Nuance Dictionary / People & Relationships
마음이 통하다 Ma-eum-i tong-ha-da
An immediate, effortless synchronization of humor, thoughts, and values with someone new.
What does 마음이 통하다 mean?
마음이 통하다 (Ma-eum-i tong-ha-da) means: An immediate, effortless synchronization of humor, thoughts, and values with someone new.
Speakers use this expression when two individuals share the same thoughts and understand each other easily. It turns up when describing a relationship built on compatible thinking and mutual comprehension. It commonly appears in statements describing someone with whom such a connection exists.
This can often feel like describing an unexpected mental alignment that makes communication feel effortless, even in newly formed relationships.
This can often feel like describing an unexpected mental alignment that makes communication feel effortless, even in newly formed relationships.
Other sides of 마음이 통하다
◆ Silent Understanding Without Words — Speakers use this to describe a mutual understanding where thoughts align smoothly between people. It turns up when describing established relationships where people share a mutual comprehension. It combines with terms describing interpersonal bonds, such as 사이다.
This can feel like an effortless connection where explicit explanation becomes unnecessary between close companions.
This can feel like an effortless connection where explicit explanation becomes unnecessary between close companions.
🎙️ 마음이 통하다는 표기 그대로 읽지 않아요 — 실제로는 [마으미 통하다]로 소리나요 (연음법칙). 발음 연습하기 →
How it's actually used
- 그와 나는 마음이 통하는 사이다.
geu-wa na-neun ma-eum-i tong-ha-neun sa-i-da.
He and I are in a relationship where we understand each other's hearts.
💡 Describes a mutual connection where thoughts flow freely between two people. - 우리는 처음 만났을 때부터 마음이 잘 통했다.
u-ri-neun cheo-eum man-nat-eul ttae-bu-teo ma-eum-i jal tong-haet-da.
We clicked right from the moment we first met.
💡 Shows an immediate, effortless connection upon a first meeting. - 말을 많이 하지 않아도 마음이 통하는 친구가 있다.
mal-eul manh-i ha-ji anh-a-do ma-eum-i tong-ha-neun chin-gu-ga it-da.
I have a friend who understands me without needing many words.
💡 Illustrates a close bond where mutual understanding requires little spoken explanation.
Related words in People & Relationships
맺다 maetda말을 놓다 Mal-eul no-ta말이 안 통하다 mal-i an tong-ha-da미운 정 mi-un jeong민폐 Min-pye