day 21how good is it?

how good is it?

Say “even if you try, you can’t” with -으려도, and judge quality: 미흡하다, 미숙하다, 빈약, 손색이 없다, 순조롭다, 백미, 빈틈없다.

today’s words

• 막강 makgang · mighty, powerful
• 막중하다 makjunghada · weighty, grave (responsibility)
• 매기다 maegida · give (a score, a price), rate
• 미묘하다 mimyohada · subtle, delicate
• 미숙하다 misukada · inexperienced, unskilled
• 미흡하다 miheupada · not good enough, lacking
• 백미 baengmi · the highlight, the best part
• 변변찮다 byeonbyeonchanta · poor, not much to speak of
• 보배 bobae · treasure
• 보잘것없다 bojalgeodeopda · worthless, trivial, poor
• 부실 busil · weak, shoddy, unsound
• 비기다 bigida · compare (비길 데가 없다: beyond compare)
• 비정상적 bijeongsangjeok · abnormal
• 빈약 binyak · poor, thin, meagre
• 빈틈 binteum · gap; loophole
• 빈틈없다 binteumeopda · thorough, airtight, flawless
• 뺨치다 ppyamchida · outdo, put to shame
• 생소하다 saengsohada · unfamiliar, new to you
• 손색 sonsaek · (손색이 없다) be in no way inferior
• 수월하다 suwolhada · easy, straightforward
• 순수성 sunsuseong · purity, unspoilt character
• 순조롭다 sunjoropda · smooth, going well
• 신비롭다 sinbiropda · mysterious, magical

sentences

• 고객들이 매긴 점수는 평균 4.5점이었다. · The customers gave an average score of 4.5.
• 힘이 막강한 만큼 책임도 막중하다. · The greater the power, the heavier the responsibility.
• 첫 여행이라 진행이 미숙했지만 반응은 좋았다. · It was our first tour, so things ran a little clumsily, but the response was good.
• 안전 설명이 미흡했다는 지적도 있었다. · Some also pointed out that the safety briefing wasn’t good enough.
• 차린 건 변변찮지만 많이 드세요. · It’s nothing much, but please help yourselves.