속담

Question 1

Treat others as you want to be treated;

If you speak nicely/are nice to others, you will receive that kindness back

Answer 1

가는 말이 고와야 오는 말이 곱다

Question 2

The frog can’t remember when he was a tadpole;

Once you’re successful you forget where you started from

Answer 2

개구리 올챙이 적 생각 못 한다

Question 3

No matter how talented you are there is someone more talented

Answer 3

뛰는 놈 위에 나는 놈 있다

Question 4

Small or important part of something has become more important than the whole

Answer 4

배보다 배꼽이 더 크다

Question 5

A childhood habit is difficult to get rid of no matter how much time passes

Answer 5

세 살 버릇 여든까지 간다

Question 6

When strong forces fight the weak get hurt

Answer 6

고래 싸움에 새우등 터진다

Question 7

Fixing the fence when the cow is already gone;

Fixing a mistake when things has already gone wrong

Answer 7

소 잃고 외양간 고친다

Question 8

You can’t tell which is longer/better without a test

Answer 8

길고 짧은 건 대봐야 안다

Question 9

Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched;

Wait until what you expect to happen actually happens before…

Answer 9

떡 줄 사람은 생각지도 않는데 김칫국부터 마신다

Question 10

To many cooks spoil the broth

Answer 10

사공이 많으면 배가 산으로 간다

Question 11

A piece of cake; something is very easy

Answer 11

누워서 떡 먹기다

Question 12

Acting out in anger/revenge will hurt you

Answer 12

누워서 침 뱉기다

Question 13

Only scratching the surface

Answer 13

수박 겉핥기다

Question 14

To sing psalms to a dead horse; trying very hard to make someone understand something to no avail

Answer 14

소귀에 경 읽기다

Question 15

A pie in the sky; impossible goal or want

Answer 15

그림의 떡이다

Question 16

Rather pudding than praise; no matter how fun something is you can’t do it with an empty stomach

Answer 16

금강산도 식후경이다

Question 17

Bad timing; planned to do one thing but unforeseen circumstances appear

Answer 17

가는 날이 장날이다

Question 18

To kill two birds with one stone

Answer 18

꿩 먹고 알 먹기다

Question 19

From the frying pan into the fire; things get worse as time goes on

Answer 19

갈수록 태산이다/산 넘어 산이다

Question 20

Beginning is half the battle

Answer 20

천 리 길도 한 거름부터다/시작이 반이다