day 106hands at work

hands at work

Talk about jobs done by hand: lifting together, holding something up, pulling things out, cutting, splitting, painting, patching and tightening.

today’s words

• 맨손 maenson · bare hands; empty-handed, from nothing
• 양손 yangson · both hands
• 맞들다 matdeulda · to lift together
• 맞대다 matdaeda · to put together (머리를 맞대다)
• 들이밀다 deurimilda · to push in front of, shove at
• 들이대다 deuridaeda · to thrust at, point (a camera, a mic)
• 받치다 batchida · to hold up from below, support
• 얹히다 eonchida · to be placed on top, rest on
• 달다 dalda · to weigh (무게를 달다)
• 끄집어내다 kkeujibeonaeda · to pull out, drag out (from inside)
• 끌어내다 kkeureonaeda · to drag out, pull out (by pulling)
• 빼내다 ppaenaeda · to take out, remove, extract
• 잡아끌다 jabakkeulda · to drag (someone) by the hand, pull along
• 내오다 naeoda · to bring out (food, things)
• 내보이다 naeboida · to show, take out and show (신분증을)
• 뜯어보다 tteudeoboda · to open up and look; examine closely
• 오리다 orida · to cut out (with scissors)
• 쪼개다 jjogaeda · to split, break into pieces
• 베다 beda · to cut (with a blade); cut down (a tree)
• 도끼 dokki · axe
• 칠하다 chilhada · to paint, coat
• 때우다 ttaeuda · to patch, fill (a hole); make do
• 조이다 joida · to tighten
• 굳히다 guchida · to harden, set; firm up (결심을 굳히다)

sentences

• 그는 맨손으로 시작해서 지금의 자리에 다다랐다. · He started with nothing and reached where he is today.
• 직원들이 머리를 맞대고 해결 방법을 찾았다. · The staff put their heads together and found a solution.
• 그릇을 두 손으로 받치고 조심해서 걸어갔다. · I held the bowl from underneath with both hands and walked carefully.
• 옷장 위에 상자 몇 개가 얹혀 있다. · A few boxes are sitting on top of the wardrobe.
• 우체국에서 소포 무게를 달아 보니 2킬로그램이었다. · When they weighed the parcel at the post office, it was two kilos.