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day 10for and against

unit 2 · ideas & arguments

    for and against

    Allow something but add a condition with -되 (say what you like, but …), and report a debate: 좌담회, 찬반, 쟁점, 이견, 이의, 질의, 통보.

    today’s words

    • 비하 biha · belittling, putting down
    • 수소문 susomun · asking around, inquiring
    • 시비 sibi · right and wrong; a quarrel
    • 시사하다 sisahada · suggest, imply, point to
    • 아부 abu · flattery, sucking up
    • 암시 amsi · hint, suggestion
    • 얼버무리다 eolbeomurida · fudge, give an evasive answer
    • 열띠다 yeolttida · heated, lively
    • 이견 igyeon · differing opinion, disagreement
    • 이의 iui · objection
    • 일컫다 ilkeotda · call, refer to as (formal)
    • 장담 jangdam · confident promise, assurance
    • 쟁점 jaengjeom · point at issue, issue
    • 제의 jeui · offer, proposal
    • 좌담회 jwadamhoe · round-table talk, panel discussion
    • 지껄이다 jikkeorida · chatter, babble, run your mouth
    • 질의 jirui · question (in a meeting, parliament)
    • 찬반 chanban · for and against, pros and cons
    • 찬사 chansa · praise, compliments
    • 칭하다 chinghada · call, style (yourself)
    • 캐묻다 kaemutda · question closely, pry
    • 큰소리치다 keunsorichida · talk big; shout
    • 타이르다 taireuda · reason with, gently tell off
    • 털어놓다 teoreonota · open up about, confide
    • 통보 tongbo · notification, notice

    sentences

    • 의견은 자유롭게 말하되 상대를 비하하지 마십시오. · Say what you think freely, but do not belittle the other side.
    • 사진은 찍되 다른 관람객을 방해하지 마세요. · You may take photos, but don’t disturb other visitors.
    • 이번 좌담회의 가장 큰 쟁점은 지역 개발이었다. · The biggest issue at the round-table was local development.
    • 찬반 토론이 열띤 분위기 속에서 진행되었다. · The debate for and against took place in a heated atmosphere.
    • 두 사람은 끝내 이견을 좁히지 못했다. · In the end the two of them could not narrow their differences.