USING ^^
You are probably familiar with this one. It is just the Korean version of a smiley face! 🙂
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USING ㅜㅜ and ㅠㅠ
Cries 😥 one just has more tears than the other :””(
It can be used for sad or defeated feelings. (by defeated, I mean: 한국어 어렵다 ㅠㅠ Korean is hard 😭)
It can also be used for overwhelming feelings (like 귀엽다ㅠㅠ ITS SO CUTE)
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USING ~
This one can be a little trickier.
This can be used in between a word to either drag it out, or indicate a change in pitch. for example, 푸~욱 can either be read as 푸우욱 or 푸 📈욱
In my opinion, it is also used at the end of a sentence to kind of give the sentence a lighter feel. for example, you often see it in a greeting “안녕하세요 ~” which is a cheery greeting or with words of encouragement “파이팅~”
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Keep in mind that I am not a native and this is just how I have experienced it^^ Happy studying all~
~ Shelbi