day 60accidents

accidents

Describe an accident and what happened to the people involved, and report what you saw with -더군요.

today’s words

• 멀쩡하다 meoljjeonghada · fine, intact, unhurt
• 무사히 musahi · safely, without incident
• 발생 balsaeng · occurrence, outbreak
• 방지 bangji · prevention
• 벌어지다 beoreojida · (an event) happen, break out
• 부딪치다 buditchida · bump into, collide (with)
• 부딪히다 budichida · be hit, be bumped (by)
• 부상 busang · injury
• 부주의 bujuui · carelessness
• 비명 bimyeong · scream
• 비상 bisang · emergency
• 살리다 sallida · save (a life), keep alive; make the most of
• 살아남다 saranamda · survive
• 생겨나다 saenggyeonada · come into being, appear
• 소방차 sobangcha · fire engine
• 쓰러지다 sseureojida · collapse, fall down
• 어긋나다 eogeunnada · go wrong; be out of line, dislocated
• 위험성 wiheomseong · risk, danger
• 잇따르다 itttareuda · follow one after another
• 쿵 kung · thud, bang
• 탈출 talchul · escape
• 터지다 teojida · burst, explode; break out

sentences

• 회사 앞 사거리에서 사고가 났더군요. · I saw there'd been an accident at the crossroads outside the office.
• 차는 부서졌는데 사람은 멀쩡하더군요. · The car was wrecked, but the people were fine, I noticed.
• 비상 때는 엘리베이터 말고 계단으로 탈출하세요. · In an emergency, get out by the stairs, not the lift.
• 안전 교육을 받음으로써 사고를 방지할 수 있어요. · Safety training can prevent accidents.
• 부주의로 생기는 사고가 제일 많아요. · Most accidents are caused by carelessness.