day 113aim, crawl and climb
unit 17 · on the move & in the gameaim, crawl and climb
Describe how people and animals move: crawl in, climb up, cut across, aim, roll and throw (기어들다, 기어오르다, 가로지르다, 겨누다, 굴리다, 내던지다), and the figurative uses (문제를 꼬집다, 속을 꿰뚫다, 찬물을 끼얹다).
today’s words
- 가누다 ganuda · hold steady, keep (your balance)
- 가라앉히다 garaanchida · calm, settle (feelings)
- 가로지르다 garojireuda · cut across, cross
- 가로채다 garochaeda · snatch, intercept; steal (credit)
- 거르다 georeuda · filter, strain
- 걸터앉다 geolteoanda · perch, sit on the edge of
- 겨냥 gyeonyang · aiming (at), targeting
- 겨누다 gyeonuda · aim (a weapon, a ball) at
- 곁눈질 gyeonnunjil · a sidelong glance
- 구기다 gugida · crumple, crease
- 굴리다 gullida · roll (a ball, a wheel)
- 기어가다 gieogada · crawl (along, towards)
- 기어들다 gieodeulda · crawl in, creep into
- 기어오르다 gieooreuda · climb up (on all fours)
- 기웃거리다 giutgeorida · peek around, poke your nose in
- 꼬집다 kkojipda · pinch; point out (a fault)
- 꿈틀거리다 kkumteulgeorida · wriggle, squirm
- 꿰다 kkweda · thread (a needle, beads)
- 꿰뚫다 kkwettulta · pierce; see right through
- 끼얹다 kkieonda · pour (water) over
- 나부끼다 nabukkida · flutter, wave (in the wind)
- 날뛰다 nalttwida · run wild, rampage
- 내걸다 naegeolda · hang out; put up (a prize, terms)
- 내던지다 naedeonjida · fling, throw away
sentences
- 아이가 탁자를 붙잡고 소파 위로 기어올랐다. · The child grabbed the table and climbed up onto the sofa.
- 겁을 먹은 고양이가 자동차 밑으로 기어들어 갔다. · The frightened cat crawled in under the car.
- 석 달 된 아기가 이제 목을 가누기 시작했다. · The three-month-old baby has started holding up its head.
- 운동장에 깃발이 나부끼자 아이들은 들떠서 날뛰었다. · As the flags fluttered over the sports ground, the children ran about in excitement.
- 회사는 체육 대회 우승 상품으로 제주도 여행을 내걸었다. · The company put up a trip to Jeju as the prize for winning the sports day.