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day 18what’s right?

unit 3 · opinions & arguments

    what’s right?

    Talk about what is true, fair and sensible, and wonder aloud with -는지: who did it, whether it's right, if it will work.

    today’s words

    • 명확하다 myeonghwakada · clear, precise
    • 믿음 mideum · belief, faith, trust
    • 바람직하다 baramjikada · desirable, the right thing
    • 받아들이다 badadeurida · accept, take (on board)
    • 밝혀지다 balkyeojida · come to light, be revealed
    • 부정확 bujeonghwak · inaccuracy
    • 삼다 samda · make into, take as
    • 수용 suyong · acceptance (of an opinion, a demand)
    • 신념 sinnyeom · belief, conviction
    • 엉터리 eongteori · rubbish, nonsense; a sham
    • 의문 uimun · question, doubt
    • 의심 uisim · suspicion, doubt
    • 이상적 isangjeok · ideal
    • 인식 insik · awareness, perception
    • 인정 injeong · recognition, admitting
    • 자연스럽다 jayeonseureopda · natural
    • 적절하다 jeokjeolhada · appropriate, suitable
    • 채택 chaetaek · adoption (of an idea, a plan)
    • 택하다 taekada · choose (formal)
    • 판단 pandan · judgment, decision
    • 합리적 hamnijeok · rational, reasonable
    • 현실 hyeonsil · reality

    sentences

    • 누가 제 반찬을 몽땅 먹었는지 모르겠어요. · I don't know who ate all my side dishes.
    • 그 기사는 숫자가 부정확한 엉터리였어요. · That article was rubbish; even the numbers were wrong.
    • 명확한 이유 없이 사람을 의심하면 안 돼요. · You shouldn't suspect someone without a clear reason.
    • 현실은 이상적인 계획과 다른 경우가 흔해요. · Reality is often different from the ideal plan.
    • 자기 실수를 인정하는 게 바람직해요. · It's best to admit your own mistakes.