day 84the country & its people
unit 11 · culture, media & societythe country & its people
Talk about Korea, its people and society, and write “but” the formal way with -(으)나.
today’s words
- 국기 gukgi · national flag
- 국립 gungnip · national, state-run
- 국민 gungmin · the people, citizens (of a country)
- 군대 gundae · the army, military service
- 기관 gigwan · institution, agency, body
- 대통령 daetongnyeong · president (of a country)
- 대한민국 daehanminguk · the Republic of Korea
- 미국인 migugin · American (person)
- 발달 baldal · development (of technology, the body)
- 발전 baljeon · development, progress (of a country)
- 봉사 bongsa · volunteering, service
- 분단 bundan · division (of a country)
- 사생활 sasaenghwal · private life, privacy
- 사적 sajeok · private, personal
- 사회 sahoe · society
- 사회적 sahoejeok · social
- 시장 sijang · mayor
- 신분 sinbun · identity; social status
- 외교 oegyo · diplomacy, foreign relations
- 인구 ingu · population
- 일반 ilban · general, ordinary; the public
- 일본인 ilbonin · Japanese (person)
sentences
- 대한민국은 땅은 작으나 경제가 빠르게 발전했다. · The Republic of Korea is small, but its economy has grown fast.
- 인터넷이 발달했으나 종이 신문을 읽는 사람도 아직 많다. · The internet is highly developed, but plenty of people still read paper newspapers.
- 대통령은 국민이 직접 뽑아요. · The president is elected directly by the people.
- 국립 박물관과 공공 기관 앞에는 국기가 있어요. · There are national flags in front of national museums and public institutions.
- 우리 반에는 미국인, 일본인 학생도 있어요. · There are American and Japanese students in our class, too.