day 3when was that?

when was that?

Write a diary in the plain written style -는다, ask a friend a casual question with -니?, and say exactly when things happened: the other day, in a day or two, mid-month, all night.

today’s words

• 그제 geuje · the day before yesterday
• 어저께 eojeokke · yesterday (= 어제)
• 엊그제 eotgeuje · the other day, a few days ago
• 낼모레 naelmore · in a day or two
• 내달 naedal · next month (written)
• 내후년 naehunyeon · the year after next
• 올 ol · this year (before a month)
• 올여름 ollyeoreum · this summer
• 저녁때 jeonyeokttae · in the evening, around dinnertime
• 아침저녁 achimjeonyeok · morning and evening
• 밤새 bamsae · all night, overnight
• 밤늦다 bamneutda · be late at night
• 전날 jeonnal · the day before
• 정오 jeongo · noon, midday
• 중순 jungsun · the middle of a month
• 닷새 datsae · five days
• 당장 dangjang · right away, at once
• 순간 sungan · moment, instant
• 시각 sigak · (exact) time, the hour
• 시기 sigi · period, time, season
• 별일 byeollil · anything special, anything wrong
• 늦잠 neutjam · oversleeping, a lie-in

sentences

• 나는 매일 밤 일기를 쓴다. · I write in my diary every night.
• 올여름에 닷새 동안 제주도를 여행했다. · This summer I travelled around Jeju for five days.
• 시험 전날 밤새 공부했다. · I studied all night the night before the exam.
• 밥 먹었니? 별일 없니? · Have you eaten? Everything all right?
• 언제요? 낼모레요? · When? In a couple of days?