day 4day after day
unit 1 · a fourth yearday after day
Talk about habits, then and now, with -곤 하다, and say how often things happen: 꼬박꼬박, 간간이, 연일, 빈번하다, 뜸하다.
today’s words
- 간간이 gangani · now and then, occasionally
- 꼬박 kkobak · (for) a whole, solid (time)
- 꼬박꼬박 kkobakkkobak · without fail, regularly
- 나날이 nanari · day by day, every day more
- 날로 nallo · day by day (written)
- 빈번하다 binbeonhada · frequent
- 잦다 jatda · frequent, (happen) often
- 뜸하다 tteumhada · rare, few and far between
- 연일 yeonil · day after day, every day
- 밤낮없이 bamnadeopsi · day and night
- 하루하루 haruharu · day by day, each day
- 변함없이 byeonhameopsi · as always, unchangingly
- 다름없이 dareumeopsi · just as (always), no different
- 여전하다 yeojeonhada · be the same as ever
- 오래가다 oraegada · last long
- 으레 eure · as usual, naturally, always
- 매사 maesa · everything, every matter
- 부쩍 bujjeok · noticeably, markedly
- 단기간 dangigan · a short period, short-term
- 장기 janggi · long-term
- 장시간 jangsigan · long hours, a long time
- 일시 ilsi · temporarily, for a time
- 한차례 hancharye · once, one spell (of)
- 불행히 bulhaenghi · unfortunately
sentences
- 서울에 처음 왔을 때는 한강에 자주 가곤 했어요. · When I first came to Seoul, I used to go to the Han River a lot.
- 어제는 꼬박 열 시간을 일했어요. · Yesterday I worked ten solid hours.
- 연일 추위가 이어지면서 일부 학교가 일시 문을 닫았다. · As the cold went on day after day, some schools closed for a time.
- 겨울에는 이 도로에서 사고가 빈번하다. · Accidents are frequent on this road in winter.
- 감기 때문에 요즘 기침이 잦아요. · I’ve been coughing a lot lately because of a cold.