day 13little by little

little by little

Describe a change you saw with -더니 (it was …, and then / but now), and talk about how often and how much: often, regularly, little by little, about, all kinds of.

today’s words

• 일쑤 ilssu · (-기 일쑤) often, tend to
• 자꾸만 jakkuman · again and again, keep on
• 재- jae- · re- (재시험, 재사용)
• 재빨리 jaeppalli · quickly, swiftly
• 정기 jeonggi · regular (정기 모임)
• 정기적 jeonggijeok · regular, periodic
• 좀처럼 jomcheoreom · (not) easily, seldom
• 종종 jongjong · often, from time to time
• 차차 chacha · gradually, in time
• 차츰 chacheum · little by little
• 평상시 pyeongsangsi · ordinary times, usually
• 한꺼번에 hankkeobeone · all at once
• 한순간 hansungan · a moment, an instant
• 흔하다 heunhada · be common
• 흔히 heunhi · commonly, often
• -가량 -garyang · -가량: about, approximately
• 각종 gakjong · all kinds of, various
• 갖가지 gatgaji · all sorts of
• 거대 geodae · huge (거대하다)
• 규모 gyumo · scale, size
• 꼽다 kkopda · count (on fingers); name as the best

sentences

• 동생이 아침에 늦잠을 자더니 또다시 지각했어요. · My little brother overslept this morning, and then he was late again.
• 민준 씨는 요리를 못하더니 요즘은 제법 잘하네요. · Minjun couldn’t cook before, but now he’s pretty good at it.
• 날씨가 차츰 따뜻해지고 있어요. · The weather is getting warmer little by little.
• 이런 착각은 흔히 있어요. · This kind of mix-up happens all the time.
• 한 시간가량 기다렸는데 버스가 좀처럼 오지 않아서 차라리 걸어갔어요. · I waited about an hour, but the bus just wouldn’t come, so I walked instead.