unit 3 Flashcards
정신이 맑아지다
one’s mind becomes clear, to feel refreshed
왠지
for some reason
쓸쓸하다
lonely, melancholy, gloomy
생활하기 좋다
the living is easy
의욕이 생기다
to get motivated (to do something)
입맛이 없다
to have no appetite
일기예보
weather forecast
구름 한 점
one cloud, a single cloud
(하늘이) 푸르다
(the sky) is blue (this word can also mean “green”)
선선하다
cool, refreshing (used of the weather)
단풍이 들다
the color of the leaves changes, the fall colors change
낙엽이 지다
the autumn leaves fall
일이 손에 안 잡히다
it’s hard to concentrate on one’s work
의욕이 없다
to lack the will or motivation (to do something)
가을을 타다
to feel sentimental in the fall
기분 전환이 되다
one’s mood changes (for the better)
사계절
four seasons
배터리가 떨어지다
a battery runs low
버스를 놓치다
to miss a bus
벚꽃이 피다
the cherry blossoms bloom
봄을 타다
to have spring fever
화창하다
(the weather is) beautiful, (the sky is) clear
건조하다
to be dry (i.e., there is no humidity in the air)
황사가 심하다
there is a lot of yellow dust in the air
꽃샘추위
a cold snap, a frost in spring (literally, “cold that is jealous of flowers”)
태풍이 오다
there is a typhoon
무덥다
to be muggy, to be hot and humid
소나기가 내리다
there is a sudden rain
장마가 시작되다
the monsoon season begins
더위를 타다
to be sensitive to heat
습하다
to be humid
열대야가 시작되다
the tropical nights begin
폭우
heavy rain
폭염
heat wave
건조하다
to be dry (i.e. there is no humidity in the air)
단풍이 들다
the leaves change, the colors change
낙엽이 지다
the autumn leaves fall
일교차가 크다
there is a big difference between the daytime and nighttime temperatures (to be warm during the day and chilly at night)
완연한 가을
the middle of fall (implies that the fall has fully arrived)
기온이 뚝 떨어지다
the temperature plummets
추위를 타다
to be sensitive to cold weather
귀가 시리다
one’s ears are cold
손/발이 꽁꽁 얼다
one’s hands/feet are freezing (literally, “frozen solid”)
폭설
a heavy snow, snowstorm
최고 기온
the high (temperature)
최저 기온
the low (temperature)
체감 온도
heat index, wind chill (the felt temperature as opposed to the actual temperature)
추위가 절정에 달하다
the cold snap is at its worst
추위가 풀리다
the cold snap is coming to an end, the cold weather is clearing up (literally, “the cold is untied”)
꼼짝도 안 하다
to stay put, not to move at all
(눈이) 녹다
(the snow) melts, thaws
미끄럽다
to be slippery, to be slick
나들이 가다
to go on an outing or day trip
중부
the middle (of the country)
남부
the south (of the country)
전국
around the country, nationwide
냉방병
a condition caused by overexposure to air conditioning
기상청
Korea Meteorological Administration
영하
below zero
소식을 전하다
to pass along or deliver news
카카오톡
KakaoTalk (a chatting application for smartphones)
트위터
Twitter (a social media website)
페이스북
Facebook (a social media website)
메일을 쓰다
to write an email
안부
asking how someone is doing, inquiring about someone’s health
greeting
용건
one’s business, the reason one is contacting someone
메일을 드리다
to send an email
다름이 아니라
a transitional expression used to explain why one is calling or writing someone
찾아뵙다
to pay a visit (referring to someone who is older than or senior to oneself)
진로
one’s career path, one’s course in life
-에 진학하다
to advance to the next level of education
지도 교수님
academic advisor
추천서
a letter of recommendation
큰 힘이 되다
to be a big help, to be of great assistance
조만간
before long, shortly, soon
환절기
the period when one season is changing to the next
첨부하다
to attach (a file to an email)
정신 없이 지내다
to be very busy
(시간을) 잡다
to decide when to meet, to set up a time to meet
언제 시간이 괜찮으세요?
What time works for you?
시간에 맞춰서
at that time, on time (literally “to match the time,” this expression is completed by the following verb)
a tiempo
직함
job title
이모티콘
emoticon (used in online chatting)
재직하다
to be employed, to hold a position
번역가
translator
수필가
essayist
장애
disability, handicap
암 투병
a battle with cancer
긍정적이다
to be positive
용기를 주다
to give courage, to boost one’s spirits
칼럼니스트
columnist
운명 자루
“bag of destiny”
메다
to carry (a bag, for example)
검은 돌
black stone
흰 돌
white stone
불운
misfortune, bad luck
-을 뜻하다
to refer to (something), to mean (something)
살아가다
to live one’s life
꺼내다
to pull out, to take out
불행해지다
to become unhappy
뒷모습
the view from behind
자꾸
constantly, incessantly, keep (in the sense of “to keep doing something”)
펑펑 울다
to cry one’s heart out, to sob
제자
disciple, student
어디선가
from somewhere
세계적으로
globally, around the world
소리를 내다
make a sound
명품
masterpiece (also commonly used to mean luxury or name-brand products)
무릎 꿇다
to kneel, to get down on one’s knees
로키 산맥
the Rocky Mountains
매섭다
to be fierce, to be bitter
어쩌면
perhaps, possibly
formal
연주하다
to play (an instrument)
더욱더
more and more, even more
