day 22around the house

around the house

Describe a house, its rooms and what needs fixing, and give a casual reason for what you did with -길래.

today’s words

• 가옥 gaok · house (building), dwelling
• 서재 seojae · study (room)
• 독방 dokbang · a room to yourself, single room
• 남향 namhyang · facing south
• 북향 bukhyang · facing north
• 동향 donghyang · facing east
• 서향 seohyang · facing west
• 동 dong · building (counter: 101동)
• 채 chae · counter for houses (집 한 채)
• 딸리다 ttallida · come with, be attached (to)
• 울타리 ultari · fence, hedge
• 난간 nangan · railing, banister
• 출입구 churipgu · entrance, way in and out
• 통로 tongno · passage, aisle
• 승강기 seungganggi · lift, elevator (formal)
• 초인종 choinjong · doorbell
• 고리 gori · ring, loop; door handle (ring)
• 방음 bangeum · soundproofing
• 보일러 boilleo · boiler (heating)
• 온수 onsu · hot water
• 환기 hwangi · airing, ventilation
• 굴뚝 gulttuk · chimney
• 벽돌 byeokdol · brick
• 개조 gaejo · converting, remodelling
• 보수 bosu · repair, maintenance (work)

sentences

• 보일러에서 이상한 소리가 나길래 아주머니께 말씀드렸어요. · The boiler was making a strange noise, so I told Mrs Choi.
• 우리 집은 남향이라 겨울에도 따뜻해요. · Our house faces south, so it’s warm even in winter.
• 유키 씨는 101동 15층에 살아요. · Yuki lives in building 101, on the fifteenth floor.
• 이 동네에 마당이 딸린 집은 한 채뿐이에요. · There’s only one house with a yard in this neighbourhood.
• 보수 공사 기간에 소음이 있을지라도 양해 부탁드립니다. · There may be noise during the repair work; we ask for your understanding.