의심 = Doubt, suspicion, question
疑 (Doubt) 心 (Mind, heart, feeling)

지금 나를 의심하는 겁니까? = What, you don’t believe me?
의심받을 짓은 하지 마라 = Don’t do anything suspicious.

의도 = Intention, aim, purpose
意 (Intention, thought) 圖 (Map, plan, scheme)

거짓말을 할 의도는 없었다 = I didn’t mean to lie.
의도했던 대로 일이 진행되고 있다 = The project is going just as I intended.
질문하시는 의도가 무엇입니까? = What is your intention in asking the question?
그럴 의도는 아니었다 = I didn’t mean it.

의지 = Lean on, rely on
依 (Depend, Rely) 支 (Support, raise)

그는 내가 의지할 수 있는 유일한 사람이다 = He’s the only person I can depend on.
그는 벽에 몸을 의지하고 간신히 서 있었다 = He barely managed to remain standing by leaning against the wall.

의존 = Depend on, rely on
依 (Depend, Rely)   存 (Exists) 

그는 기억에 의존해 길을 찾아갔다 = He relied on his memory to find the way.
그녀는 의존적인 성격을 버리지 못했다 = She hasn’t grown out of her dependent personality.

의지 = Will, volition

(Intention, thought)

志 (Will, aspiration, ambition)

그는 자신의 의지로 담배를 끊었다 = He quit smoking out of his own will.
그렇게 의지가 약해서 무슨 일을 하겠어요? = What can you do with such a weak will?

의욕 = Will, desire, drive
意 (Intention, thought)

欲 (Desire)

그는 업무 의욕을 상실한 것 같다 = He seems to have lost all his drive to work.
그녀는 이혼 후 삶에 대한 의욕을 잃었다 = She lost the will to live after the divorce.

Affection 

정 = affection, attachment, bond, caring

Feelings, Intention 

표정 = facial expression (표 = show, display, express)
감정 = feeling, emotion (감 = feel)
열정 = passion (열 = heat) 
우정 = friendship (우 = friendly) 

인정 = humanity, human nature
동정심 = compassion, sympathy (동 = together, same)
동정하다 = to sympathise, commiserate,  pity
다정하다 = to be kind, friendly, warm-hearted
정욕 = lust, sexual desire
애정 = affection, love
무정 = apathy, heartlessness

Information, Story, Meaning

정보 = information (보 = report

사정 = reason, situation (사 = event)

실정 = the actual situation

Meaning, intention 

의미 = meaning, significance
동의 = agreement (동 =

same)  
의도 = intention, aim, purpose (도 = lead)

의사 = intention, idea

의문 = doubt, questioning (문 = question)

의심 = doubt, suspicion (심 = deep)
의욕 = will, drive (intention + desire)

 

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무슨 말이에요? – what do you mean? what’s that supposed to mean? what are you talking about?
무슨 뜻이에요? – what is the meaning? 
(무슨 말씀이세요? – honorific version
무슨 소리예요? – very informal version, means “what’s that sound?”)

카메라 팔 거예요 – I’m going to sell my camera
무슨 말이에요? 카메라도 없잖아요 – What do you mean? You don’t even have a camera!

네? 그게 무슨 말이에요? – Huh? What does THAT mean?
그만둘 거라고요? 갑자기 무슨 말이에요? – You are going to quit? What do you mean all of a sudden?
무슨 말이에요? 제가 왜요? – What do you mean? Why me?

무슨 말인지 잘 모르겠어요 – I’m not sure what you mean.= I don’t know what you are talking about.
무슨 말인지 알겠어요 – I understand what you’re saying

~라는 뚯이에요 – is/has the meaning of..
그러니까 – since it’s like that, so.., therefore.., i/you mean..
제 말 뜻은, 제 말은 – what i mean is.. what i’m saying is.. 
~(이)라고요, ~(ㄴ/은/는)다고요 – saying.. i mean..
(~(이)라는/~다는) 말이에요 – this is what i’m saying.. i mean..

정지훈, 그러니까, “비” 좋아해요? – Do you like Jihoon Jeong, I mean, Rain?
그러니까 이거 저 준다고요? – You mean you are giving this to me?
그러니까, 벌써 다 했다고요 – I mean, I already finished it.
그러니까 제 말은, 이 일에는 이 사람이 최고라고요 – I mean, for this work, this person is the best.
그러니까 혼자 간다는 말이에요? – You mean you are going there alone?= I mean, you are going there alone?

No, wait, i mean
지난 주 토요일에, 아니, 일요일에 갔어요 –  went there last Saturday, I mean, Sunday.
이거, 아니, 이거 주세요 – Give me this one, I mean, this one.
진짜예요 / 진심이에요 – I mean it.