씻다

ssitda · TOPIK 1

to wash

🧼 ssit-da sounds like sheet: dirty sheets need a wash

씻 (ssit) has a tense, hissing s, close to the start of sheet or the hiss of water from a tap. Tie that sound to washing: sheets go in the wash, and you 씻다 your hands, face, or dishes. 다 is just the dictionary verb ending.

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