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Meanings
Interjection
1. hmph (an interjection uttered privately when one feels dissatisfied or annoyed because something does not meet one’s expectations)
2. nah (an informal interjection used to gently decline or reject something without harshness)
3. tut-tut (an interjection used to mildly admonish or scold someone)
4. pshaw (an interjection used to dismiss or cut off one’s own lingering thoughts)
5. hmm (a common interjection used when one is trying to recall something or is in deep thought)
6. uh (an interjection used as a verbal filler when beginning to speak or hesitating mid-sentence)
7. ah (an interjection expressed spontaneously when one feels refreshed or pleasantly uplifted)
Pronunciation
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Examples8
복잡한 생각이 떠오르자 그는 에 하고 생각을 끊었다.
When complicated thoughts arose, he uttered pshaw to cut them off.
그 제안을 듣고 에 하고 가볍게 거절했다.
Upon hearing the proposal, he responded with a casual nah.
그의 무례한 말에 에 하고 한숨을 쉬었다.
At his rude remark, he uttered hmph and sighed.
산책 후에 그는 기분 좋게 에 하고 한숨 돌렸다.
After the walk, feeling refreshed, he exhaled ah in a contented state.
그의 이름이 뭐더라, 에 하며 기억을 더듬었다.
Trying to recall his name, he muttered hmm as he searched his memory.
아이의 장난에 어른들이 에 하며 나무랐다.
In response to the child’s mischief, the adults gently uttered tut-tut .