day 31at the bank

at the bank

Open an account, change money, talk about earning, saving and losing, and give reasons with -기 때문에 and N 때문에.

today’s words

• 때문 ttaemun · because of; reason
• 통장 tongjang · bankbook; bank account
• 저금 jeogeum · savings (저금하다: save money)
• 환전 hwanjeon · currency exchange (환전하다)
• 갚다 gapda · pay back
• 계산 gyesan · calculation; paying the bill (계산하다)
• 갖다 gatda · have, own (= 가지다)
• 얻다 eotda · get, obtain (often for free)
• 잃다 ilta · lose
• 잃어버리다 ireobeorida · lose (something, by accident)
• 모으다 moeuda · collect, save up
• 벌다 beolda · earn (money)
• 부자 buja · rich person
• 부족 bujok · lack, shortage (부족하다: be short of)
• 숫자 sutja · number, figure, digit
• 수 su · number (of)
• 줄다 julda · decrease, go down
• 늘다 neulda · increase; improve (a skill)

sentences

• 감기 때문에 학교에 못 갔어요. · I couldn't go to school because of a cold.
• 요즘 바쁘기 때문에 친구를 자주 못 만나요. · I'm busy these days, so I can't see my friends often.
• 아르바이트로 돈을 벌어서 통장에 저금해요. · I earn money from a part-time job and save it in my account.
• 친구한테서 책을 얻었어요. · A friend gave me a book.
• 한국 전화번호는 숫자가 열한 개예요. · Korean phone numbers have eleven digits.