day 41struggles, treaties and borders

struggles, treaties and borders

Read and use the 국- words of the state (국경, 국방, 국력, 국내외, 국제적) and the language of treaties, talks and attacks: 협정, 협약, 교섭, 공세, 공략, 냉전.

today’s words

• 투쟁 tujaeng · struggle, fight (for a cause)
• 표방 pyobang · proclaiming, standing for
• 행정부 haengjeongbu · the executive (branch), the administration
• 현안 hyeonan · pending issue, current question
• 협약 hyeobyak · agreement (between organisations)
• 협정 hyeopjeong · agreement, treaty (between states)
• 확립 hwangnip · establishing, building up
• 후보자 huboja · candidate
• 간첩 gancheop · spy
• 공략 gongnyak · targeting, attack (on a weak point)
• 공세 gongse · offensive, attack
• 교섭 gyoseop · negotiation, talks
• 국경 gukgyeong · border (between countries)
• 국군 gukgun · the (Korean) armed forces
• 국내외 gungnaeoe · at home and abroad
• 국력 gungnyeok · national strength, national power
• 국방 gukbang · national defence
• 국제적 gukjejeok · international
• 권총 gwonchong · pistol, handgun
• 기습 giseup · surprise attack
• 냉전 naengjeon · the Cold War
• 대외 daeoe · external, foreign (relations)

sentences

• 노동자들은 임금 인상을 위해 투쟁을 이어 갔다. · The workers kept up their fight for a pay rise.
• 그 정당은 ‘깨끗한 정치’를 표방하고 있다. · That party says it stands for “clean politics”.
• 대통령은 행정부의 최고 책임자이다. · The president is the head of the executive.
• 두 나라는 자유 무역 협정을 맺었다. · The two countries signed a free trade agreement.
• 시는 지역 대학과 업무 협약을 맺었다. · The city signed a cooperation agreement with the local university.