Onomatopoeia are words that are the imitation of sounds.
- 의성 <擬聲> – Onomatopoeia
People
- 아야 – Ouch!
- 앗 – Oops!
- 음 – Um…
- 쉿! – Shh! Hush!
- 엉엉 – Sound of crying (bawling)
- 냠냠 / 쩝쩝 – Sound made when chewing food
- 냠냠 is a cute sound(yum-yum??), but 쩝쩝 is a bad sound(Sound you make when you eat noisily) Yoou can also use 우걱우걱.
- 꿀꺽꿀꺽 – gulp gulp
- 쪽! – Sound of kiss (smack)
- 짝짝짝 – Sound of clap
- 쏙닥쏙닥 – Sound of whispering
- 두근두근 – Sound and feeling of throbbing heart
- 새근새근 – Breathing of a sleeping baby
Animals
- 멍멍 – Bark of a dog
- 야옹 – Meow of a cat
- 꿀꿀 – Oink of a pig
- 삐약삐약 – Chirping of a chick
- 음메 – Baa of a sheep, moo of a cow
- 붕붕/윙윙 – Buzz of a bee
- 까악까악 – Caw of a crow
- 꼬꼬댁 꼬꼬꼬꼬 – Cluck of a hen
- 꼬끼오 – Cock-a-doodle-do of a rooster
- 구구 – Sound of a pigeon
- 짹짹 – Sound of a sparrow
- 부엉부엉 – Hoo of an owl
- 개골개골 – Ribbit of a frog
- 찍찍 – Squeak of a mouse
Other
- 딩동 – Sound of a doorbell
- 탕,쾅 – Bang!
- 쾅 – Crashing sound
- 빵빵 – Sound of a horn (car)
- 칙칙폭폭 – Sound of a train
- 째깍째깍 – Sound of a clock
- 뚜벅뚜벅 – tip tap tip tap
- 똑똑똑 – Knock knock!
- 삐걱삐걱 – Squeak Squeak
- 땡땡땡 – Clang Clang
- 딸랑딸랑 – Jingle Jingle
- 뿅 – poof (sound of one suddenly appearing/disappearing)
- 달그락 달그락 – clattering sound of horse hoofs, a typewriter or cutlery
- 휭휭 – sound of the wind
