day 126in a flash, now and then

in a flash, now and then

Use adverbs of manner and frequency that native speakers love: at a glance (언뜻, 얼핏), without fail (어김없이), now and then (이따금), especially (유독), just like (영락없이), secretly (은근히), and 오죽 …으면 (“it must be so … that …”).

today’s words

• 시급히 sigeupi · urgently, without delay
• 심히 simhi · extremely, deeply (formal)
• 싹 ssak · completely, clean
• 아낌없다 akkimeopda · unsparing, generous
• 아낌없이 akkimeopsi · unsparingly, without holding back
• 아랑곳없이 aranggodeopsi · heedless of, regardless
• 아무쪼록 amujjorok · please, by all means (formal)
• 아슬아슬 aseuraseul · touch and go, precariously
• 안절부절 anjeolbujeol · restlessly, on edge (안절부절못하다)
• 어김없이 eogimeopsi · without fail, like clockwork
• 어렴풋이 eoryeompusi · dimly, faintly
• 언뜻 eontteut · at a glance; for a moment
• 얼핏 eolpit · at a glance, briefly
• 엉금엉금 eonggeumeonggeum · slowly, on all fours (crawling)
• 영락없이 yeongnageopsi · exactly like, without a doubt
• 오죽 ojuk · (오죽 …으면) how (hard) it must be
• 올바로 olbaro · rightly, properly
• 옹기종기 onggijonggi · clustered together, in a cosy huddle
• 요컨대 yokeondae · in short, in a word
• 우뚝 uttuk · towering, standing tall
• 울퉁불퉁 ultungbultung · bumpily, unevenly
• 유독 yudok · especially, alone (of all)
• 은근히 eungeunhi · secretly, quietly, more than shown
• 이따금 ittageum · now and then, occasionally

sentences

• 정부는 이 문제를 시급히 해결해야 한다. · The government must solve this problem urgently.
• 이번 결정은 심히 걱정스럽다. · This decision is deeply worrying.
• 부모님은 나에게 아낌없는 사랑을 주셨다. · My parents gave me unstinting love.
• 관객들은 배우들에게 아낌없이 박수를 보냈다. · The audience applauded the actors without reserve.
• 아무쪼록 건강하시고 새해 복 많이 받으세요. · Please stay well, and a very happy New Year.