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121g Feelalittle hungry Easy to Learn Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer, Moonjung Kim Snack between meals l ate dinner but I'd like a snack. aa AME ARS SSaie, garrsik Jeonyeok-eul meogeoti-neun-de chulchul-haeyo, I'm not really hungry but I'd like a light snack. BY7E SEA BAe ol Walaa. bae-ga gopeui-neun antyi-man ib- simsim-haeyo. | felt a little hungry so | went to the convenience store. He RSH Bol eoM 2012, joo-neun chulchul-hae-seo pyeonuljeom-4 gasseayo. ; . Meal | want a light snack. (shortly after eating a meal) ALA ao] dual, siksa fel simsimehaeyo. Food #4 To be hungry To feel eurmsik Snack oH TLEEct a little hungry | a, AALS ee gwaja, seunaek-sikpumnyu To eat Sich meokda 4. G0] 4)4484C} literally means mouth is bored. @ BES is to feel a little hungry at any time of the day. 1219 There's no smoke without fire Easy to Learn Korean Words and Phrases Ghad Mayer Moonjung Kim Literal: When there's no firewood, there's no smoke in the chimney. OL Sol A 7|Lbat anittean guittuk-e yeongi-narya. English: There's no smoke without fire. SAF} GO| BATI7t Wel Boe, bwajae-ga eopsi yeongi-ga nalli eapseoyo. The’re a rumor about that politician receiving bribes. 2 Bs2l0] HEE SUE 2H] woe. geu jeongehi-in-i noemul-eul badatida-neun somun-i isseayo. Smoke Where there's smoke, there's fire. chimney -- 813 OIG BRO O17] Le, zs. anitiaen guiltuk-e yeong! nage-sseaye. gui-tuk™., @ In this proverb (4G), the smoke is symbolic of purmors or gossip. And if there are a lot of rumors then there's likely seme truth (fire) fo them. The ‘expression is often used with Politicians and celebrities in the news. ‘This proverb is similar to the English saying, "Where there's smoke, there's fire.” The English version points to smoke as a warming sign of fire (danger), 1220 Slang words for people Easy to Learn Korean Words and Phrases Chad JMeyer, Moonjung Kim Elementary Middle school High school College school kid kid kid student ae ae ag cH! ae cho-ding jung-ding go-ding dae-aing ‘ikecing Please don’t behave like an elementary school kid. 2948 BSc] sae, choding-cheoreom haengdong-hall haseyo, The office workers finish at 6 p.m. Elementary school student AGS Galo sia. 2ee4 Jikding-pun yeoseol-si-0 foegeun-haeyo. chodeung-haksaeng ® In the 1990s, students ware jokingly High school referred to as 710) (mackerel fish) life because it sounded similar to the Korean ae aye ‘word for high school student. & and St ai also sound similar and £0 high school Ri aaa Tai students came to bo known as 215). = is also Used to mean childish behavior. The -& suffix became popular and was: Slang words lator used for middle school, high, 404 school and college students. Avoid using this in formal conversation. 1221 Money Easy to Learn Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer, IMoonjung Kim Could you please break a fifty thousand won bill? Money 50,0008 A\aig HHO 2? & oman-won jipye-reu! bakkwe-jusige-sseayo? dow Could you please break this? Paper money ES uz? (a Jan don jom bakkwojusige-sseqyo? Jipye Five - hundred won 2a obaek-worr One thousand won Fifty won 24/2 osip-won currencies, The 50,000 won bill {(W50,000) entered ‘circulation in 2009. 8H chean-Wwon Five thousand won “oag GS (Bie) is cash. ocheon-won ERC} is ta change. Rartan on [alge Ten thousand abbreviated as Wand won is waitten as KRW when ‘ony describing intemational Thifieon Fifty thousand won “201g amen-won 1222 Look before you leap Easy to Lear Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer, Moonjung Kim Literal: Even stone bridges should be tested by banging before crossing. Sco Say ea Aue dokdariedo cuideulgyeo bogo geon-neora, English : Look before you leap. Sst7| Mol Ste stole doyak-hag! jeon-e hanbeon salpi-seyo. Please consider the consequences before making a decision. Bee sito US UH DasaeL, gyeolieang-eul hagi-jeon-0 najung J-eul goryeo-haeboseyo, Don't make a decision too quickly. BSA BUR Sr] og. geup-fa-ge gyeol-jeong-eul haji masayo. before taking action on something. This includes thinking before speaking. We sometimes make impulsive decisions based ‘on short term gratification and forget about the Jong-term consequences of poor decision making. 4 @ In this proverb (:€t), we are reminded to think carefully 1223 Coming of Age Easy to Learn Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer, Moonjung Kim Come of age, become an adult Adolescence, youth Bo] Sch Hau) seongini doeda cheongso-nyean-gi Your daughter has grown up quickly. Yes, she’s come of age. EO] BY OO] Re TRH, YW, AUS Bo] Eo, fianims! beotsseo ineo-ke jaratimeyo, 7, PUNY BONE SECM TOON GOEMACREROVE, | just watched a coming-of-age movie. ME Sol Jo SHH Box, Jeoneun geullae-e seangjang yeonglwe-reul boa-sseoyo, To mature I just read a coming-of-age book. Ss SHC} He 2a de SMe HMR, seongsuk-hada Jeo-neun geuilae seongjang dosee-reuf iigeo-sseoya, Adulthood sal seangin-gi (@ Coming-oF-age varies between ‘cultures and faiths. For most, it's between 12 and 20 years cf age. In the ULS., this age is 18 because of voting and military ‘eligibility. ‘Coming-of-age in Korea is similar to Westem countries. The voting age is 19 and the earliest age for conscripted military po a a a a a a a a no oe ww ee 1224 You look bored. Halsiwoe, simsint-hae-bayeoyo. I'm dying of boredom. aoa Skoi2. simsim-haaseo jukge-sse0yo_ Pagan . nothing to do, bored That tured out well, | was so bored. eae Bored to Soa aeue. simsim-han death ieee aval Sate simsim-hae jukgettda Today’s a holiday and my friends are all busy. SBE FUG UPS Ct eee. oneur-eun hywHilin-de chingu-deuri da bappayo. There’s nothing interesting on TV and I’m really bored. TVS HORS UF Heeae. Tide jaemi-copl-go neamu simsim-faeyo. ‘You won't get bored watching the movie. She Ho 2 Yeee. yeanghwa-reul bomyeon an aimsim-naeyo, Aaa SS SS SS SE SE Se ee Se ee eee eee eS eee ee ee ee ———_<—_—_— ee ee ee ee ee ee —_____,.,...._.._..._..._,,_,_,_ a 41225 Auspicious dreams Easy to Learn Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer Moonjung Kim Literal : | had a dream about a dragon last night. MMe SSH PeaAoie2. eojel-DamMe yovig-AKUM-@ul KKUEO-SSeay0. English : | had an auspicious dream last night. MeO DSR PwoHL. aojet-bame gilmang-eul kkueG-ssooy. Good things are going to happen (to you) this week. OM Fol FS WHO Woit As Ibeon ju-e joh-2un iideul ireo-nal geo-eyo. Sweet dreams. lam going to buy a lottery ticket. Todreae Be 2 pag, Soe 2 71012. BS Pct Joh-sun kum kkuseyo. bokgwon sal gec-eyo, da kkuda fA To have a Dragon Poop Pig @ Unlike Wostem dragons, : ; lucky drean © é SHR] which viewed wae ler Asian demon wee ct 8 are good-natured and gimong-eul kkuda: r " auspicious beings. @ Adream about dragens, poop, pigs. ancestors, or money is auspicious and considered fucky in Korea. 1226 Can't stay focused Easy to Lear Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer Moonjung Kim To be Don't be distracted. Stay focused. distracted ete Balot, Hesalg, she wc han-nun pajima. fipjung-hasayo. han nen pala y ‘SH Bb x|0} literally means one eye sell ‘@ Tho expression implies that one eye is sold (focused) on something, ‘else (a distraction), Agirl passing by broke his concentration and he crashed the car. SIE FIL7HE OiZ}Ol Be HCH TSATH wojg. geu-neun jinaga-neun yeoja-e han-nun-eul pala gyotong-sago-reul nae-sseoya, When you study, don’t be preoccupied with your cellphone. SFi HE MUSEO] HEBA OL, gongbu-hal ffee-neun haendeu,pon-2 han-nun-pall maseyo. When you drive, don’t be distracted and stay focused. BUGHE BEE] Pa PSs. unjeon-halttse-neun han-nun-pafl maige jipjung-haseyo. When class is finished, come straight home and don't get distracted. +20] BUA Beas] Ba Se Hoe set su-eop- kheun-namyeon han-nun-pali maigo gotjang ibeuro wara. 1227 Touching up photos Easy to Learn Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer, Moonjung Kim lused a smartphone app to touch up the photo. HOE YOS Ae Swag. heendeu-pon sep-euro sajin-eut bojeang-haesseayo, | photoshopped the image to get rid of z —_& 2HAD ARS Syeoje. __+8ul eops-aeryeo-go sajin-oul bojeong-haesseoyo, I smoothed and whitened my skin. TE MRSD sal M012. pidu-ree kkeekkeut-Nago iayan-ge iae-sseoyo. | touched up the photo to remove red eye. zt ri MnaAD Ba Rog. ppalgan nun-ew eopsaeryed-go bojeang wosseOyo, '@ Bofore PCs, a popular technique for cleaning up portrait imperfections was to airbrush photos. Airbrushed became a popular English expression to describe altered photos (good or bad). The PC software, PhotoShop, became: synonymous with editing photos and the expressions photoshopping and photoshopped were bam. In Chinese speaking countries it's called PS, in Korea, the expression is bojeong (5123), and oftentimes called po-syap (32-41). Wrinkle jureun Acne tes > yeodeu-reum 41228 Eating too much Easy to Lear Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer Moanjung Kim Why did you only eat a little bit? | overate at lunch, 2 EQ ol ot aetoj27 Ado MARAE, wae Jogeum bakive an meogeo-sse0y0? jeornsin-e gwasikehaett-geodounyo, I'm full. l was so hungry that! overate. 7 mee, LYS WF} DUA apap woj 2, baega butleoyo, Noore baoga gond-se0 grask-lmesseoyo, late too much and so | have indigestion. To overeat ES DAlsHA 2h St7} tse, aA src} feo-neun gwasik-haeseo solwa-ga an-dwaeyo. gwasik-rada I regret eating so much at the buffet restaurant yesterday. Oe] Ama alse SalMol2, eo-fe bwipye-sikdang-esee gwasik-hangeo! huhoe-haesseoyo. To eat ac} Overeating @ 24{ Is short for Be Bt ALA, meokde aAY 2)S: 8 is excessive and 4)A} is face Food Ae SH Verb stem+7| ES is used to emphasize an explanation to something (why). The sentence above could also be written using the word ‘only’ (BH): 34 Eee Hog? 1229 Drinking too much Easy to Learn Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer, Moonjung Kim To drink To drink teo mich alcohol GRAICH aps Stc} masiea gwe-eum-hada Yesterday | dranktoo much. To become intoxicated (drunk) OM] 2h Mole. eo stcy eo,je gua-eum-haessaayo, sutechuthada Let's drink a lot tonight. Drunk person Qe so Hae. S12, walt Ata oneut-bam sue chwihee-bwayo. chwigaek, sulciwihan saram He drank too much and fell asleep at the bar. Bar AE UF S04 Asi e Hola] Bol soe au geutneun neomu sul-e chwkhaeseo sulijp-seo jam-i caureo-sse0yo. sul F _— . Excessive Ihave a hangover from binge drinking last night. drinking Ome SOR S a7} Boia, ae eojet-bam gwa-eurmouro sukehwiga issooyo. gwo-eum Me Alcohol © 2H comes from aie ft e, ae #2 TSB is excessive ‘sul, alkol and @4) means drinking alcohol. 24 suk-chw 1230 Apicky person Easy to Learn Korean Words and Phrases Chad eye, Moonjung Kim My little sister has an unbalanced diet. as HOSUS MAG Metal He. ere Je yeodong-seeng-eun pyeor-sik-eul simhage haeyo. ae ah saram She’s a very demanding customer. AYE YS mee aoe, QOUNyBO-eUn mat kendanD- Picky TECHEECH kkacla-ropda I'm not picky with food. Not. AS AO] WICHE A] Worse. i jeo-neun sikzeong’ kkadaropy anhayo, MCHEX| Bch kkada-ropji ania He’s very picky to choose a girlfriend. Picky guy Je WHITE DBE 200] WS NCeAR. DCE eS xt geuLneun yeqia-chingureul goreu-neun jogeon! maeu kkadaro-woyo. itkadaro-um namja She didn’t like the gift that gave her. | Demanding guest 34 Wat B MSR Boss] Weg. wee fe geunyeo-neun naega jit seonmulbul jon * bkadtoro-un soni She's very choosy about clothing. To eat unbalanced meals A= Lol WS vices. Al Stct (eunyeo-neun Os-6 mac-u kuadaro-wayo, pyeonai-heda 1231 Grumpy Easy to Lear Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer, /Moonjung Kim He’s always grumpy. Irritable Angry Je @a Se Wig. MSS (a) We ate geu-neun hangsang Jiajeung-eul naeyo. Jejeung-eut (jal) nae-neur wa-nan Short-tempered I get crabby in the morning. cae Ae O}Rol BBO] Ug, dahyeoljrin jeo-neun achinr-2 jjajeung4 nayo. Why are you so irritable this morning? 2e OHO] e] WA MSe WAS? oneul achin-e wae geureol-ke jiajeung-eu! neeseyo? I'm easily annoyed when | become severely overtired. AE BAl MBeare c17 mee ie. jeo-neun mopsi pigon-hagjimyeon swip-ge jiajeung-eu! naeyo. Grumpy ® In English, grumpy is an Se We adjective that describes a ajeuing-eud heengbokehey! aneurt person who's unhappy, easily nae-neun angered, and sulky, The basic form is mig LUCE, Mood, @ Ghumoy and grouchy ara feeling synonyms. Generally. grouchy ae <= people are easily upsot and tend gibun te complain. 1232 Fillit up, full Easy to Learn Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyey, Moonjung Kim Fill it up, please. Standard polite Korean: 7}% #13 Bas erstola. Slang (polite) Korean: shmol2 manttang-ieyo. I'm full of happiness because of my familly. 7}H0| UolAy Beehsojae. gajok isseo-seo haengbok-manitang~eya, My cellphone’s battery is full. Mi HSS welel7} Beoloils, Je haendeu-pon beefeori-ga manitany-ieyo. The restaurant is completely full. etal 2 eo] SA ojos. sikdang-e sonnim4 mantiang-feyo. ® The first character 2t comes from #i aes and means full, It's written a3 4, in wibalyu Japanese hiragana. ® carries the exact same meaning in both Korean and Chinese. The second part # (9 > 7) is Japanese: katakana that’s borrowed from the English word tank (pronounced in Full, Japanese as fanku). A shortened version, to capaci 7 (tan), is used by this expression. 715 Yy 4233 Anabnormal or unusual person Easy to Leam Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer Moonjung Kim She's completely bizarre. He seems a bit unusual. AYE Hopojy2, Ae #otol Hore, geunyeo-neun doraisyo geu-neun coral gataye Don’t act like a weirdo. She eamed the nickname oddball. Boolwo| SSSA] Bora. AIH= Hold BIH ACs. doregachy haengdang-hai marayo. geunyeo-neun dora-raneum bysolmyeong-eet eodeo-sse0yo. She treats me like an imbecile. 24= AB Soo] ASML. geunyeo-neun jeo-reu! dora! chwigeup-haesseoyo. Stone She's had strange inclinations in the past. # MSY TYE Bool 7) Ho] chaetsol a dal yejeon-butee geunyeo-neun coral gijll-/ dabun-haesseoyo. i child @ £2}0|C} is to be a weird parson”. A stone child implies someone who can't effectively communicate with others. O10] Is sometimes written as Se}0| because of the sound, @ This is an expression best loft to understanding and not for use. Avoid using this in public or with people that you dan't know extremely well. 1234 Not particularly, not especially Easy to Lear Korean Words and Phrases Chad Mayer, Moonjung Kim | haven't been waiting so long. The food isn’t so great. B= Bol zictelal esto. B40) weue. byeolo mani gitar! ana-sse0yo eumeiked byealioneyo. My heart's not in it. There’s nothing to watch on TV. w= ofS! Wizz) Bors. E[Mojol Be wos stole. byeollo ma-ourn4 naeki anayo. fibauske byeollo balmanhan-ge eopseoya. | don’t really care for spicy foods. / | can’t eat spicy foods. HE SAUE Se Axo Moja, meeun eumsikeneun byeotio gwansin eapssayo, (Net) very much, (not) especially, | feel not so good. (not) particularly, (net) really, 85] Be Bz go, hardly, infrequently mom’ byeotla jolil-anayo, ge To be not byeotio particularly fA © WE (3) is an adverb that's usod to understate w= Sx tect $0 bad) or to suggest that it's not as groat as it Appears or seems (i.€. not so great). @ Tho expression is used with a negative verb or adjective to become not very, not much, not bad, or something. This can be to soften something (/.¢. not byeato jot! anhda not so OF @ We is a commonly spaken word since it gives the audience a better understanding of how the speaker really feels about something. 1235 U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Easy to Leam Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer Moonjung Kim Ban Ki-moon was born in 1944. g|BE 1944 BLICh ban-gL-MuN-eun 19-44 nyeon saeng ipni-cla. He was married in 1971. 2s 171 BeMoR. geuneun 197 tnyeon-e gyecition- haesspoyo, He has three children, Ban Ki-moon is the U.N. Secretary General. SE 389] THA} Gols. geuneun se-myeong-ul Jenyoo-ga isseoyo. HAZE UNARS ZOO 2. ban-gi-mun-eun UN-samu-chongjang-eyo. He was elected U.N. Secretary General in 2007. AE 20070 UNAIFRBOR MSslRO12, 92U-neun 2007-nyeon-¢ UN-samu-chongiang-ewe seonchul-ioe-passeayn, Ban Ki-moon will complete his term in December 2016. BRE 20164 12Mo 22 Be oa. ‘ban-gi-mun-oun 2076-nyoan 12-wal-o gou-w ingi-reul machyeoye. Ban Ki-moon (fit B3¢) is the 8th elected secretary- general of the U.N. He grew up in North In addition te English, Ban Ki-moon is versed in French, “GE (GR WS) ISSEY United : Nations (UN) Ban Ki-moon wal wie yuren ban-giemun 1236 Calligraphy Easy to Learn Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer, Moonjung Kim When | was young | attended a calligraphy institute. Ae Oa Apso} choy s. Jeo-neun eoryeosseul-ttae seo-ye-hakwor-e danyeo-sseoyo. Calligraphy Do you know how to write in calligraphy? — joj 2248 GH OMS? but-geutes! sseuljt aseyo? Brush |." meok I think calligraphy is beautiful. = © ‘To write é MOU} OLB ETULS. pat calligraphy se0-yo-ge areum-damneyo. Saul Ach butgeulssi-reul sseuda fe (@ Koreans study calligraphy and Traditional Chinese characters in middie school. These characters are called hanya and are the Korean pronunciation of traditional Chinese characters. ® People on the Korean Peninsula have been using traditional Chinese charactors since as early as the 2nd century. ®@ Although hangul was created in 1447, Koreans continued to regularly use Chinese characters. until the 19th century. 1237 Stubborn names Easy to Lear Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer Moonjung Kim People with the sernames Ahn, Gang, and Choi are considered stubborn. AY BA Sat Dol MW Aoe ot zt RM Oza. sanoejeok tong-nyeam-e uiha-myeon golb4 sen seongeu-ro an, gang, choe-ssi-reul yeghhaeya. ‘You're stubborn so you must be an Ahn, Gang or Choi, right? BEG] MAS] ot, A, AL OFLA? g0jib-i sengeo-boni an, gang, chow-ssi anieyo? He’s extremely stubborn. He doesn't listen to anybody. SE LY BSR. Se SAUE PEAR. geu-neun gojit-bultong-eye, geu-neun nuge-maldo andeureoyo, its asocial pres tet onerne: Ahn Gang, and Choi are stubbom. ob Zt B7} DRO] McHe AHS Asya MAS. an, gang, choe-ga gojib/ sseda-neun geos-aun sahoe-jeok pyeon-gyeon-leyo. y @ Korean folklore claims that members ‘of the Ahn (), Gang (2), and Choi (4) families are stubbom. DYO) ATC} - To be stubborn It’s possible that confusion played a role in that belief. The Choi (tii) family is onginally fram Angang town (ic Mi) in North Gyeongsang Province. The confusion between Angang town and BeAAE the names Ahn and Gang could be the go/ip-seurso-un mek Orde, ZIBB, FB 4233 Add fuel to fire Easy to Learn Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer, Moonjung Kin Literal: Fanning a house that’s already on fire. Bitola wetct, bulnanyibe buchaeyithanda English : Add fuel to fire. Hol 7188 G4 REC. bul-e gireum-eu! deo bunneunda, Please don’t make it any worse. / Don’t fan the fire. Bet Tol FADS AOR. bulnan-jib-e buchae-jil-naji-maseyo, I'm so angry. He’s good at making things worse. Ae OS Sp Ue, eS Boe Paae Boae, jeo-neun neamu nwaga nayo. geu-neur bulnan-jib-e buchae-ji-eul jainaeyo, @ In this proverb (2), an argument of bad situation is being made worse. The Korean ‘expression is similar in meaning to adding fuel to fire. This expression is used in ‘speech and writing. It's widely recognized and utilized by older and younger people alike. 1239 Building a resume (I) Easy to Leam Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer, Moonjung Kim | need to make a resume. | recently modified my resume. OME CHOHOsIa. Ae PSO OME SAMs i tH Hed! eo-ya haeyo. Jeo-neun choe-geun-e inyeokseo-reul sujeong-nae- sse0y. Resume, CV Name Address Birth date ID number ope ag be aege FISRHS iryeoksea Sséongmyeong nyece to saeng-riyeor-wol il, jtfhin-deung nak. ; e i beanho ol 44 A eS r \ 227] eee | eae be Faz @ Unlike Western resumes, Korean layout GPA, grade and design is standardized. Stick to Wa ta resume templates as uniqueness isnt pyeong-gyun hakjecm rewarded or recognized. Korean resumes always include date of birth (491418 gi) and a professional photo Npassport type). Contact Unlike Western resumes, job accom phone number Plishments do not belong on a Korean ebay cy. o yeolak-cheo 1240 Building aresume (II) Easy to Leam Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer, Moonjung Kim (Language) Certification Computer skills (ability) (20) As HF ges (e0n-20) jagyeok-jeung Aeomspyurter hwral-yong-reungryeor Self-introduction (Work) experience Job duty Hy? | 27H A 33 42 a3 aS Employer (company) Employment period Job title aaa 29 712 aa geunmu-cheo Qeunme gigan Beat Isent my resume to the job headhunter. | Special activities APS ASE] OME Sytoi2. Se 2s Soukau-fou eonmunga-han-te inyookseo-roul bonaa-sseoye, teukbyeo! hwaldang | uploaded my resume to the job hunting website. AES PAO SO OME BBog. Jeo-neun guilk-saitew-e ireokseo-reul alyeo-sseayo. me od “ he Sel-introduction (bio) letters are used in lieu of cover : E Jetters and are placed immediately after the resume. Cniversity v © Bus to the the high number of applicants and the major Resume limited amount of jobs, GFA and atfended university ae Oey are the resume details with the greatest impact. jeon-gong yyeokead 4242 Tofind a job (Il) Easy to Leam Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer, Moanjung Kim Jobseeker, person seeking employment Fm looking for a job. AGEo| Ss, PAA AE HAZ) Bolo. chivfoopyunbi-saeng, guia Jeo-neun chwieop-junt- saang-loye. lam available to work. | filled out the job application. Ae ADS Moje, BA/BS Mog, Jeo-neun chnvi-eopjunbi-hage isseoyo. jpsajiwon-eul hag-sseoyo, How much is the annual salary? Ineed a visa to work in Korea. eo] Boe? SMA, WSS w/z; Bees, yeenbong4 ealmajyo? hanguk-eseo L-haryeo-myeon bite-ga pilyo-haeyo, I can start work after one month. oh . . Sgt Fol HE US Alster + sole, application hhandal hu-e jeo-neun il-eul sjak-hal su isseoyo, At xe ipsa jiwon websites (314); 0)" ). Both sites have phone apps but ne English support. When leaving a company for a new job, Koreans give ‘one month's notice along with a resignation letter. 4242 Tofind a job (Il) Easy to Leam Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer, Moanjung Kim Jobseeker, person seeking employment Fm looking for a job. AGEo| Ss, PAA AE HAZ) Bolo. chivfoopyunbi-saeng, guia Jeo-neun chwieop-junt- saang-loye. lam available to work. | filled out the job application. Ae ADS Moje, BA/BS Mog, Jeo-neun chnvi-eopjunbi-hage isseoyo. jpsajiwon-eul hag-sseoyo, How much is the annual salary? Ineed a visa to work in Korea. eo] Boe? SMA, WSS w/z; Bees, yeenbong4 ealmajyo? hanguk-eseo L-haryeo-myeon bite-ga pilyo-haeyo, I can start work after one month. oh . . Sgt Fol HE US Alster + sole, application hhandal hu-e jeo-neun il-eul sjak-hal su isseoyo, At xe ipsa jiwon websites (314); 0)" ). Both sites have phone apps but ne English support. When leaving a company for a new job, Koreans give ‘one month's notice along with a resignation letter. 1243 MERS (1) Easy to Learn Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer, Moonjung Kim The first occurrence of MERS in Korea was on May 20, 2015. AE Sol 20154 5H 208 HB worwoig. mereu-seu-neun hanguk-e 2075-nyeen 5-wof 20-if eheo-cun halseeng-naesseayo. Respiratory MERS has a fatality rate of 30-40%. siiment _.. ORAS SAMBO] 30-40N MES O12. se7| ue METBLHSRLANERN ChiSayLH SAM-SPHSASP-PEOSSMEUEYO. | nohaupgl janWan There is no vaccine or cure for MERS. WEA WAOLE AMT BAL. MOFR-S6U baOksinwhe chiryoje-ja eopseoye, The incubation period is 2 to 14 days. BS 2Hol 4g ols OkgANEUN bil-ese0 sipsa-i-ieyo. @ MERS is an acronym for Middle East Syndrome. Itig a viral Nes respiratory disease and a member of the Coronavirus femily. MERS was first identified in Sauci Arabia in 2012. As of June 22, 2015, 169 Koreans have contracted MERS: and 25 have died from it U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC}: ywarw.cde.gov 4244 MERS (II) Easy to Learn Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer, Moonjung Kim Difficulty in breathing #820 hoheup-goven To have a cough = To _ become 3) S184 i ‘gefihnchada feverish Fever , Basct aa balyeo!-hada balyeat Symptoms are coughing, high fever, and difficulty breathing. BSH 718, DE, See Bolas. Jeungsang-eun gichim, gayeo!, hoheup-gollsn-ieyo. Wash your hands frequently with soap and water. 2B HSS} BE SE Wome, Sorreul binuewe muilo jai ssiseu-seyo. @ Have English questions about MERS (|=) in Korea? Call the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), 1330. @ Korea MERS Hotline: A S2}e! 043-719-7777 @ Korea COC: kde.go.kr @ Korea National Institute of Health (KNIH}: www.nih.oo.kr @ Adults aver 65, chikdren, infants, pregnant women, and those with chronic diseases should take extra precautions while in public places, ® Koreans enjoy sharing food so it's best to use serving spoons and chopsticks. Avoid eating directly from communal dishes. 1245 Frog inthe well Easy to Learn Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer Moonjung Kim She's a narrow-minded person. Inside AWe 40| SS aperojaia. ot geunyeo-neun sg! job-eun saram-leyo. an He’s not able to see the big picture. Narrow-minded ae 2188 #8 + Bix. #o| 82 geu-neun keur gewin-eul bol su oapssoyo. sogi job-eun My manager is sometimes short-sighted. Short-sighted Al UAE 7h & Beate, aut Je maenjeo-neun gakkeum jom dapdap-hasya, dapdap-hen He's like a frog in a well. Ie SB 4) vite] wos, @ This four character idiom (414/291) comes from the Chinese phrase #FEEaE. Itmeans the frog at the bottom of the well, The Korean expression is nearly identical but uses ‘inside’ instead of bottom." @ Asimilar Japanese expression is #7410) ah 1246 Scary, frightening, horrible Easy to Learn Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer, Moonjung Kim ROSEY oC Horror movie Seary story horrible sa Qt SA olot7] BME oreo yeonghwa museo-un vag! mmusoo-tin Please don't scare me. Ilike scary things. / I like to be scared. Fa| OMe. AE PMS AS Horse. geop ui masayo. j{eo-neun Mmused-un 7eOs-eul joha-lhaaye. I'm afraid of spiders. I'm frightened of dark places. ME 71018 2A P8hS. OFS BAR SMHS, feowneun c SEOWO-NAEYO. € c NUSEOW Os aeYD. . Haunted Koreans watch scary movies during the summer. un eSUS Mo] FAL SSH ve. ve hangukin-eun yeoreum-e museo-un yeanghwer-reul bwayo awe guasingip @ Hotlywood puts out horror films in the fall season for Halloween. In Korea and Japan, horror films play throughout the summer season. This is because scares bring chilis which are thought fo cool poopie off. And movie theaters have A/C too. Q @ Gch is a similar word. Example: WW M9] 21912. "I'm terrified about the company meeting tomorrow." 1247 Fun, exciting, and interesting (I) Easy to Leam Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer, Moonjung Kim Very fun, very funny, very interesting, very exciting ae hagkjaem Fun, funny, interesting, exciting a Not fun, not funny, uninteresting, boring =a NO! nojeem So funny! / So fun! Core a ojo a! By haek-jaem-iayal haek is 4 1 Those slang words (01) are primarily used by young people or close friends. And because it's a new phraso, older people may not understand it. '@ These one-word expressions can be used to respond to Someone of lo comment en a thing or activity. You can use the structure 4: 74/S42]+O/Cr. ® The first part of #44! comes from the hanja #i(core) oO and is pronounced haok. The second part (jaem) R comes from — jaami, which means fun. This would Iterally be fun/unny ta the core. The standard expression ‘It's fun’ is 440 2104s, 424g Fun, exciting, and interesting (Il) Easy to Learn Korean Words and Phrases Chad Mayer Moonjung Kim Did you see that movie? Not fun. / That’s not funny. a Bs MojL? Bog2, geu yeong-hwa bwa-sseoyo? no-jaem-ieyo. Have you played that game? Yes, that game is fantastic! a Ale sHOIL? Yl, 2 AWE Boos! ge Gown haeiwasseoyo? (hd, geu gein-un kkujaem-ioyo! She has a nice skin. The new TV show is very funny. AWE BalFs 71a Voie, MTV BEAMS MHolda, gouryee-nour Kiul-pbu-roul galige issoye. sae TV peuro-gouraem-oun haok-joorn-Joyo. Honey —— Nice skin Nice thighs Zz =~ a> Bays) kkut iaupibu ikkuiheo-beok @ The first part of 24 is @ (honey). The second part (2) comes from aio] (fun). can be used as an adjective to describe things that are good or nice. Another example is a good singing voice (HAICH). S12 and Bi can be used interchangeably as their true distinction depends whom you ask. 424 is the combination of the English word no (i) and the short form of x0), which is (fun). The standard expression ‘t's not fun’ is Wo) Woj2. 1249 To be neat, organized Easy to Learn Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer, Moonjung Kim To be tidy and neat To be messy, not neat ae sict A|ABSECH kkatkkeurn-hada feobun-hada I need to organize my shoe closet. To be dirty, filthy Ae eee Bal ors. eich jan dooreopda | have to clean my apartment this weekend. ole! Agol OES AAsiors|a. ibeon jumabe apateu-reul cheongso-hoeya-dosyo. My son's room is always messy. Please put your toys away. HM OMBBE Bat AMesia. ade Sag. 6 adeul-bang-eun hangsang jjeotem-haeyo. fangnan-gam-eul chi-sayo. To clean, To clear away, to put away to sweep alSch Bact ehiuda cheongso-hada iY 4. BSH ciapeisa To be tidy Re 2) deasceeae and neat sign. Exay a Gaeerr cach) ett 4250 New things Easy to Leam Korean Words and Phrases. Chad Meyer Moonjung Kim To be new New Year AKEECH we Saaroda, SHEnyeon New employee Freshman student AL RARBL eae SST ainpsaenny New life New address MBE at ee Sad rOoun Sain safer Newly coined expression/words MES UW, 20) saero-un mal, sinjo-n0 4 @ Its best to memonze examples CIP) to know which version of the ward ew to use. @ 4 comes from hanja (ff) and is pronounced similarly In Chinese and Japanese. @ Aland AV82 are pure Korean words Als frequently Used with articles of clothing and jewelry, New car AIRE ‘Si-SiR New watch ANAL AT satay New thing Mat ‘sae-goot New policy MBE Bay soe70-un foong-chaok New product 1251 World Taekwondo Headquarters Easy to Learn Korean Words and Phrases Chad Meyer Moonjung Kim heen) World Taekwondo BIS 2718 kukkiwor nnn The World Taekwondo HQ is located in Gangnam District. SNAS AAP ol HAH Uoe sukkiwon-eun gar ure wichhtae-isseoyo The first World Taekwondo Championships were held here in 1973. At AM AN) EAS RM CS 1O7ZLIOH OF71A4 HAISIOIR chect bean jae

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