adjective into an adverb.
~잖아(요) reminds the listener of something or rebukes the listener indirectly.
~잖아(요) is the same as ‘as you know’, ‘didn’t I say that~’ in English.)
날다 [nal-da] to fly
비바람이 불수록 더 높이 날아
bi-ba-ra-mi bul-su-rok deo no-pi na-ra
The more rain and wind blows, the higher I fly
*비(rain) + 바람(wind) + 이(subject particle) +
불수록(불다(blow) + ~ㄹ/을수록)
더(more) +
높이(high) +
날아(fly)
(*~ㄹ/을수록 is used to indicate that when one situation changes to a certain extent, another situation is affected and also changes to that extent.)
날아가다 [na-ra-ga-da] to fly, to fly off, to be fired
난 하얀 꽃잎처럼 날아가
nan ha-yan kkot-nip-cheo-reom na-ra-ga
I fly away like a white petal
*난(나(I) + 는(topic particle), =난) +
하얀(white) +
꽃(flower) + 잎(leaf) + 처럼(like) +
날아가(fly)
걸어가다 [geo-reo-ga-da] to walk, to go on foot
걷다 [geo-tta] to walk
지금 내가 걸어가는 거린 BLACKPINK 4 way 사거리
ji-geum nae-ga geo-reo-ga-neun geo-rin BLACKPINK 4 way sa-geo-ri
The street I’m walking on now is the BLACKPINK 4 way intersection
*지금(now) +
내가(나(I) + 가(subject particle), =내가) +
걸어가는(걸어가다(walk) + 는(noun modifier)) +
거린(거리(street) + 는(topic particle), =거린) +
BLACKPINK 4 way +
사거리(intersection)
빠르다 [ppa-reu-da] to be fast
빠른 [ppa-reun] fast [adjective]
빠르게 [ppa-reu-ge] fast [adverb]
빨리 [ppal-ri] fast [adverb]
끝을 모르게 빨리 달리고 싶어
kkeu-teul mo-reu-ge ppal-li dal-li-go si-peo
I want to run fast without knowing the end
*끝(end) + 을(object particle) +
모르게(unconsciously) +
빨리(fast) +
달리고 싶어(달리다(run) + ~고 싶다(want to))
(*Adjective stem + ~게 makes an adjective into an adverb.
~고 싶다 is used to express the speaker’s wishes.)
느리다 [neu-ri-da] to be slow
느린 [neu-rin] slow [adjective]
느리게 [neu-ri-ge] slow, slowly [adverb]
계산은 느려도 눈치는 빠름
gye-sa-neun neu-ryeo-do nun-chi-neun ppa-reum
Slow at calculation, but fast at sense
*계산(calculation) + 은(topic particle) +
느려도(느리다(be slow) + 아/어도(even if)) +
눈치(sense) + 는(topic particle) +
빠름(빠르다(be fast) + ㅁ)
(*Adding ㅁ/음 to the stem of a verb or adjective makes it a noun.
음 for nouns ending in a consonant, ㅁ for nouns ending in a vowel.)
천천히 [cheon-cheo-ni] slowly
천천히 널 잠재울 FIRE 잔인할 만큼 아름다워
cheon-cheo-ni neol jam-jae-ul FIRE ja-ni-nal man-keum a-reum-da-wo
A fire that will slowly put you to sleep, it’s so beautiful, it’s cruel
*천천히(slowly) +
널(너(you) + 를(object particle), =널) +
잠재울(잠재우다(put sb to sleep) + ㄹ(noun modifier)) +
FIRE +
잔인할 만큼(잔인하다(be cruel) + ~ㄹ 만큼(as much as)) +
아름다워(be beautiful)
(*~만큼 indicates that something is equivalent to something else.)
Grammar Reference
*’Verb stem + ~아/어야지(요) : will do, must do
ex)달려야지 : 달리다(run) + ~어야지(must do)
Verb stem + ~아/어야지(요)’ means ‘will do, must do’ and expresses a strong intention or decision to do something.
*’Adjective stem + ~게’ makes an adjective into an adverb
ex)빠르게(fast) : 빠르다(to be fast) + ~게
모르게(unconsciously) : 모르다(don’t know) + ~게
*Adding ㅁ/음 to the stem of a verb or adjective makes it a noun.
ex)빠름(quickness) : 빠르다(be fast) + ㅁ
음 for nouns ending in a consonant, ㅁ for nouns ending in a vowel.
*Tense
*Present tense : Adjective/verb stem + ~아/어/해요
*Past tense : Adjective/verb stem + ~았/었/했어요
*Future tense : Adjective/verb stem + ~(으)ㄹ 거예요 / ~ㄹ 게요/ ~겠어요
The basic way to get the verb/adjective stem is to remove 다 from the verb/adjective.
If there is a vowel ㅏ or ㅗ on the final syllable of the adjective/verb stem, 아요(present tense), 았어요(past tense), 을 거예요(future tense) is used.
If there is a vowel other than ㅏ or ㅗ on the final syllable of the adjective/verb, 어요(present tense), 었어요(past tense), ㄹ 거예요(future tense) is used.
Also, if there is 하다 in the adjective/verb, 하다 changes to 해요(present tense), 했어요(past tense), 할 거예요(future tense).
Below you can see the conjugation of 달리다, 뛰다, 날다, 날아가다, 걸어가다, 빠르다, 느리다 by tenses.
| Present tense | Past tense | Future tense | |
| 달리다 | 달려요 | 달렸어요 | 달릴 거예요 |
| 뛰다 | 뛰어요 | 뛰었어요 | 뛸 거예요 |
| 날다 | 날아요 | 날았어요 | 날 거예요 |
| 날아가다 | 날아가요 | 날아갔어요 | 날아갈 거예요 |
| 걸어가다 | 걸어가요 | 걸어갔어요 | 걸어갈 거예요 |
| 빠르다 | 빨라요 | 빨랐어요 | 빠를 거예요 |
| 느리다 | 느려요 | 느렸어요 | 느릴 거예요 |
*Speech levels
The three most commonly used Korean speech levels are 합쇼체 (formal polite), 해요체 (informal polite) and 해체 (informal plain).
*The formal polite style : Adjective/verb stem + ~(스)ㅂ니다
~(스)ㅂ니다 is used more in formal or public situations including the military, news, reporting presentations, meetings and lectures. It’s mainly used to address large gatherings or people you don’t know personally.
*The informal polite style : Adjective/verb stem + ~아/어/해요
~아/어/해요 is most commonly used in everyday life. Compared to the formal polite style, the informal polite style is softer and less formal, so it is mainly used among family members, friends, shopkeepers and other close acquaintances.
*The informal plain style : Adjective/verb stem + ~아/어/해
As for the informal plain style ~아/어/해, it is mainly used among friends from superiors to people of lower rank and among family members.
Below you can see the conjugation of 달리다, 뛰다, 날다, 날아가다, 걸어가다, 빠르다, 느리다 by speech levels.
| Formal polite | Informal polite | Informal plain | |
| 달리다 | 달립니다 | 달려요 | 달려 |
| 뛰다 | 뜁니다 | 뛰어요 | 뛰어 |
| 날다 | 납니다 | 날아요 | 날아 |
| 날아가다 | 날아갑니다 | 날아가요 | 날아가 |
| 걸어가다 | 걸어갑니다 | 걸어가요 | 걸어가 |
| 빠르다 | 빠릅니다 | 빨라요 | 빨라 |
| 느리다 | 느립니다 | 느려요 | 느려 |
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