day 12every now and then

every now and then

Say “the more …, the more …” with -을수록, and how often things happen: usually, every time, often, rarely, again, in a row.

today’s words

• 스마트폰 seumateupon · smartphone
• 급히 geupi · hurriedly, urgently
• 꾸준하다 kkujunhada · be steady, consistent
• 끊임없다 kkeunimeopda · be ceaseless, constant
• 끊임없이 kkeunimeopsi · constantly, without a break
• 끝없다 kkeudeopda · be endless
• 끝없이 kkeudeopsi · endlessly
• 대개 daegae · usually, mostly
• 되풀이 doepuri · repetition
• 드물다 deumulda · be rare
• 때로 ttaero · sometimes, at times
• 또다시 ttodasi · again, once more
• 매번 maebeon · every time
• 모처럼 mocheoreom · for once, after a long time
• 새삼 saesam · anew, all over again
• 서서히 seoseohi · slowly, gradually
• 수시로 susiro · often, at any time
• 순간적 sunganjeok · momentary, for an instant
• 순식간 sunsikgan · an instant, a flash
• 연속 yeonsok · in a row, consecutive
• 이어지다 ieojida · continue, be connected
• 일시적 ilsijeok · temporary

sentences

• 한국어는 공부할수록 재미있어요. · The more I study Korean, the more fun it gets.
• 이 노래는 들을수록 좋아요. · This song gets better every time you hear it.
• 모처럼 주말에 아무런 약속 없이 푹 쉬었어요. · For once, I had no plans at all at the weekend and had a really good rest.
• 사흘 연속으로 야근을 해서 너무나 피곤해요. · I worked late three days in a row, and I’m so very tired.
• 그 사람이 약속에 늦는 일은 극히 드물어요. · It’s extremely rare for him to be late.