It is a weird moment because I thought about [1] , [2] , [3] , [4] , [5] , [6] , and [7] .
Summer, Park near my house 08. 09. 2010
[2]
I took Hyun to a park near my house, which I always visit with my friends. It's a park that people find 신기하다 because there are lots of rabbits. Some rabbits were just sitting next to the bench, while others were under the trees. Since I had never seen rabbits in real life before, I always felt like this whenever I went there, and so did my friends.
(Sin-Gi-Hada)
[2]
신기하다 (Sin-Gi-Hada)
to feel a sense of interest or amazement due to the novelty, peculiarity, or strangeness of something
When encountering scenarios like a giant rock rolling into a room, a dad skillfully tying his daughter’s hair in 100 different ways, or a man effortlessly riding a unicycle on a mountain, a series of emotions may arise—interest, amazement, or a sense of oddity. “Sin-Gi-Hada” is used when encountering something new and bizarre. It goes beyond the simplicity of “amazing”, invoking surprise in response to the novel or unfamiliar. It accommodates both positive and negative reactions, reflecting the diverse emotions one might feel when faced with the extraordinary or odd.
On the contrary, “amazing” usually conveys a positive and inspiring feeling. It is employed to describe phenomena that are impressive, extraordinary, or exceptionally good, evoking feelings of admiration and amazement rooted in the remarkable or outstanding nature of the subject. While both “Sin-Gi-Hada” and “amazing” share a common ground of evoking wonder, the former contains a broader spectrum of emotional responses, both the positive amazement at uniqueness and the surprise at the unfamiliar or strange.