day 78thank you, and growing older

thank you, and growing older

Talk about a long life: what someone has been through, what they learned and the advice they give, with -어 오다 and -어 가다.

today’s words

• 인정 injeong · warm-heartedness, human kindness
• 정성 jeongseong · care, devotion
• 존중 jonjung · respect
• 청하다 cheonghada · ask for, request (formal)
• 충고 chunggo · advice
• 겪다 gyeokda · go through, experience
• 교훈 gyohun · lesson (learned)
• 구세대 gusedae · the older generation
• 국경일 gukgyeongil · national holiday (of state)
• 눈감다 nungamda · close your eyes; pass away
• 먹고살다 meokgosalda · make a living
• 명예 myeongye · honour, reputation
• 사망 samang · death (formal)
• 살아가다 saragada · go on living, live (your life)
• 살아오다 saraoda · have lived (until now)
• -생 -saeng · born in (year)
• 성숙 seongsuk · maturity
• 성장 seongjang · growth
• 세대 sedae · generation
• 수명 sumyeong · lifespan
• 숨지다 sumjida · die (news, written)

sentences

• 10월 9일 한글날은 국경일이에요. · Hangeul Day, 9 October, is a national holiday.
• 한국 사람의 평균 수명은 80살이 넘어요. · The average life expectancy in Korea is over 80.
• 교통사고로 인한 사망이 작년보다 줄었습니다. · Road deaths have fallen since last year.
• 어제 사고로 두 명이 숨졌습니다. · Two people died in yesterday’s accident.
• 할아버지는 가족들 곁에서 편안하게 눈감으셨어요. · Grandpa passed away peacefully with his family around him.