Many moons ago when I was in high school I was a student of the French language…or is that the “Freedom” language? Anyway I digress. I can’t remember much of the four years of French I studied, but I do recall a dog says, “ouah ouah,” or something along those lines, and that a telephone made some really insane noise. So today I am bringing the noise and bringing the funk. All of the sound effects I am presenting today were found in writing done by actual Koreans, but like the sound of a bomb exploding in an English comic book, there may be other ways to write out these sounds.
윽 (Euk): The sound a dying communist made during the Korean War. Actually this is a common death sound in Korean comic books.
으흑 으흑 (Euheuk euheuk): The sound of crying.
찌르릉 찌링 (Jjireureug Jji-ring): Communist bicycle bell.
딸칵 (Ddal-kahk): This is the sound of a lamp being turned on with a pull chain.
뾱 (Bbyok): The sound of popping bubble wrap.
빌리리리 (Bir-ri-ri-ri): The sound of a (non-cell)phone ringing.
싹둑 (Ssak-duk): The sound garden shears make when chopping up some leaves.
메롱 (Merong): Someone sticking their tongue out makes this sound.
데굴데굴 (Daegul Daegul): If you do a log roll across the floor, this is the sound that occurs.
뿌직 뿌직 (Bbujik Bbujik): What is the sound of a dog crapping? 뿌직 뿌직!
키히잉 (Kihi-ing): This sound is made by Taoist immortal’s eye when he is about to have a threesome with two busty women.
긁적긁적 (geulk-jeok geulk-jeok): Scratching one’s balls Al Bundy style will make this sound in Korea.
부르르르 (Bureureureureu): The sound of a vibrator.
달달달달 쿡쿡쿡쿡 (Daldaldaldal Kok Kok Kok Kok): A guy getting a hand job and finger up his bum in the dark will make this sound.
So there you have it, some of the most important sound effects I’ve come across in my readings. And for something a little more straight forward (and completely Romanized) check out this here link.
