해 hae year
Also means: sun · harm
주 ju week
시 si o’clock
년 nyeon year
전 jeon ago
Also means: before · korean savory pancake
늦다 neut-da late
Also means: be late · because of being late · that it was late
시간 si-gan time
분 bun minute
Also means: person (honorific)
날 nal day
오늘 o-neul today
짧다 jjal-da short
Also means: briefly
오래되다 o-rae-doe-da get old
달 dal month
Also means: moon
다음 da-eum next
Also means: next time · afterward
동안 dong-an for
Also means: while
처음 cheo-eum for the first time
Also means: at first · beginning · first time
밤 bam night
이후 i-hu thereafter
Also means: after that
초 cho second
Also means: beginning (of a period)
하루 ha-ru day
시대 si-dae era
아침 a-chim morning
내일 nae-il tomorrow
순간 sun-gan moment
Also means: moment when an event occurs
예정 ye-jeong planned / scheduled
저녁 jeo-nyeok evening
Also means: dinner
낮 nat daytime
오후 o-hu afternoon
Also means: PM
요즘 yo-jeum these days
동시 dong-si at the same time
나중 na-jung later
개월 gae-wol month
시절 si-jeol period of time
그럴 수 있어. 그 시절엔 갑자기 이민을 결정하는 사람이 많았거든.
That's possible. In those days there were many people deciding to immigrate suddenly.
재개발 철거 전날 벽에서 나온 봉투 · A2
예전 ye-jeon in the past
Also means: former
올해 ol-hae this year
오전 o-jeon morning
옛날 yet-nal old days
Also means: of old
작년 jak-nyeon last year
세월 se-wol passage of time
일주일 il-ju-il week
Also means: about a week
그날 geu-nal that day
Also means: that day’s
새벽 sae-byeok dawn
Also means: early-morning
마감 ma-gam deadline
Also means: finishing
시계 si-gye clock or watch
며칠 myeo-chil few days
Also means: what date · how many days
직전 jik-jeon just before
날짜 nal-jja date
내년 nae-nyeon next year
직후 jik-hu immediately after
무렵 mu-ryeop around the time of
수연은 오전부터 낡은 아파트 304호를 비우고 있었다. 내일 아침 7시에 철거가 시작된다. 창밖으로 해가 기울 무렵, 욕실 옆 벽을 공구로 두드렸다. 소리가 달랐다. 속이 비어 있었다. 수연은 벽돌을 빼냈다.
Since morning, Suyeon had been clearing out old apartment 304. Demolition was scheduled to begin at 7 AM tomorrow. As the sun began to set outside the window, she tapped on the wall next to the bathroom with a tool. The sound was different. It was hollow. Suyeon removed the brick.
재개발 철거 전날 벽에서 나온 봉투 · A2
이르다 i-reu-da early
전날 jeon-nal day before
사흘 sa-heul three days
어젯밤 eo-jet-bam last night
지난달 ji-nan-dal last month
오래전 o-rae-jeon long ago
이화동은 이미 오래전부터 '벽화마을'이라는 이름으로 유명해진 곳이었고, 사람들은 그 화려한 색채를 배경으로 자신의 시간을 기록하려 했다.
Ihwa-dong had already, for a long time, been a place that became famous under the name 'Mural Village', and people, with those colorful hues as a backdrop, tried to record their own time.
The Mural Painted Over on Ihwa-dong's Wall · B2
차이 cha-i difference
Also means: margin
최근 choe-geun recent
시기 si-gi period
그 시기에 신고 없이 내부 구조 변경한 경우 꽤 있어.
There are quite a few cases of internal structure changes without reporting during that period.
전세 계약서에 없는 방 하나 · B1
일정 il-jeong schedule
주년 ju-nyeon anniversary
주일 ju-il week
세대 se-dae generation
시각 si-gak time
Q Q q (quarter)
초반 cho-ban early part
자정 ja-jeong midnight
“오늘 자정 전까지 상자를 드리면 진실을 말할 수 있습니다.
“If I deliver the box to her before midnight today, I can tell the truth.
팥죽 냄새를 피해 다니는 동지 귀신 · A2
분기 bun-gi quarter
아직 공시 안 된 내용이고, 1분기 안으로 딜이 마무리돼야 하는데 비용 구조를 줄여야—
It hasn't been publicly disclosed yet, and the deal needs to be finalized within the first quarter, so they have to reduce the cost structure—
단톡방에 잘못 올라온 계약서 · B2
뒤늦다 dwi-neut-da belatedly
예술이라는 이름으로 포장된 관광지가 누군가에게는 일상을 파괴하는 소음의 근원지가 될 수 있다는 사실을 수아는 뒤늦게 깨달았다.
That a tourist site packaged in the name of art to someone, [could be] destroying daily life the fact that it could become a source of noise, Sua realized belatedly.
The Mural Painted Over on Ihwa-dong's Wall · B2
첫날 cheot-nal first day
지난주 ji-nan-ju last week
순식간 sun-sik-gan instant
71명이 모인 채팅방이 순식간에 좁아지는 것 같았다. 서윤은 이 채팅방을 만든 날부터 지금까지 단 한 번도 실명을 쓴 적이 없었다. 없어야 했다.
The chatroom, where 71 people had gathered, felt like it was shrinking in an instant. Seo-yun had never used her real name since the day she created this chatroom until now. She shouldn't have.
오픈채팅방 익명 제보자가 나를 안다 · B2
연도 yeon-do year
정오 jeong-o noon
정오까지 출석부와 학교 확인서를 교육 사무실에 내야 했다.
The attendance book and school verification document had to be submitted to the education office by noon.
부산 피란학교의 마지막 출석부 · A2
지난번 ji-nan-beon last time
이듬해 i-deum-hae following year
조율 jo-yul scheduling
지연은 침대 헤드보드에 등을 기댔다. 남편은 옆방에서 자고 있었다. 스크롤을 위로 올리기 시작했다. 직장 이야기, 애들 방학 계획, 다음 모임 날짜 조율. 한 달 치 대화가 빠르게 올라갔다. 그리고 혜진이 올린 사진 묶음이 나왔다.
Jiyeon leaned her back against the headboard of the bed. Her husband was sleeping in the next room. She started scrolling up. Work stories, kids' vacation plans, coordinating the next meeting date. A month's worth of conversation scrolled by quickly. Then she found the bundle of photos Hyejin had posted.
동창 단톡에 올라온 내 남편 사진 · B1
찰나 chal-na instant
정각 jeong-gak exactly on the hour
after
Also means: ten thousand
when
Also means: during · time · it’s that period, you know
길다 gil-da long
Also means: long and · for a long time · be long
오래된 보관함은 사라졌지만, 두 친구 사이의 긴 침묵도 끝났다.
The old locker was gone, but the long silence between the two friends had also ended.
망원시장 보관함에 매주 놓이는 귤 세 개 · A2
지금 ji-geum now
after
지나다 ji-na-da elapse
Also means: after time has passed · last · when/if time passes
Conjugation
또 tto again
Also means: also · another
다시 da-si again
Also means: word “dasi”
바로 ba-ro immediately
Also means: exactly · straight
이제 i-je now
Also means: no longer
한동안 han-dong-an for a while
this/current
Also means: this time
still
Also means: not yet
계속 gye-sok repeatedly
Also means: continue · continuously
막 mak just now
Also means: intensely
already
항상 hang-sang always
먼저 meon-jeo first
Also means: come first
걸리다 geol-ri-da take
Also means: be hanging · weigh on one’s mind · catch one’s eye
Conjugation
결국 gyeol-guk in the end
at that time
담당자 기록에 점검 당시 접근이 제한됐다고 나와있대.
In the official's records, at the time of inspection, it says access was restricted.
전세 계약서에 없는 방 하나 · B1
오래 o-rae for a long time
Also means: long ago
매일 mae-il every day
곧 got soon
Also means: namely
at that time
Also means: that time
자주 ja-ju often
벌써 beol-sseo already
잠시 jam-si for a moment
Also means: short while
어제 eo-je yesterday
Also means: yesterday’s
usually
Also means: ordinary
방금 bang-geum just now
가끔 ga-kkeum sometimes
언제나 eon-je-na always
평생 pyeong-saeng all one's life
Also means: whole lifetime · lifelong
미리 mi-ri beforehand
잠깐 jam-kkan briefly
Also means: wait a moment · short while
아까 a-kka earlier
당장 dang-jang right now
Also means: for now
하. 민준아, 지금 당장 해야 할 것들 말해줄게 첫째, 오늘 찍은 사진 클라우드에 바로 백업해. 지금.
Sigh. Minjun, I'll tell you what you need to do right now First, back up the photos you took today to the cloud immediately. Now.
야근 중 사무실 금고가 열려 있었다 · B1 usually
일찍 il-jjik early
드디어 deu-di-eo finally
언젠가 eon-jen-ga someday
오랜 o-raen long-standing
영원히 yeong-won-hi forever
그 논문 인쇄본 나오면 그냥 선배 업적으로 굳어지는 거잖아. 영원히.
If the print version of that paper comes out, it just becomes solidified as the senior's achievement. Forever.
선배가 내 논문을 자기 이름으로 냈다 · B2
매년 mae-nyeon every year
오랫동안 o-raet-dong-an for a long time
매주 mae-ju every week
한참 han-cham for a long while
기울다 gi-ul-da sink toward sunset
Also means: was tilted and
Conjugation 수연은 오전부터 낡은 아파트 304호를 비우고 있었다. 내일 아침 7시에 철거가 시작된다. 창밖으로 해가 기울 무렵, 욕실 옆 벽을 공구로 두드렸다. 소리가 달랐다. 속이 비어 있었다. 수연은 벽돌을 빼냈다.
Since morning, Suyeon had been clearing out old apartment 304. Demolition was scheduled to begin at 7 AM tomorrow. As the sun began to set outside the window, she tapped on the wall next to the bathroom with a tool. The sound was different. It was hollow. Suyeon removed the brick.
재개발 철거 전날 벽에서 나온 봉투 · A2
이따가 i-tta-ga later
다가오다 da-ga-o-da draw near in time
Also means: come closer
Conjugation
밤새 bam-sae all night
only then
늘 neul always
previous or former
Also means: transfer
short time
Also means: how much? · how much it is worth
새로 sae-ro newly
Also means: anew
매일매일 mae-il-mae-il every day
가끔씩 ga-kkeum-ssik occasionally
미루다 mi-ru-da that one kept putting off
Also means: to postpone · putting it off and · after repeatedly putting it off
Conjugation
자꾸 ja-kku again and again
in real time
Also means: real-time
같은 채팅방. 서윤은 그 당연한 사실을 0.5초 늦게 떠올렸다. 이 사람은 모든 대화를 지금 이 순간 실시간으로 읽고 있다.
The same chatroom. Seo-yun realized that obvious fact 0.5 seconds too late. This person was reading all the conversations in real-time, at this very moment.
오픈채팅방 익명 제보자가 나를 안다 · B2
내내 nae-nae throughout
during that time
내가 그동안 수아한테 계속 "더 열심히 해야 해" 했거든
All this time, I've kept telling Sua, "you have to work harder."
과외 학생 일기장을 읽어버렸다 · A2
옛 yet old
Also means: former
금방 geum-bang quickly
Also means: any moment · soon
finally
매번 mae-beon every time
그게 매번이야 매번 한 번도 영수증 안 받아가고
It's every single time and he never takes a receipt
편의점 알바생의 야간 제보 · B1
맨날 maen-nal every day
중학교 때 둘이 맨날 같이 불렀거든
because the two of us sang it together every day in middle school
형 결혼식 축가를 내가 망쳤다 · A2 immediately
right timing
한꺼번에 han-kkeo-beon-e all at once
제때 je-ttae on time
영영 yeong-yeong ever (with negation)
금세 geum-se right away
단번에 dan-beon-e at once
꼬박 kko-bak full
그저께 geu-jeo-kke day before yesterday
amount to
Also means: be allowed · that’s enough · become
Conjugation 응... 40초도 안 됐는데, 눈에 확 들어왔어
Yeah... it hadn't even been 40 seconds, it just caught my eye.
과외 학생 일기장을 읽어버렸다 · A2
오다 o-da come
Also means: not come (before a negator) · did you come? · rain
Conjugation
일 il day
Also means: matter or event · work · day of the month
남다 nam-da have time left
Also means: remain · staying behind · if it remains
Conjugation
안 an within
Also means: not · inside
넘다 neom-da past; after (a time)
Also means: cross · for more than · exceeding
Conjugation 3시 넘어서 10분 됐어 한 번도 이런 적 없었거든
It's 10 minutes past 3 He's never done this before
편의점 알바생의 야간 제보 · B1
더 deo any longer
Also means: more · farther
during
Also means: in progress · among them
그 이름들은 전쟁 중에도 아이들이 배우고, 새로운 곳에서 다시 시작했다는 것을 보여 주었다.
Those names showed that children learned even during the war and started again in a new place.
부산 피란학교의 마지막 출석부 · A2
사이 sa-i interval
Also means: between · say that we are acquaintances
앞 ap ahead
Also means: in front of · forward · front
뒤 dwi later
Also means: behind · after
10 10 ten
Also means: october · ten points
반 ban around half past
Also means: half · class
새벽 다섯 시 반, 하나는 문 앞에서 이상한 상자를 발견했다.
At 5:30 in the early morning, Hana found a strange box in front of her door.
새벽 배송 상자에 찍힌 모르는 집 주소 · A2
마지막 ma-ji-mak last
Also means: end
anytime
Also means: when
빨리 ppal-ri soon
Also means: quickly
오랜만 o-raen-man first time in a long time
Also means: long time no see
still
Also means: also; too · even · can/could
every time
Also means: each/every
even then
Also means: do · have to · say
Conjugation
있다 it-da later
Also means: be located · exist; be available · can
Conjugation
보내다 bo-nae-da spend
Also means: send · try sending it · I’ll send
Conjugation
8 8 eight o’clock
Also means: eight · august · eighth
새 sae time
Also means: new · bird · be a bird
미래 mi-rae future
Also means: mirae
for now
Also means: first
상황에 따라 달라 공익 신고자 보호법 적용될 수도 있어 근데 그 판단은 전체 내용 보고 해야 해 일단 오늘은 아무것도 건드리지 말고 증거 확보하고 나와
It depends on the situation The whistleblower protection law might apply But that judgment must be made after seeing the whole content For now, don't touch anything today and secure evidence and come out
야근 중 사무실 금고가 열려 있었다 · B1
절대 jeol-dae never
Also means: absolutely not
흐르다 heu-reu-da to elapse
Also means: pass · flow · to drift sideways
Conjugation
맞추다 mat-chu-da be exactly on time
Also means: make it exact · in time with · get it right
Conjugation as recently as
Also means: only · just (softening a brief request) · at least; in particular