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day 52personality

unit 7 · people & feelings

    personality

    Give examples with -는다거나 (things like … or …), and describe what people are like: outgoing or shy, warm or cold, clever, hard-working, funny, and their nicknames.

    today’s words

    • 오락실 oraksil · games arcade
    • 우정 ujeong · friendship
    • 이성 iseong · the opposite sex
    • 정 jeong · affection, attachment
    • 진심 jinsim · sincerity, what you really mean
    • 첫눈 cheonnun · first sight
    • 추억 chueok · memory (a fond one)
    • 키스 kiseu · kiss
    • 회비 hoebi · membership fee, dues
    • 내성적 naeseongjeok · introverted, shy
    • 냉정하다 naengjeonghada · cold, unfeeling; cool-headed
    • 다정 dajeong · warmth, tenderness
    • 단점 danjeom · weak point, fault
    • 마음씨 maeumssi · nature, heart (kindness)
    • 바보 babo · fool, idiot (often fond)
    • 별명 byeolmyeong · nickname
    • 사교적 sagyojeok · sociable, outgoing
    • 성실 seongsil · diligence, sincerity
    • 솜씨 somssi · skill (with your hands), knack
    • -심 -sim · -심: mind, heart (suffix)
    • 영리하다 yeongnihada · clever, bright
    • 유머 yumeo · humour

    sentences

    • 주말에는 영화를 본다거나 친구를 만난다거나 해요. · At weekends I do things like see a film or meet friends.
    • 유키 씨는 사교적이라서 친구가 많아요. · Yuki is outgoing, so she has lots of friends.
    • 저는 내성적이라서 처음에는 말을 잘 안 해요. · I'm an introvert, so I don't talk much at first.
    • 고등학교 때는 수업이 끝나자마자 오락실에 갔어요. · In high school, I went to the arcade the moment classes finished.
    • 우리 반 모임 회비는 한 달에 만 원이에요. · Our class get-together costs 10,000 won a month.