l behind; back; rear

CHAPTER.1
drum
IC = to hit, to strike;

to play (an instrument)

dwit-ppuk-chi-da

ACTUAL USAGE
LITERAL TRANSLATION
to hear about something late (certain news);
to hit the back of the drum
to fuss around atter the event
The idiomatic expression t is used when someone learns about something
after everyorne else knows about it, but thinks it is new information or is something
that just happened. If someone is rushing around belatedly or is making a big deal
about something after it already happened, you can tell them, " |X| D}A|2.

A: 1A4EoIR?
B: H2?
A: 1 9 AHH

A Did you hear the news?

BWhat?
A Seonyeong and Woojin are dating
BYou didnt know that yet2 Stop fussing around what everybody
nows already

B: 20i2, 88 AIIB

A Did you hear about the company dinner tonght

I heard about it last week
B Of course
A Realy? And we are not working tomorrow
B1 know Youre aiways one step behind
 two (native Korean number)
is the adjective form of
= hand

CHAPTER. 2 C
= foot

all, every
SC to raise

du son du bal da deul-da

LITERAL TRANSLATION ACTUAL USAGE

to raise one's both hands and both feet to give up on a person

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This expression is used when you want to express that you are throwing your hands

up in despair because someone is not meeting your expectations or you cannot

change his/her mind or behavior no matter how hard you try. It is most commonly
used when you are giving up on or losing hope about someone. The expression can
also be used when someone is too passionate about something and you cannot stop
him/her from doing it.

A: z 0 3 t sH?
B: 250 BHa6A| AJZ10 o .
A: 2901 3#E OH SHO}SH.
B: L474Ot. ZIM}UOo1.
A: DHIc}a ga} a{ b}T IEt CHZ, o1.. LH

A Why are you not studying Korean

B I'm busy with work these days, so I dont have time

A: You have to study Koredn every day

Bwil study tomorrow Ive been realy busy
A You only eep sayng that youll do t tomorrow and gvung
excuses
(Sigh) gve up

A: I7 E 1CH No18?
B: Of.. D9H2, 20o|2, LH 22

B: A4 oILI O1? EIA} LHI BE|2.

A Did you finish what I asked you to do?

BOh, I'm sorry Iforgot Ipromise 11 do it tomorow for sure.

A Again? asked you to do this a month ago
8 1ts already been a month2 11 realy do it tomorrow

A Forget about it give up on you, iyeonjun

 O1= (not) yet
CHAPTER.3 t obe far

a-jik meo-reo-sseo-yo

ACTUAL USAGE
to still have a long way to go
LITERAL TRANSLATION
(project, work, one's skill, distance),
it is still tar away
it wont happen anytime soon
(time)
OF q E is almost always used in the past tense, even when referring
to something happening in the present. It can also be used when you receive a
compliment and you want tosound humble, such as in "oHL|||2, O1 019
(No, I still have a long way t o go"). A similar expression is "O} T ö H 2 " ('l'm

still not good at it yet").

B: 4. IP} / 5 0 , oT2?

B: 0fLOI2, OF AojR.

a A Wow Taesu, dd you make this chair yourself?

6 Yes I made it mysef What do you thunk

A Its really prety 1 think you can go ahead and sell it

B No I still have d way to go

A: 44017t |T|L4|2

ASuyeon is
becoming prettier and pretter
B She is right? I thnk she looks more and more like her mom
A Wel I think she stil has a long way to go before she becomes as prety
as her mom