워낙

Korean

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [wʌ̹na̠k̚]
Phonetic hangul: [워낙]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	wonak
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	wonag
McCune–Reischauer^?	wŏnak
Yale Romanization^?	wenak

Adverb

워낙 • (wonak)

so, very
Synonym: 원체(元體) (wonche)

우리 는 워낙 졸 아서 잠 을 더 자야 한다.
Uri-neun wonak jor-aseo jam-eul deo jaya handa.
We are so tired that we need more sleep.
by nature, usually, always
Synonym: 원체(元體) (wonche)

철수는 워낙 감기 에 잘 걸려 서 문제 지.
Cheolsu-neun wonak gamgi-e jal geollyeoseo munje-ji.
Cheol-su usually catches a cold so easily, so it is a problem.

영희는 워낙에 목소리 가 아름답지.
Yeonghui-neun wonag-e moksori-ga areumdapji.
Yeong-hui always has a beautiful voice.