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day 15the most and the least

unit 2 · time & amounts

    the most and the least

    Say how things would be “if it were (only) like N” with N만 같아도, and talk about totals and parts: half, all of it, each, besides, maximum, minimum, odd and even.

    today’s words

    • 여럿 yeoreot · several (people or things)
    • 온갖 ongat · all kinds of, every
    • 온통 ontong · entirely, all over
    • 이외 ioe · other than, besides
    • 일부분 ilbubun · a part, a portion
    • 일일이 illiri · one by one, each
    • 일체 ilche · everything, all of it
    • 잔뜩 jantteuk · full, a lot
    • 저마다 jeomada · each, every one
    • 절반 jeolban · half
    • 제외 jeoe · exclusion (제외하고: except)
    • 짝수 jjaksu · even number
    • -째 -jjae · -째: -th; (days) in a row
    • 총 chong · total (총 인원)
    • 최대 choedae · the biggest, maximum
    • 최소 choeso · the minimum, the least
    • 텅 teong · (텅 비다) completely empty
    • 한둘 handul · one or two
    • 합하다 hapada · add up, put together
    • 헤아리다 hearida · count; understand (feelings)
    • 홀수 holsu · odd number

    sentences

    • 작년만 같아도 지금은 따뜻했을 거예요. · If it were like last year, it would be warm by now.
    • 십 년 전만 같아도 밤새 일해도 괜찮았어요. · Ten years ago, working all night would have been no problem.
    • 가방에 짐을 잔뜩 넣었어요. · I stuffed my bag full.
    • 주말을 제외하고 매일 출근해요. · I go to work every day except at weekends.
    • 이 방에서는 최대 네 명까지 잘 수 있어요. · This room sleeps four people at most.