스륵(SeuReuk / SeuLeuk) meaning

What does '스륵' mean?

'스륵(SeuReuk)' is a short form of '스르륵(SeuReuReuk)'

 

 

<Adverb> 스륵 (SeuReuk) / 스르륵(SeuReuReuk) Meaning ;

Something is moving/gliding/doing softly without any force.

Describing word that kind of sound or the movement.

 

 

There is no perfect word that is comparable to '스륵' in English, but 'Softly' can be a similar word in some cases.

 

 

 

ㅅ: S

ㅡ : eu

 

ㄹ: R / L

ㅡ : eu

ㄱ: G

'ㄱ' can be pronunciated as 'K' when it is placed in the last part, As a 받침 (BatChim).

ex. 계륵 (GyeReuk) - Chicken ribs

 

 

 

 

The first sound only needed to be romanization with Alphabet 'G' to avoid the confusion between the 'ㅋ (K)'.

 

ex. 가 (Ga) - is

However, this first 'ㄱ' letter has a different sound from the English 'G' sound.

Frist sound 'ㄱ' is more like, trying to pronunciate the 'G' sound with the 'K' lip shape. 

It will be easy to think of 'ㄱ' as a somewhere in the middle of 'K' and 'G',

 

but I would like to explain this as, 

Start with the 'K' sound and then end it with the 'G' sound.

 

K (10%) > G (90%)

 

 

 

 

On the other hand, the clear 'K' sound exists in Korean too, which is 'ㅋ'.

ㅋ : K

ex. 코 (Ko) - Nose, 부엌 (BuEok) - Kitchen

 

'ㅋ' can be pronounced as 'K' in both the first sound and the last sound.

Indeed, It's hard to tell the difference when it comes to ㅋ's last sound and ㄱ's last sound

because they sound the same.

So be aware of the pronunciation difference between 'ㄱ' and 'ㅋ'.

 

 

A cat softly falls asleep.

고양이가 스륵 잠들었다.

Go-Yang-i-Ga SeuReuk JamDeuReotDa.

 

 

 

Her hand softly slipped through my hand.

그녀의 손이 내 손 사이를 스륵 빠져나갔다.

GeuNyeoEui SoNi Ne Son SaiReul SeuReuk BBaJyeoNaGatDa.

 

 

 

I softly untied that ribbon.

내가 그 리본을 스륵 풀었다.

NeGa Geu LiBoNeul SeuReuk PuReotDa.

 

 

 

The door softly opened by itself.

문이 저절로 스륵 열렸다.

MuNi Jeo-Jeol-Lo SeuReuk Yeol-Lyeot-Da.