day 97on the road

on the road

Talk about roads, traffic and driving, and use N은/는커녕 again to say “let alone …”.

today’s words

• 가로등 garodeung · street lamp
• 가로막다 garomakda · to block (the way)
• 과속 gwasok · speeding
• 길가 gilga · roadside
• 길거리 gilgeori · street(s), out on the street
• 끼어들다 kkieodeulda · to cut in, to butt in
• 늦어지다 neujeojida · to get late, to be delayed
• 대로 daero · boulevard, main road
• 뒷골목 dwitgolmok · back alley
• 만원 manwon · full, packed
• 몰다 molda · to drive, to steer
• 승용차 seungyongcha · passenger car
• 올라타다 ollatada · to get on, to climb onto
• 운전기사 unjeongisa · driver (taxi, bus), chauffeur
• 운행 unhaeng · running (of a bus, train), service
• 접촉 jeopchok · contact, touching
• 정지 jeongji · stop, halt
• 지름길 jireumgil · shortcut
• 직선 jikseon · straight line
• 차도 chado · roadway (for cars)
• 차비 chabi · fare, travel money

sentences

• 아침에 승용차를 몰다가 길이 막혀서 늦어졌어요. · I was driving to work, the road was jammed and I ended up late.
• 과속은 위험하니까 천천히 운전하세요. · Speeding is dangerous, so please drive slowly.
• 버스가 만원이라서 올라탈 수가 없었어요. · The bus was packed, so I couldn't get on.
• 운전기사님이 지름길로 가 주셨어요. · The driver took the shortcut for us.
• 차도에서 가까운 길가에도 가로등이 있어요. · There are street lamps even by the roadside next to the roadway.