How the word "더듬다" is translated into English
정전이 돼서 벽을 더듬으며 걸었어요.
[t͡ɕʌŋt͡ɕʌni twɛsʌ pjʌkɯl tʌtɯmɯmjʌ kʌlʌs͈ʌjo.]
The power went out, so I walked feeling along the wall.
가방 안을 더듬어서 겨우 열쇠를 찾았어요.
[kapaŋ anɯl tʌtɯmʌsʌ kjʌu jʌls͈welɯl t͡ɕʰat͡ɕas͈ʌjo.]
I felt around inside my bag and finally found the key.
어두운 방에서 스위치를 찾으려고 벽을 더듬고 있어요.
[ʌtuun paŋesʌ sɯwit͡ɕʰilɯl t͡ɕʰat͡ɕɯljʌko pjʌkɯl tʌtɯmko is͈ʌjo.]
I'm feeling around on the wall in the dark room to find the switch.
"더듬다" is in the lesson "Verbs 18" (Level 30), along with 11 other useful words. LinDuo has 180 topic lessons like this one, 2,380 words in total. Every word has an illustration, a transcription and pronunciation in a female and a male voice. Just 10–15 minutes a day is enough to learn them all. Free, and works offline.
