day 37budgets & bills

budgets & bills

Talk about budgets, bills, tax and ways to pay, read a trend in a graph, and join ideas in writing with -(으)며 and list things with N(이)며.

today’s words

• 이며 imyeo · and (listing); and (written)
• 세금 segeum · tax
• 소유 soyu · ownership, possession
• 싸구려 ssaguryeo · cheap stuff, junk
• 싼값 ssangap · low price
• 액수 aeksu · amount, sum (of money)
• 연체 yeonche · late payment, arrears
• 연체료 yeoncheryo · late fee
• 예산 yesan · budget
• 일시불 ilsibul · paying in full (at once)
• 입금 ipgeum · deposit, payment (into an account)
• 지불 jibul · payment
• 지출 jichul · spending, expenses
• 지폐 jipye · banknote, paper money
• 큰돈 keundon · a lot of money, big money
• 할부 halbu · instalments
• 형편 hyeongpyeon · circumstances, (financial) situation
• 감소 gamso · decrease, fall
• 경향 gyeonghyang · tendency, trend
• 그래프 geuraepeu · graph, chart
• 급증 geupjeung · sharp rise, surge
• 낮추다 natchuda · lower, reduce, turn down

sentences

• 소비자의 지출은 줄었으며 저축은 늘었다. · Consumer spending fell and savings rose.
• 그래프를 보면 인터넷 쇼핑이 급증했음을 알 수 있다. 이런 경향은 앞으로도 계속될 것이다. · The graph shows that online shopping has risen sharply. This trend will continue.
• 높은 물가로 인해 외식이 크게 감소했다. · Eating out has fallen sharply because of high prices.
• 회사는 예산을 줄이며 비용을 낮추고 있다. · The company is cutting its budget and lowering costs.
• 요즘은 지폐로 지불하는 사람이 드물어요. · Few people pay with banknotes these days.