Below is a list of words that I have compiled which I am a having a hard time distinguishing the difference. It would be a huge help if you picked a number and explained the difference. Thank you!
- 후렴구/ 후렴/ 싸비 "chorus"
- 동률/ 동점
- 각인하다/ 새기다
- 탕/ 국/ 찌개
- 혹여나/ 혹시
- 고대하다/ 학수고대하다
- 존중/ 존경
- 그간/ 그동안
- 힘 들어가다/ 힘 들다
- 최근 들어서/ 최근에
- 어디나/ 어디에나
- 어떻게 하다/ 무엇을 하다
- 오늘/ 오늘하루 ex: (오늘하루 그냥 힐링하시면 돼요)
- 생선/ 생선류
- 요즘 따라/ 요즘
- 뻥카치다/ 뻥치다
- 담이 걸리다/ 쥐 나다
- 어찌 됐든/ 어쨌든
- 겁나/ 겁낵게
Thank you!
This is perfect- thank you SO much for the in-depth explanations for each of these! Have a great rest of your day:)
Lists getting too long so I will just explain a few things
후렴구 후렴 싸비 all mean the chorus and there is no difference in meaning but people who major in pop music or are into vocal technique often say 싸비 but honestly when I was younger everyone just said 후렴. These days people around me and I usually say 코러스 which comes from English I see 싸비 a lot online but not so much in real life.
혹시 is something you hear a lot in everyday conversation (혹시 그거 아세요?)
혹여나 is used mostly in written language like essays or poetry (혹여나 그렇게 생각하신다면..)
그간 is mostly used in letters or reflective writing like memoirs or recollections (그간 잘 지내셨어요? Or 그간 많은 일이 있었다)
요즘따라 means it was not like this before but for some reason it has been like this lately (요즘따라 안하던 소리를 다 하네)
Have you tried a combination of Naver Dictionary (blue Korean-English one) and a Naver image search? I only skimmed your list, but that would clear up at least a few like number 4. There's going to be a little overlap with types of soup, but the dictionary definitions (you have to actually click on the word to read the full definition) and pictures will make it very clear. 3 stars means it's a very common word, 0 means less common, and always check the example sentences for nuance.
I use Naver Korean-English dictionary but I haven’t tried the image search before. I will definitely look into it!
You can also use Naver dictionary to check the hanja for many words, too! This will help you to get a feel for the nuances between similar words.
Ooh I haven’t thought about trying that before! Thanks for the recommendation:)