day 17good at the job

good at the job

Talk about skill, efficiency, results and teamwork at work, and say someone saw a hard thing through with -어 내다.

today’s words

• 능률 neungnyul · efficiency (how much gets done)
• 효율 hyoyul · efficiency
• 능숙하다 neungsukada · skilled, practised
• 요령 yoryeong · knack, the trick of it
• 발휘 balhwi · showing, displaying (ability)
• 리더십 rideosip · leadership
• 실적 siljeok · results, (sales) record
• 공 gong · merit, credit (for a success)
• 턱 teok · treat (meal you stand others)
• 성실히 seongsilhi · faithfully, diligently
• 협동 hyeopdong · cooperation, working together
• 겸하다 gyeomhada · combine, double as
• 떠맡다 tteomatda · take on (a job others leave), get stuck with
• 뒤처지다 dwicheojida · fall behind
• 잡아내다 jabanaeda · spot, pick out (mistakes)
• 헛수고 heotsugo · wasted effort, all for nothing
• 사무적 samujeok · businesslike, impersonal
• 양해 yanghae · understanding (forgiveness)
• 응하다 eunghada · accept, respond to (a request)
• 주관 jugwan · hosting, organising (an event)
• 연수 yeonsu · training (course)
• 야유회 yayuhoe · (company) outing, picnic
• 구내식당 gunaesikdang · staff canteen, cafeteria
• 갑 gap · the stronger party, the upper hand

sentences

• 수빈 씨는 끝까지 주민들을 설득해 냈어요. · Subin managed to win the residents over in the end.
• 일의 효율을 높이는 노력을 지속하니까 능률이 올랐어요. · Since we kept up our efforts to make the work more efficient, we’ve been getting more done.
• 이제는 손님 안내가 꽤 능숙해졌어요. · I’m quite skilled at guiding customers now.
• 철저하게 확인해서 그 많은 서류에서 실수를 다 잡아냈어요. · She checked thoroughly and spotted every mistake in that pile of documents.
• 혼자 남의 일까지 떠맡으면 뒤처지기 쉬워요. · If you take on other people’s work as well, it’s easy to fall behind.