day 74talent and pride
unit 11 · character & conducttalent and pride
Say “if they suggest it, (I’ll go along)” with -자면 (가자면 가야지), and talk about talents and attitudes: 자질, 재치, 적응력, 인내, 정신력, 자만, 패기, 품위.
today’s words
- 의젓하다 uijeotada · dignified, grown-up (for one’s age)
- 의존적 uijonjeok · dependent
- 이기심 igisim · selfishness
- 익살스럽다 iksalseureopda · comic, humorous, witty
- 인간미 inganmi · a human touch, warmth
- 인내 innae · patience, endurance
- 자기중심적 jagijungsimjeok · self-centred
- 자만 jaman · conceit, complacency (자만하다)
- 자신만만하다 jasinmanmanhada · full of confidence, cocky
- 자질 jajil · aptitude, qualities (for a role)
- 재치 jaechi · wit, quick-wittedness
- 적응력 jeogeungnyeok · adaptability
- 절제 jeolje · restraint, moderation (절제하다)
- 정신력 jeongsinnyeok · mental strength
- 조급하다 jogeupada · impatient, hasty
- 지성 jiseong · intellect, intelligence
- 진취적 jinchwijeok · enterprising, forward-looking
- 짓궂다 jitgutda · mischievous, teasing
- 착실하다 chaksilhada · steady, reliable
- 천부적 cheonbujeok · innate, natural (talent)
- 투철하다 tucheolhada · thorough, unshakeable (sense of duty)
- 패기 paegi · drive, spirit (of youth)
- 품격 pumgyeok · dignity, class
- 품위 pumwi · dignity, decency
sentences
- 신입 사원은 나이에 비해 의젓하고 착실하다. · The new recruit is grown-up and reliable for her age.
- 그는 적응력이 뛰어나서 새 부서에도 금방 익숙해졌다. · He adapts well and soon got used to his new department.
- 지나친 자만은 냉혹한 실패를 부른다. · Too much conceit invites harsh failure.
- 그 배우의 익살스러운 표정은 아이의 재롱처럼 관객을 웃겼다. · Like a small child’s cute tricks, the actor’s comic expressions made the audience laugh.
- 그 아이는 음악에 천부적인 재능이 있다. · That child has a natural gift for music.