day 68on the road

on the road

Talk about driving and the road, and tell what happened in the middle of doing something with -다가 (“while I was …, …”).

today’s words

• 안전띠 anjeontti · seat belt
• 오토바이 otobai · motorbike, scooter
• 운전면허 unjeonmyeonheo · driving licence
• 자가용 jagayong · one's own car, private car
• 주유소 juyuso · petrol station, gas station
• 주차권 juchagwon · parking ticket (to show on exit)
• 주차료 jucharyo · parking fee
• 중고차 junggocha · used car, second-hand car
• 중형차 junghyeongcha · mid-size car
• 차량 charyang · vehicle(s), traffic
• 차로 charo · lane (of a road)
• 태우다 taeuda · give (someone) a ride, pick up
• 건널목 geonneolmok · (pedestrian, level) crossing
• 골목 golmok · alley, side street
• 골목길 golmokgil · alleyway, back street
• 넘어서다 neomeoseoda · go over, cross; pass (a number)
• 따라가다 ttaragada · follow, go after
• 따라오다 ttaraoda · follow, come along (after me)
• 따르다 ttareuda · follow (a road, rules)
• 맞은편 majeunpyeon · the opposite side, across the road
• 반대쪽 bandaejjok · the other side, the opposite way
• 보행자 bohaengja · pedestrian

sentences

• 운전하다가 졸려서 잠깐 쉬었어요. · I got sleepy while I was driving, so I took a short break.
• 골목길을 걸어가다가 옛날 친구를 만났어요. · I was walking down an alley when I ran into an old friend.
• 가까운 곳에 가도 안전띠를 꼭 매세요. · Even if you're only going nearby, always wear your seat belt.
• 출근 시간만 아니면 길이 안 막혀요. · If it weren't rush hour, the roads wouldn't be jammed.
• 이 주차장은 주차료가 한 시간에 3천 원이에요. · Parking here costs 3,000 won an hour.