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day 4day after day

unit 1 · a fourth year

    day 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.