day 4for a while

for a while

Say what you tend to do with -는 편이에요, and talk about time: all through, for a while, once, gradually, on time, just now, before you knew it.

today’s words

• 곧이어 godieo · right after, soon after
• 꾸준히 kkujunhi · steadily, regularly
• 끝내 kkeunnae · in the end; (not) … after all
• 내내 naenae · all through, the whole time
• 도중 dojung · in the middle of; on the way
• 때때로 ttaettaero · sometimes, now and then
• 막 mak · just (now); just about to
• 새로이 saeroi · newly, anew (written)
• 어느새 eoneusae · before you know it
• 영원히 yeongwonhi · forever
• 오래오래 oraeorae · for a long, long time
• 오랜 oraen · long, long-standing
• 점차 jeomcha · gradually
• 제시간 jesigan · the set time, on time
• 종일 jongil · all day
• 즉시 jeuksi · at once, immediately
• 틈틈이 teumteumi · in spare moments
• 한동안 handongan · for a while
• 한때 hanttae · once, at one time
• 한참 hancham · for a long while
• 예정 yejeong · plan, schedule
• 예상 yesang · expectation, forecast
• 편 pyeon · -는 편이다: tend to, rather

sentences

• 저는 아침에 일찍 일어나는 편이에요. · I tend to get up early.
• 톰 씨는 자주 늦는 편이에요. · Tom tends to be late.
• 어느새 일 년이 지났어요. · A year has gone by before I knew it.
• 민준 씨는 제 오랜 친구예요. · Minjun is an old friend of mine.
• 할머니, 오래오래 건강하세요. · Grandma, stay healthy for many, many years.