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day 117where and which way

unit 18 · shape, size & colour

    where and which way

    Say exactly where things are and how they are laid out: edges and the very middle, starting points and spots, rows and arrangements, marks, traces and flaws, and things that spread or drip.

    today’s words

    • 가 ga · edge, side (강가, 길가)
    • 가장자리 gajangjari · edge, rim, border
    • 한복판 hanbokpan · the very middle
    • 기점 gijeom · starting point (N을 기점으로)
    • 지점 jijeom · point, spot (출발 지점)
    • 지상 jisang · above ground; on earth
    • 고도 godo · a high degree; altitude
    • 열 yeol · row, line, column (열과 행)
    • 배열 baeyeol · arrangement, layout (배열하다)
    • 표 pyo · mark, sign (표를 하다)
    • 자국 jaguk · mark, trace, stain (눈물 자국)
    • 흠 heum · flaw, scratch, defect
    • 손상 sonsang · damage (손상되다)
    • 장애물 jangaemul · obstacle, barrier
    • 번지다 beonjida · to spread, run (ink, paint, fire)
    • 뚝뚝 ttukttuk · drip-drip; (tears) streaming
    • 또렷하다 ttoryeotada · clear, distinct, sharp
    • 재빠르다 jaeppareuda · quick, nimble, swift

    sentences

    • 우리는 저녁마다 강가를 따라 천천히 걸었다. · Every evening we walked slowly along the riverside.
    • 접시를 식탁 가장자리에 두면 떨어지기 쉽다. · If you put a plate on the edge of the table, it can easily fall.
    • 도시 한복판에 큰 공원이 있다. · There is a big park right in the middle of the city.
    • 이 마라톤은 시청을 기점으로 한강까지 달린다. · This marathon starts at City Hall and runs to the Han River.
    • 선수들이 출발 지점에 모였다. · The runners gathered at the starting point.