day 50life events

life events

Say “as soon as” with -자마자, and talk about life's big moments: first birthdays, growing up, getting married, newlyweds, and the years going by.

today’s words

• 자녀 janyeo · children (sons and daughters)
• 자매 jamae · sisters
• 작은아버지 jageunabeoji · uncle (father's younger brother)
• 작은어머니 jageuneomeoni · aunt (wife of father's younger brother)
• 작은집 jageunjip · younger son's family, uncle's home
• 처녀 cheonyeo · young (unmarried) woman
• 친- chin- · blood, by birth (prefix)
• 친딸 chinttal · one's own daughter
• 큰아버지 keunabeoji · uncle (father's older brother)
• 큰어머니 keuneomeoni · aunt (wife of father's older brother)
• 돌 dol · a baby's first birthday
• 만 man · full (years of age)
• 삶 sam · life (one's way of living)
• 성인 seongin · adult (legal age)
• 세월 sewol · time, the years (going by)
• 시집 sijip · husband's family
• 신혼 sinhon · newly married life
• 신혼부부 sinhonbubu · newlyweds
• 앞날 amnal · the future, the days ahead
• 예식장 yesikjang · wedding hall
• 인생 insaeng · life (a whole life)
• 장래 jangnae · the future (one's prospects)

sentences

• 하준이는 오늘 만 한 살이 됐어요. · Hajun turned one today.
• 서연 씨는 예식장을 예약하자마자 가족들에게 전화했어요. · As soon as Seoyeon booked the wedding hall, she called her family.
• 신혼부부는 결혼식이 끝나자마자 신혼여행을 떠났어요. · The newlyweds left on honeymoon as soon as the wedding was over.
• 지호 씨는 세 자매 중에서 막내예요. · Jiho is the youngest of three sisters.
• 자녀들이 다 성인이 됐지만 아주머니는 아직도 바쁘세요. · Her children are all grown up, but Mrs Choi is still busy.