day 43odds and ends

odds and ends

Shop for household things and talk about cleaning, and say you couldn't do something however hard you tried with -을래야 -을 수가 없다.

today’s words

• 말끔히 malkkeumhi · neatly, spotlessly, completely
• 묻히다 muchida · smear, get (something) on
• 물기 mulgi · moisture, wetness
• 비우다 biuda · empty; clear (out); be away from
• 씻기다 ssitgida · be washed (off, away)
• 제거 jegeo · removal
• -질 -jil · -ing (doing with a tool) (suffix)
• 타다 tada · get dirty, show dirt
• 화장지 hwajangji · toilet paper, tissue
• 건전지 geonjeonji · battery (AA, AAA)
• 고무 gomu · rubber
• 날카롭다 nalkaropda · sharp
• 네모 nemo · square, rectangle
• 담요 damnyo · blanket (thin)
• 리모컨 rimokeon · remote control
• 못 mot · nail
• 밀리미터 millimiteo · millimetre
• 박스 bakseu · box, cardboard box
• 베개 begae · pillow
• 비닐 binil · plastic (bag, wrap)

sentences

• 너무 시끄러워서 잘래야 잘 수가 없어요. · It's so noisy I can't sleep, however hard I try.
• 이 얼룩은 지울래야 지울 수가 없어요. · This stain just won't come out, whatever I do.
• 비가 많이 오더니 먼지가 말끔히 씻겨 내려갔어요. · It rained hard, and all the dust was washed clean away.
• 층간 소음으로 인해 이웃과 다투는 경우가 많다. · Noise between floors often leads to quarrels between neighbours.
• 이 비누는 때 제거에 효과가 좋기에 인기가 많다. · This soap is popular because it's so good at removing grime.