3주차 읽기 도전: '나는 한국 사람 아니야,' 1장 | W3 Reading challenge: "I Am Not Korean," Ch. 1

Question 1

~다는 말이다

Answer 1

what I mean is…
what I’m saying is…

Question 2

하루 종일

Answer 2

all day long

Question 3

보통

Answer 3

normal, usual, average

Question 4

~거든(요)

Answer 4

you see, you know
(used to expreess the speaker’s reasoning or the basis for the preceding content)

Question 5

어쨌든

Answer 5

anyhow

Question 6

재촉하다

Answer 6

to press, urge

Question 7

~(으)ㄴ/는 척하다

Answer 7

to pretend to [verb]
(~(으)ㄴ expresses past tense, ~는 expresses present tenses)

Question 8

고민하다

Answer 8

to worry, agonize over

Question 9

혼내다

Answer 9

to scold, punish

Question 10

식탁

Answer 10

dining table

Question 11

~자(마자)

Answer 11

as soon as [verb]

Question 12

최대한

Answer 12

maximum, utmost

Question 13

불쌍하다

Answer 13

to be pitiful, pathetic

Question 14

~(으)며

Answer 14

while [verb]ing
(shortened from ~(으)면서)

Question 15

~(이)나

Answer 15

as many [quantity]
(reaction to a quantity)

Question 16

얘기

Answer 16

talk, conversation, story, what’s said
(shortened from 이야기)

Question 17

바꾸다

Answer 17

to switch, change

Question 18

높이다

Answer 18

to raise, make higher

Question 19

고집을 피우다

Answer 19

to be stubborn, inflexible
(lit. to kick up, ignite stubbornness)

Question 20

이따(가)

Answer 20

a short time later
(within the same day)

Question 21

부릅뜨다

Answer 21

to glare, open one’s eyes widely

Question 22

처다보다

Answer 22

to look at

Question 23

~(이)라니

Answer 23

can’t believe [noun]
(used to express speaker’s doubt or surprise)

Question 24

당하다

Answer 24

to win, overcome, encounter (something negative)

Question 25

혁박하다

Answer 25

to threaten

Question 26

~기로 하다

Answer 26

to resolve, decide to [verb]

Question 27

불편하다

Answer 27

to be uncomfortable, inconvenient

Question 28

불평하다

Answer 28

to complain

Question 29

솔직히

Answer 29

honestly, truthfully

Question 30

흘끗 보다

Answer 30

to catch a glimpse of, give a sideways glance

Question 31

~처름

Answer 31

like, as in

Question 32

~(으)ㄹ 줄 알다

Answer 32

to know whether [adj/verb]

Question 33

따지다

Answer 33

to question, nitpick, argue

Question 34

포기하다

Answer 34

to give up on

Question 35

~(느)냐?

Answer 35

(plain speech style question ending)

Question 36

툭 치다

Answer 36

to nudge (lit. hit with a tap)

Question 37

완전히

Answer 37

completley

Question 38

까먹다

Answer 38

to forget

Question 39

행운을 빌다

Answer 39

to wish someone luck

Question 40

히죽대다

Answer 40

to grin, smirk

Question 41

기다하다

Answer 41

to pray

Question 42

제발

Answer 42

please

Question 43

띄다

Answer 43

to be seen, noticeable

Question 44

눈길

Answer 44

line of vision

Question 45

피하다

Answer 45

to avoid

Question 46

역시

Answer 46

as expected, as always

Question 47

빨개지다

Answer 47

to become red

Question 48

차분하다

Answer 48

to be calm

Question 49

단호하다

Answer 49

to be firm

Question 50

창피하다

Answer 50

to be embarrased

Question 51

낄낄대다

Answer 51

to giggle, snicker