day 6here and there, sooner or later

here and there, sooner or later

Pile one reason on another with -는 데다가, and talk about busy times: 겨를이 없다, 닥치다, 꼼짝없이, 머지않아, 시급하다.

today’s words

• 겨를 gyeoreul · a spare moment, time (to)
• 겸 gyeom · and, combined with, also as
• -기 -gi · period, stage (suffix)
• 구석구석 guseokguseok · every nook and corner
• 구애 guae · being bound by (구애를 받다)
• 군데군데 gundegunde · here and there, in places
• 그때그때 geuttaegeuttae · each time, as things come up
• 꼼짝없이 kkomjjageopsi · helplessly, with no way out
• 끊이다 kkeunida · stop, cease (끊이지 않다)
• 끝장 kkeutjang · the (bitter) end
• 닥치다 dakchida · approach, befall, hit (deadline)
• 머지않다 meojianta · not far off, soon (머지않아)
• 생전 saengjeon · (never) in your life
• 시급하다 sigeupada · urgent, pressing
• 여태 yeotae · until now, so far (casual)
• 예전 yejeon · the old days, before
• 종료 jongnyo · end, close (formal)
• 중지 jungji · suspension, stop
• 차지 chaji · (be) taken by, (be) someone’s
• 찾아들다 chajadeulda · come (to), settle in (written)
• 특별 teukbyeol · special (before a noun)
• 한데 hande · (in) one place, together
• 한발 hanbal · (by) a step
• 한자리 hanjari · one place, the same place

sentences

• 일이 많은 데다가 공부까지 해서 쉴 겨를이 없어요. · I have lots of work and I’m studying on top of it, so I haven’t a moment to rest.
• 시험이 닥치면 꼼짝없이 밤을 새워야 해요. · When exams are on top of you, there’s no way out: you have to stay up all night.
• 이 서비스는 이달 말에 종료됩니다. · This service ends at the end of this month.
• 고장으로 엘리베이터 사용을 일시 중지합니다. · The lift is out of service for the time being because of a fault.
• 설날에는 온 가족이 한자리에 모여요. · At Seollal the whole family gathers in one place.