day 71regions near and far
unit 9 · travel & getting aroundregions near and far
Talk about regions, countries and continents, north, south, east and west, and compare two places with -는 반면에 (“whereas”).
today’s words
- 대도시 daedosi · big city
- 도 do · province (경기도)
- 도심 dosim · city centre, downtown
- 동 dong · east
- 동 dong · neighbourhood, dong (part of a district)
- 동부 dongbu · the east, eastern part
- 북 buk · north
- 북부 bukbu · the north, northern part
- 서 seo · west
- 서부 seobu · the west, western part
- 수도 sudo · capital (city)
- 시외 sioe · out of town, outside the city
- 아시아 asia · Asia
- 아프리카 apeurika · Africa
- 유럽 yureop · Europe
- 전국 jeonguk · the whole country, nationwide
- 전국적 jeongukjeok · nationwide, national
- 중부 jungbu · the central part, the middle region
- 중심지 jungsimji · centre, hub
- 지역 jiyeok · region, area
sentences
- 서울은 일자리가 많은 반면에 집값이 비싸요. · Seoul has lots of jobs, but homes are expensive.
- 남부는 겨울이 따뜻한 반면에 중부는 꽤 추워요. · Winters are mild in the south, whereas the centre gets quite cold.
- 우리 동에는 공원이 많은 반면에 가게가 적어요. · Our neighbourhood has lots of parks, but few shops.
- 내일은 전국에 비가 오겠습니다. · Tomorrow it will rain across the country.
- 이 김치는 전국적으로 유명해요. · This kimchi is famous all over the country.