Korean noun

새우잠

saeujam

sleeping curled up; catnap

The act or state of sleeping uncomfortably curled up like a shrimp.

Standard pronunciation: [새우잠]
Level: Intermediate

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새우잠 in a sentence

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방이 너무 좁아서 다섯 식구는 몸을 구부리고 새우잠을 잤다.
방이 너무 조바서 다섣 식꾸는 모믈 구부리고 새우자믈 잗따.said like thisbangi neomu jobaseo daseot sikguneun momeul guburigo saeujameul jatda.
기차가 역에 도착하기 전까지 그는 의자에 몸을 누이고 새우잠을 청했다.
기차가 여게 도차카기 전까지 그는 의자에 모믈 누이고 새우자믈 청핻따.said like thisgichaga yeoge dochakagi jeonkkaji geuneun uijae momeul nuigo saeujameul cheonghaetda.

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Dictionary data from the Korean Basic Dictionary by the National Institute of Korean Language, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR. We added the romanization. This page is shared under the same licence.