day 5from kindergarten to grad school

from kindergarten to grad school

Talk about schools and where you studied, and give background with -는데 / -(으)ㄴ데.

today’s words

• 유치원 yuchiwon · kindergarten
• 초등학교 chodeunghakgyo · primary school, elementary school
• 초등학생 chodeunghaksaeng · primary school pupil
• 중학교 junghakgyo · middle school (ages 12–15)
• 중학생 junghaksaeng · middle school student
• 고등학교 godeunghakgyo · high school
• 고등학생 godeunghaksaeng · high school student
• 대학원 daehagwon · graduate school
• 입학 iphak · starting school (입학하다: enter)
• 유학 yuhak · studying abroad (유학하다)
• 유학생 yuhaksaeng · international student
• 언어 eoneo · language
• 한글 hangeul · Hangul (the Korean alphabet)
• 학원 hagwon · private academy, cram school
• 교사 gyosa · teacher (as a job)
• 교수 gyosu · professor
• 교육 gyoyuk · education
• 태어나다 taeeonada · be born

sentences

• 저는 캐나다에서 태어났는데 지금은 서울에 살아요. · I was born in Canada, but now I live in Seoul.
• 초등학교는 6년, 중학교하고 고등학교는 3년이에요. · In Korea, primary school is six years; middle school and high school are three years each.
• 제 동생은 초등학생인데 키가 저보다 커요. · My little brother is at primary school, but he's taller than me.
• 한국 고등학생은 정말 바빠요. 밤에도 학원에 가요. · Korean high school students are really busy. They go to cram school at night too.
• 유키 씨는 유학생인데 한국어를 정말 잘해요. · Yuki is an international student, and her Korean is really good.