달다

dalda · TOPIK 1

to be sweet

🍯 dal-da sounds like dolce: Italian for sweet, same d-l start

The stem 달 (dal) plus the dictionary ending 다 (da). Dal shares its d-l sounds with dolce, the Italian word for sweet. Bonus: 달 on its own also means moon, and honeymoon in Korean is 밀월 or 허니문, so tie dal to honey-sweet.

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