In Korea, Halloween is mostly just parties celebrated in the touristy areas ~ (it’s getting more popular, but otherwise isn’t widely celebrated)
요괴
yokai
귀신
ghost (that resembles a human in appearance)
유령
ghost (not human like in appearance)
잭오랜턴
jack o lantern
괴물
monster
흡혈귀
vampire
사체
corpse
호박 / 늙은호박
pumpkin
흉가
haunted house
박쥐
bat
마술
magic (the magic humans actually do)
마술사
real world magicians
마법
magic / spell (like in fairy tales)
마법사
wizard
마녀
witch/sorceress
물약 / 묘약
potion
(noun+의 물약/묘약 사랑의 묘약 love potion / 마법의 물약 magic potion)
인어
mermaid
용
dragon
일각수 / 유니콘
unicorn
묘지
graveyard / cemetary
할로윈
halloween
묘비
headstone / tombstone
빨아먹다
for vampires sucking.. its a mix of “suck” and “eat”
무섭다 / 두렵다
scary / frightening
좀비
zombie
골격
skeleton
늑대 인간
were wolf (wolf+human)
examples corrected by a native:
흡혈귀가 누군가를 물면 물린 사람도 흡혈귀가 될 거예요
-> If a vampire bites someone, they will also become a vampire
흡혈귀가 우리 엄마 피를 다 빨아먹었어요
-> A vampire drained my mom / My mom was drained by a vampire
사체에 피가 남아 있지 않았어요
-> The body was drained of it’s blood
(no blood remained in the body)
유령 때문에 깜짝 놀랐어요
-> I was scared by a ghost
(startled because of a ghost)
마녀는 검은 고양이를 키워요
Witches have (raise) black cats
밤에 묘지에서 산책하면 괴물을 볼 수도 있어요
If you walk through a graveyard at night, you might see monsters
제가 마녀가 될 수 있을까요?
Could I become a witch?
흡혈귀는 박쥐가 될 수 없어요
Vampires can’t turn into bats
보름달이 뜨면 늑대인간은 늑대로 변해요
Werewolves take on their wolf form during a full moon
(When the full moon rises, werewolves change into wolf )
좀비 죽이려면 머리에 쏘아야 돼요
You have to shoot a zombie in the head to kill it
(If you want to kill a zombie, you must shoot it in the head)
좀비한테 물리거나 긁히면 좀비가 될 거예요
If you are scratched or bitten by a zombie, you will turn into one
(긁다 to scratch) (긁히다 to be scratched)
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