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TOPIK 1adjective

시원하다

siwonhada

시원해요 · 시원했어요 · 시원한 (+noun)

cool, refreshing

Example

더운 날에는 시원한 물을 마시고 싶어요.

On hot days I want to drink cool water.

Word parts

Koreans also say 시원하다 after a good massage.

Good to know

Koreans also say 시원해요 about hot soup — meaning 'refreshing, satisfying'.