낮다
nat-da
Low ceiling, low temperature, low voice: one Korean word
The picture It has come down close to the floor, so you have to lower your head to take it in. natda is hugging the floor; nopda is risen up off it.
Where the picture shows up in 낮다
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It comes below your head
천장이 낮아서 머리를 숙여야 해요.
cheon-jang-i na-ja-seo meo-ri-reul su-gyeo-ya hae-yo
The ceiling is low, so you have to duck.
Going through the doorway, the forehead meets the frame and the neck bends
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The scale stays near the bottom
오늘은 기온이 많이 낮아요.
o-neu-reun gi-o-ni ma-ni na-ja-yo
The temperature has dropped a lot today.
The line in the thermometer sits still near the bottom marks and will not climb
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The figure on the tag is shorter
이 가게가 값이 더 낮아요.
i ga-ge-ga gap-si deo na-ja-yo
This shop is cheaper.
Two price tags side by side, one figure a digit shorter than the other
Korean also says ssada for cheap, but in a comparison natda sounds natural.
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Sound lies flat along the floor
낮은 목소리로 조용히 말했어요.
na-jeun mok-so-ri-ro jo-yong-hi mal-hae-sseo-yo
He spoke in a quiet, deep voice.
The words lie low along the floor and never carry into the next room
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The bar is pressed to the bottom
그럴 가능성은 낮은 것 같아요.
geu-reol ga-neung-seong-eun na-jeun geot ga-ta-yo
I don't think that's very likely.
The bar on the forecast screen is pressed to the base, barely visible
All of it in one picture
natda is one mark hugging the floor. The ceiling drops below your head, so you have to duck; the line stays near the bottom of the thermometer, so the temperature is low; the figure on the tag is one digit shorter, so the price is lower. Sound laid flat along the floor is a low voice, and a forecast bar pressed to the bottom means the odds are low.