느리다
neu-ri-da
Slow steps, a slow computer, a slow clock: one Korean word
The picture The same distance takes more time, so the figure stays behind the rest. neurida is spending more time on the same distance; ppareuda is spending less.
Where the picture shows up in 느리다
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A long wait for the next step
할머니는 걸음이 느려요.
hal-meo-ni-neun geo-reu-mi neu-ryeo-yo
Grandma walks slowly.
One foot comes down and a long pause passes before the next one does
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Only the spinner turns
컴퓨터가 느려서 조금만 기다려 주세요.
keom-pyu-teo-ga neu-ryeo-seo jo-geum-man gi-da-ryeo ju-se-yo
My computer is slow, please give me a moment.
A spinner keeps turning in the middle of the screen while the picture stays exactly the same
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The brickwork is where it was
공사가 느리게 진행되고 있어요.
gong-sa-ga neu-ri-ge jin-haeng-doe-go i-sseo-yo
The construction is moving slowly.
Next to last week's photo, the brick wall stands at almost the same height
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A beat falls between words
조금 더 느리게 말씀해 주세요.
jo-geum deo neu-ri-ge mal-sseum-hae ju-se-yo
Could you speak a little more slowly?
One word lands, the mouth stops for a beat, then the next word comes
When asking someone, Koreans more often say cheoncheonhi than neurige.
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One hand trails the other
이 시계가 오 분 느려요.
i si-gye-ga o bun neu-ryeo-yo
This clock runs five minutes behind.
Two clocks side by side, one minute hand five notches behind the other
All of it in one picture
neurida is the picture of spending more time and staying behind. A long pause between one foot and the next and the walk is slow; a spinner turning with nothing changing and the computer is slow; the brickwork at last week's height and the build is slow. A beat of silence between words is speaking slowly, and one minute hand trailing the other is a slow clock.