Level 8 Flashcards
눈이 높다
To be picky
눈 밖에 나다
To get on one’s bad side
저는 지각을 많이 해서, 선생님 눈 밖에 났어요
I am frequently late, so my teacher does not like me
눈을 붙이다
To get some sleep
To take a nap
붙이다
To glue together
To paste
눈빛만 봐도 알 수 있다
To know with just a glance
눈앞이 캄캄하다
To not know where to start
To have no hope
캄캄하다
To be dark
To be pitch black
눈썰미가 좋다
To learn things quickly
To pick skills up quickly
눈썰미
The ability to learn or understand how something is done just by watching someone else do it
눈에 넣어도 아프지 않다
To be apple of one’s eye
눈에 띄다
To be difficult to miss
To stand out
띄다
To be spotted
눈을 마주치다
To meet one’s gaze
그 사람하고 눈이 마주쳤는데, 창피해서 고개를 돌렸어요
My eyes met his, and I felt embarrassed so I looked away
눈이 멀다
To be blinded by something
그 사람은 욕심에 눈이 멀었어요
He is blinded by greed
눈이 부시다
To be radiant
To be dazzling
To be too bright
눈이 부시게 아름다워요
Your beauty is dazzling
눈 하나 깜짝하지 않다
To not bat an eye
깜빡하다
To blink
눈 깜짝할 사이에
In the blink of an eye
-기가 무섭게
-기가 바쁘게
Right after + verb-ing
수업이 끝나기가 무섭게
As soon as the class ended
As the class was finishing
-(았/었/였)던
Noun + that (someone) used to + verb
예전에 제가 자주 가던 곳이에요
It is a place that I often used to go to before
친했던 친구들이 지금은 다 외국에 살아요
The friends I used to be close to are all living overseas
이거 누가 먹던 거예요?
Who was eating this?
됐어요
Do not worry about it
I do not need that
I am all set even without it
생각이 없어요
I am not hungry
I am fine
No thanks (when offered food)
안 그러셔도 괜찮아요
You do not have to do that
Please do not bother doing that
곤란해요
It is difficult and embarrassing
I cannot do it
이러시면 곤란합니다
You should not do this
You are making things difficult for me by doing this
이러지 마세요
Do not do this
어려울 것 같습니다
I do not think I can do it
I think it will be difficult
I think it will be impossible
-(ㄴ/는)다는 뜻이에요
It means…
일을 안 한다는 뜻이에요
It means that you do not work
빨간불이 켜지면, 고장 났다는 뜻이에요
If the red light turns on, it means it is broken
강점
Strong point
Strength
약점
Weakness
Weak point
장점
Advantage
Merit
Virtue
단점
Shortcoming
Drawback
초점
Focus
Focal point
점수
Score
Mark
Grade
문제점
Problem
Drawback
관점
Point of view
Viewpoint
요점
Essential point
Main point
공통점
Something in common
Common factors
차이점
Difference
원점
Starting point
Square one
학점
Grades in university
점자
Braille
득점
Score
Make a score (in a game)
점선
Dotted line
-(으)면 좋겠어요
I hope…
I wish…
-고는 했어요
Used to talk about something you used to do regularly or habitually
보고는 했어요 or 보곤 했어요
I used to watch
밤 늦게까지 TV를 보고는/보곤 했어요
I used to watch TV until late at night
귀가 밝다
To have good ears
귀를 기울이다
To pay attention to a sound or what someone says
기울이다
To tilt
To make something lean
귀에 대고 속삭이다
To whisper into someone’s ears
대다
To put something close to something else
속삭이다
To whisper
귀먹다
To be deaf
To be unable to hear
귀가 간지럽다
To feel like someone is talking behind one’s back
간지럽다
To feel itchy
귀가 얇다
To be easily influenced by what others say
얇다
To be thin
귀에 못이 박히도록 (듣다)
To have heard something too much already
박히다
To be embedded
To be stuck
주인
Owner
주인공
Main character
주요
Major
Important
주류
Mainstream
주력
Main force
주동자
Prime mover
Leader (of a protest)
주원인
Leading cause
Main reason
주원료
Main material
주부
Housewife
Homemaker
주장
Opinion
Insistence
주도권
Leadership
Initiative
주권
Sovereignty
주특기
Specialty
Special ability
주목적
Primary goal
Main purpose
주관
One’s own opinion
주어
Subject (grammar)
물론이죠
Of course
Sure
For sure
당연하죠
Of course
그럼요
Sure!
바로 그거죠
Exactly
That is what I am saying
찬성이에요
I agree
-(으)ㄹ 계획
To plan to do something
-(으)ㄹ지도 모르다
To maybe do
-(으)ㄹ 생각 중이에요
I am thinking…
-(으)ㄹ까 해요
I am thinking…
가슴이 아프다
One’s heart aches
It makes on sad
가슴이 두근거리다
To be thrilled
One’s heart is pounding
가슴이 뛰다
One’s heart beats
One’s heart races
To be happily excited and motivated
가슴이 답답하다
To feel a pressure on one’s chest
To feel heavy with worry
가슴이 내려앉다
To be greatly surprised
To be startled
One’s heart sinks
내려앉다
To sink
To collapse
부푼 가슴을 안고
With a pounding heart
부풀다
To inflate
가슴에 와닿다
Something touches one’s heart
To hit home
닿다
To reach
To touch
가슴에 맺힌 한을 풀다
To resolve one’s deep sorrow
맺히다
To form
가슴 벅차다
To be overwhelmed with joy
One’s heart is overflowing with joy
가슴 깊이 후회하다
To deeply regret
가슴 깊이 뉘우치다
To deeply repent
가슴이 콩닥콩닥
One’s heart is pounding
-만 아니면
If only it is not…
Noun + -만 아니면 + verb stem + -(으)ㄹ 텐데요
If only it were not + Noun, I would + Verb
If only it were not for… I would…
If only I did not have to… I would…
Noun + -만 아니면 + verb stem + 았/었/였을 거예요
If only it were not + noun, I would have + past particle verb
If only it were not for… I would have…
If only I did not have… I would have….
-(으/느)ㄴ 대로
In the same way that…
Just like someone did…
아는 대로 말해 주세요
Please tell me everything you know
Please tell me how you know of it (without changing anything)
제가 말한 대로 했어요
Did you do it the way I told you
Did you do as I said
들은 대로 이야기해 주세요
Tell me what you heard
Tell me exactly as you heard it
평소에 하던 대로 하세요
Just do as you usually do
Just do it the way you have always done it
Noun + -대로
Following + noun
Just like how + noun + goes
예언대로
Just as the prophecy said
Just like the prediction said
-는 한이 있더라도
Even if I would have to…
Even if that means I have to…
나중에 후회하는 한이 있더라도
Even if it means we will regret it later
머리가 좋다/나쁘다
To be smart/stupid
머리를 쓰다
To use one’s brain
To think
To do brain work
머리를 굴리다
To put one’s brain to work
To use one’s head to find a solution to a problem
잔머리(를) 굴리다
To think of excuses
To get oneself out of a situation
머리가 깨질 것 같다
To have a very bad headache
To have a splitting headache
깨지다
To break
머리가 (잘) 안 돌아가다
Cannot think well
Cannot think straight
One’s brain is slow
머리가 복잡하다
Cannot think straight
To have a lot of concerns in one’s head
복잡하다
To be complicated
To be complex
머리를 스치다
An idea (or thought) flashes through one’s mind
머리가 멍하다
One’s mind is blank
To be disoriented
머리가 띵하다
To feel dizzy
One’s brain feels numb
머리가 크다
To start thinking like a grownup and making mature judgments
상위
High rank
상반기
First half of the year
상사
Boss
Superior
상급
Advanced
Higher level
상승
Increase
Rise
Climb
상류
Upper class
Upper region of a river
상류층
Upper class (socioeconomic status)
사상
In history
All-time
업무상
For work
For business
조상
Ancestor
세상
세계
World
-(으)ㄹ 따름이다
-(으)ㄹ 뿐이다
We can only…
It’s just that…
I only…
그렇지 않아요
그게 아니고요
That is not true
몸이 약하다
To be weak
몸이 튼튼하다
To be strong
To be healthy
몸이 근질거리다
To be anxious/raring to do something
근질거리다
To be itchy
몸이 좋다
To be in good shape
몸이 안 좋다
To not be healthy
To not feel well
몸을 만들다
To build up one’s body
To work out to get fit
몸을 사리다
To spare oneself
To be cautious and not take risk
몸에 배다
To become a habit
To get comfortable doing something repeatedly
몸을 혹사시키다
To overexert oneself
To overwork
몸을 망치다
To ruin one’s health
Noun + -에도 불구하고
Verb + -(으/느)ㄴ데도 불구하고
Despite
Although
경고에도 불구하고 전혀 달라진 것이 없어요
Despite the warning, nothing has changed
용의자
Suspect
증거
Evidence
무죄로
Innocent
풀려나다
To be released
숙면
Good nights sleep
취하다
To take
