day 52life’s milestones

life’s milestones

Talk about the stages of life, family celebrations and funerals, and read a company notice about them.

today’s words

• 생애 saengae · (one’s) lifetime, life
• 전환점 jeonhwanjeom · turning point
• 장년 jangnyeon · the prime of life (30s–40s)
• 중년 jungnyeon · middle age
• 노년 nonyeon · old age (the period)
• 노후 nohu · (your) old age, retirement
• 환갑 hwangap · 60th birthday
• 회갑 hoegap · 60th birthday (formal)
• 회갑연 hoegabyeon · 60th-birthday banquet
• 경조사 gyeongjosa · family occasions (weddings, funerals …)
• 축복 chukbok · blessing
• 작별 jakbyeol · farewell, saying goodbye
• 장례 jangnye · funeral
• 초상 chosang · a death in the family; funeral
• 빈소 binso · funeral room (where mourners pay respects)
• 상갓집 sanggatjip · house of mourning, funeral home
• 조의금 jouigeum · condolence money
• -장 -jang · -장: funeral of (n) days (삼일장)
• 화장 hwajang · cremation
• 고 go · the late (before a name)
• 양로원 yangnowon · old people’s home
• 연금 yeongeum · pension
• -녀 -nyeo · -녀: woman (약혼녀)
• -네 -ne · -네: people, folk (우리네)

sentences

• 결혼은 생애의 큰 전환점이다. · Marriage is a big turning point in life.
• 중년이 되면 노후를 준비해야 한다. · When you reach middle age, you need to prepare for old age.
• 연금만으로 노년을 보내기는 쉽지 않다. · It isn’t easy to live out your old age on a pension alone.
• 장년 남성들은 성형보다 운동을 좋아한다. · Men in the prime of life prefer exercise to cosmetic surgery.
• 옛날에는 환갑이 되면 큰 잔치를 열었다. · In the old days, people threw a big party when they turned sixty.