불평하다
To say that you are not satisfied with something or that something is wrong. Crucial for formal complaint letters in IELTS General Training.
Exemples
3 sur 5자꾸 불평하지 마세요.
Stop complaining all the time.
서비스에 대해 공식적으로 불평할 것입니다.
I will complain formally about the service.
애가 밥투정하며 불평해.
The kid is complaining and being picky with food.
Famille de mots
Astuce mémo
Bul (Fire) + Pyeong (Flat). You want to 'fire' up the 'flat' situation because you're unhappy.
Quiz rapide
그는 날씨가 덥다고 계속 ( ).
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : 불평했어요
Exemples
자꾸 불평하지 마세요.
everydayStop complaining all the time.
서비스에 대해 공식적으로 불평할 것입니다.
formalI will complain formally about the service.
애가 밥투정하며 불평해.
informalThe kid is complaining and being picky with food.
소비자들은 가격 인상에 대해 불평하기 시작했다.
academicConsumers began to complain about the price hike.
고객이 불평할 경우 신속히 대응해야 합니다.
businessIf a customer complains, we must respond quickly.
Famille de mots
Collocations courantes
Phrases Courantes
불평불만
grumbles and complaints
불평 한 마디 없이
without a single word of complaint
불평을 사다
to draw complaints
Souvent confondu avec
Bulpyeonghada is general complaining; hanguihada is a more formal or strong protest against an injustice.
Notes d'usage
In IELTS Task 1, use this to describe the action of expressing dissatisfaction in a letter to a manager.
Erreurs courantes
Avoid using it for polite requests; '불평' sounds negative and dissatisfied.
Astuce mémo
Bul (Fire) + Pyeong (Flat). You want to 'fire' up the 'flat' situation because you're unhappy.
Origine du mot
From Sino-Korean '不平', meaning 'not level' or 'unjust'.
Modèles grammaticaux
Quiz rapide
그는 날씨가 덥다고 계속 ( ).
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : 불평했어요
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