day 98mountains, seas and skies
unit 14 · science & the natural worldmountains, seas and skies
Describe mountains, coasts, rain and sunsets, understand a weather forecast for mountain and coastal areas, and talk about geography.
today’s words
- 변 byeon · side, bank (of a river)
- 봉우리 bonguri · peak
- 불모지 bulmoji · barren land; (field) with nothing yet
- 빗줄기 bitjulgi · streaks of rain, (heavy) rain
- 빙산 bingsan · iceberg
- 산간 sangan · mountain area
- 산림 sallim · forest(s), woodland
- 산맥 sanmaek · mountain range
- 삼림욕 samnimnyok · forest bathing
- 삼복더위 sambokdeowi · the hottest days of summer
- 수목 sumok · trees
- 수중 sujung · underwater
- 수평선 supyeongseon · horizon (at sea)
- 스러지다 seureojida · fade away, vanish
- 억수 eoksu · torrents (억수로: pouring)
- 이슬 iseul · dew
- 일몰 ilmol · sunset
- 자갈 jagal · gravel, pebbles
- 적도 jeokdo · equator
- 전역 jeonyeok · the whole area
- 지대 jidae · zone, area (of land)
- 지리적 jirijeok · geographical
- 퍼붓다 peobutda · pour down; heap (abuse) on
sentences
- 물이 고갈된 그 땅은 불모지가 되었다. · That land, where the water ran dry, became a barren place.
- 빙산은 대부분이 물속에 숨어 있다. · Most of an iceberg is hidden under the water.
- 기상청은 주말 비가 산간 지역에 집중되리라고 봤다. · The weather service expects this weekend’s rain to fall mostly in mountain areas.
- 산림을 보호하려면 산불에 대한 경각심이 필요하다. · To protect the forests, people must be alert to the danger of fire.
- 큰 산맥이 나라의 동쪽을 따라 길게 뻗어 있다. · A great mountain range stretches along the east of the country.