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day 70giving and helping

unit 11 · society today

    giving and helping

    Talk about donations, charity, volunteering and clubs, and give examples with N(이)라든가 / (이)라든지.

    today’s words

    • 이라든가 iradeunga · (이)라든가 / (이)라든지: such as, or
    • 기부금 gibugeum · donation (money)
    • 기증 gijeung · donation (of an item)
    • 성금 seonggeum · donation, fund (from the public)
    • 자선 jaseon · charity
    • 바자회 bajahoe · bazaar, charity sale
    • 봉사자 bongsaja · volunteer, helper
    • 자원봉사자 jawonbongsaja · volunteer
    • 후원 huwon · sponsorship, support
    • 재단 jaedan · foundation (charity)
    • 협회 hyeophoe · association, society
    • 복지 bokji · welfare
    • 단합 danhap · unity, team spirit
    • 연대 yeondae · solidarity (연대 책임)
    • 화합 hwahap · harmony, unity
    • 빌다 bilda · to beg (for)
    • 계 gye · gye, a private savings club
    • 사교 sagyo · socialising, social life
    • 뒤풀이 dwipuri · after-party, get-together after an event
    • -회 -hoe · -회: party, gathering (환송회)
    • 탈퇴 taltoe · leaving, withdrawal (from a club)
    • 폐 pye · trouble, bother (폐를 끼치다)
    • 삼가다 samgada · to refrain from, avoid
    • 격식 gyeoksik · formality, formalities

    sentences

    • 이 재단은 기업의 기부금으로 어려운 학생들을 돕는다. · This foundation helps students in need with donations from companies.
    • 한 작가가 동네 도서관에 책 500권을 기증했다. · A writer donated 500 books to the city library.
    • 국민들이 낸 성금은 홍수 피해 지역에 전달되었다. · The money the public gave was passed on to the flood-hit areas.
    • 자원봉사자들은 바자회에서 모은 돈을 복지 시설에 전했다. · The volunteers gave the money raised at the bazaar to a welfare centre.
    • 의사 협회는 의료 봉사자를 모집하고 있다. · The medical association is looking for volunteer doctors.