[STUDY FOR TOPIK] Korean vocabulary to start a new week
Let’s fire up Monday with a few uncommon words that can possibly confuse you in the TOPIK test. Don’t let these wear your will down cause this is just the start, and we still have a very long way to go 🤭 Remember, a bit of hard work everyday will surely pay off in a wonderful success in the future.
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1. 딱하다: Pitiful, pathetic - 추위에 떨며 구걸하는 아이가 하도 딱해 보여서 집 안으로 들어오게 했다. - The child, begging and trembling in the cold, looked so pitiful that I let him enter my house.
2. 애처롭다: Pitiful, pathetic - 거지는 애간장을 녹이는 애처로운 소리로 애걸하며 행인에게 매달렸다. - The beggar clung onto the pedestrians and begged in a pathetic way that was full of sorrow.
3. 안심찮다: Uneasy, uncertain, feel sorry - 그 애한테 맡기면 일이 안심찮아서 차라리 내가 하고 만다. - I fell uneasy leaving the work to him, so I'd rather do it myself.
4. 곤란하다: Embarrassing, awkward - 선생님께서 직접 말씀하시기 곤란하면 제가 대신 이야기하겠습니다. - If you feel difficult to speak out yourself, I'll do the talking instead.
5. 여의찮다: Go wrong/amiss - 건강이 여의찮아서 학업을 포기하고 고향으로 내려갔다. - Due to poor health, I gave up my studies and went back to my hometown.
6. 알리다: Let sb know, inform - 차마 이 사실을 그에게 알릴 수가 없었다. - I couldn't let him know about the truth.
7. 통고하다: Notify, give notice - 그들은 마을 사람에게 갑자기 마을 회관으로 모이라고 통고했다. - They suddenly notified the villagers to gather at the village hall.
8. 시달하다: Order, instruct - 비상시 행동 지침을 부하들에게 시달하세요. - Instruct your subordinates with action instructions in case of an emergency.
9. 고지하다: Notify, announce - 학교 측은 학생들에게 이번 학기에 등록금을 10% 올릴 것이라고 고지하였다. - The school notified the students that it would raise the tuition by 10% this semester.
10. 보드랍다: Soft - 비가 내려서인지 발길에 와 닿는 흙의 감촉이 아주 보드라웠다. - Perhaps because of the rain, the texture of the soil that touched my feet was very soft.
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