day 121shape and size

shape and size

Describe shapes, sizes and slopes: long and thin, flat and wide, round, steep, winding, low, chunky and heavy (길쭉하다, 넓적하다, 둥그렇다, 가파르다, 구불구불하다, 나지막하다, 묵직하다), and how people and things look (맵시, 멋스럽다, 산뜻하다).

today’s words

• 가파르다 gapareuda · steep
• 각 gak · angle, edge (각이 지다)
• 거창하다 geochanghada · grand, grandiose
• 견고하다 gyeongohada · solid, sturdy, firm
• 경사 gyeongsa · slope, incline
• 구불구불하다 gubulgubulhada · winding, twisting
• 굴곡 gulgok · bend, curve; ups and downs
• 길쭉하다 giljjukada · long and slim
• 나지막하다 najimakada · low (a wall, a hill, a voice)
• 넓적하다 neopjeokada · flat and wide
• 느슨하다 neuseunhada · loose, slack
• 다채롭다 dachaeropda · colourful, varied
• 두툼하다 dutumhada · thick, chunky
• 둥그렇다 dunggeureota · round
• 맵시 maepsi · style, elegance
• 멋스럽다 meotseureopda · stylish, tasteful
• 모서리 moseori · corner, edge
• 묵직하다 mukjikada · heavy, weighty
• 미남 minam · handsome man
• 빡빡하다 ppakppakada · tight; packed (schedule)
• 산뜻하다 santteutada · fresh, neat, crisp
• 수려하다 suryeohada · beautiful (scenery, features)
• 신축성 sinchukseong · elasticity, stretch; flexibility
• 억세다 eokseda · tough, strong, rough
• 예리하다 yerihada · sharp, keen

sentences

• 이 길은 경사가 가파르고 이슬에 젖어 미끄러우니 천천히 올라가세요. · This path is steep and slippery with dew, so go up slowly.
• 그는 각진 얼굴에 눈빛이 예리했다. · He had an angular face and a sharp look in his eyes.
• 가게를 처음 열 때 거창하게 할 필요는 없다. · There’s no need to make a big fuss when you first open a shop.
• 이 다리는 견고해서 지진에도 무너지지 않았다. · This bridge is so solid that it didn’t collapse even in the earthquake.
• 구불구불한 산길을 따라 한 시간쯤 올라갔다. · We climbed for about an hour along a winding mountain path.