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day 16getting it signed

unit 3 · the new team

    getting it signed

    Talk about paperwork, approvals and deadlines, and say that one thing happened the moment another did with -기가 바쁘게 / -기가 무섭게.

    today’s words

    • 결재 gyeoljae · sign-off, approval (by a superior)
    • 공문 gongmun · official letter, official document
    • 공고 gonggo · (public) notice, announcement
    • 공고문 gonggomun · a notice (the text)
    • 건 geon · case, item (counter: 서류 네 건)
    • 건의 geonui · suggestion, proposal (to those above)
    • 안 an · proposal, plan
    • 상의 sangui · talking over, consultation
    • 실무 silmu · practical work, the actual work
    • 작성자 jakseongja · author (of a document), writer
    • 용지 yongji · (printing) paper, form paper
    • 팩스 paekseu · fax
    • 마감 magam · closing; deadline
    • 기한 gihan · time limit, deadline (a period)
    • 기일 giil · fixed date, due date
    • 완료 wallyo · completion
    • 확정 hwakjeong · being fixed, confirmation (final)
    • 체크 chekeu · check (checking)
    • 재촉 jaechok · hurrying (someone), pressing
    • 신속 sinsok · speed, speediness
    • 빠듯하다 ppadeutada · tight (a schedule, money)
    • 철저 cheoljeo · thoroughness
    • 치밀하다 chimilhada · meticulous, carefully worked out
    • 호출 hochul · call, summons (paging someone)

    sentences

    • 기획안은 부장님 결재를 받아야 확정됩니다. · The proposal is only final once Mr Park has signed it off.
    • 마감 기한이 빠듯해서 신속하게 처리해야 해요. · The deadline is tight, so we have to deal with it quickly.
    • 공고가 올라가기가 바쁘게 문의 전화가 왔어요. · The moment the notice went up, the phone started ringing with enquiries.
    • 차장님은 출근하시기가 무섭게 서류부터 찾으셨어요. · No sooner had Hyunwoo arrived than he was asking for the papers.
    • 오늘까지 서류 네 건을 신속히 완료해야 합니다. · Four documents have to be finished promptly, by today.