day 75exams and entrance

exams and entrance

Talk about exams, university entrance and Korea’s education fever, and say “surely not …?” with 설마 -으려고(요)?

today’s words

• 대입 daeip · university entrance (대입 시험)
• 수험 suheom · examination (수험 번호)
• 수험생 suheomsaeng · exam candidate, student taking an exam
• 입실 ipsil · entering (the exam room)
• 문항 munhang · question, item (on a test)
• 논술 nonsul · essay (exam), written argument
• 경쟁률 gyeongjaengnyul · competition ratio (applicants per place)
• 낙방 nakbang · failing (an exam)
• 낙제 nakje · failing (a class or year)
• 재수 jaesu · retaking the entrance exam a year later
• 일류 illyu · first-rate, top (일류 대학)
• 학벌 hakbeol · academic background, school ties
• 고졸 gojol · high-school graduate (고졸 학력)
• 대졸 daejol · university graduate (대졸 학력)
• 고학력 gohangnyeok · highly educated
• 저학력 jeohangnyeok · less educated, low education
• 공교육 gonggyoyuk · public education, state schooling
• 사교육 sagyoyuk · private education, private tutoring
• 사교육비 sagyoyukbi · cost of private tutoring
• 교육열 gyoyungnyeol · passion for education, education fever
• 교육부 gyoyukbu · Ministry of Education
• 교과 gyogwa · school subject, curriculum
• 인문계 inmungye · humanities, academic (track)
• 실업계 sireopgye · vocational (school)
• 자연계 jayeongye · natural sciences (track)

sentences

• 수험생들은 수험 번호를 확인하고 시험장에 입실했다. · The candidates checked their exam numbers and went into the exam room.
• 이번 시험은 모두 50개 문항이다. · This exam has fifty questions in all.
• 이 대학은 논술 시험이 어렵기로 유명하다. · This university is famous for its difficult essay exam.
• 옛날에는 낙제하면 1년을 다시 다녀야 했다. · In the old days, if you failed, you had to repeat the year.
• 이 회사는 고졸과 대졸을 차별하지 않는다. · This company makes no distinction between high-school and university graduates.