day 81school days

school days

Talk about school life in Korea, from uniforms to tutoring, and define a word with N(이)란.

today’s words

• 이란 iran · N(이)란: X is … (defining)
• 견학 gyeonhak · field trip, study visit
• 고등 godeung · higher, advanced (level)
• 과외 gwaoe · private tutoring
• 교내 gyonae · on campus, within the school
• 교복 gyobok · school uniform
• 교육비 gyoyukbi · education costs
• 교육자 gyoyukja · educator
• 교장 gyojang · principal, head teacher
• 담임 damim · homeroom teacher; being in charge of a class
• 면담 myeondam · meeting, one-to-one talk
• 반장 banjang · class president, class leader
• 보충 bochung · supplement, topping up
• 사립 sarip · private (school, university)
• 상담실 sangdamsil · counselling room
• 여고 yeogo · girls' high school
• 읽히다 ilkida · make (someone) read
• 재학생 jaehaksaeng · current (enrolled) student
• 제자 jeja · student, pupil (of a teacher)
• 학력 hangnyeok · educational background
• 학부모 hakbumo · parent (of a pupil)
• 학비 hakbi · tuition, school fees

sentences

• 담임이란 한 반을 맡은 선생님을 말해요. · A 담임 is the teacher in charge of a class.
• 사립 학교는 학비가 비싼 편이에요. · Private schools tend to have high fees.
• 요즘은 고등 교육을 받은 사람이 많아졌어요. · More people have higher education these days.
• 여고 재학생들이 방송국으로 견학을 간대요. · Apparently some girls' high school students are going on a visit to a TV station.
• 어머니는 저에게 매일 책을 읽히셨어요. · My mother had me read a book every day.