BYU KOREA 302 [Unit Two]

Flashcards of the Vocab and Grammar from BYU Korea 302 class - [Unit two]

감쪽같다

seamless/can’t see any flaws even if there are some/hidden

부랴부랴

in a hurry; in a rush; hurriedly;

녹초

being utterly exhausted or dog-tired

날새다

being interrupted/prevented by lack of time or something out of one’s control

십년감수

scared to death; so scared you have 10 less years to live

꿩 대신 닭

“pheasant instead of chicken” ~well…i got this instead?? I don’t have that but I have something similar

그 정도는 약과

that’s nothing; It was nothing (not synonym for you’re welcome)

내 코가 석 자

to be so busy you have no time for other work or tasks “I’m swamped”

김새다

started something but got interrupted

벽창호

descriptive for a person who is stubborn and doesn’t listen

소매치기

pickpocket

삼천포로 빠지다

to go off topic; stray off topic; to ramble

좀이 쑤시다

impatient to talk; itching to say something or tell a secret;

짱구

bigger forehead; childlike but smart?? name of head shape used in cartoon; used to describe a person.

간이 붓다

to be too boldly pessimistic or negative

-으로서

Through or by (people or titles)

-으로써 / -ㅁ으로써

through or by (tools, things, processes)

-기 마련이다

“It’s only natural…” “…bound to happen…” Used when expressing belief about something to occur.

-ㄹ 리가 없다

“there’s no way that…” (disbelief that is rooted in conjecture and may not be certain)

-(으)ㄹ 수 밖에 없다

“…no choice but to…”

-는 법이다

“It’s inevitable…” Used to state laws, universal truth and general principles. Used with Korean Proverbs

표준어

standard

줄임말

shortened words/text slang

급락하다

plummet/sharp fall

금증하다

jump/increase rapidly

우려하다

be concerned about/to worry about

실태

real condition/reality

수단

means/way/measure/method “by means of”

교류하다

have an interaction with/exchange

급감하다

drop sharply/be reduced sharply

영향

influence

과학자

scientist

이성적이다

to be rational

충동적이다

to be impulsive

통제하다

to control

행동

behavior

실험

experiment

대상

subject of experiment

중립적이다

neutral

섞다

to mix

욕

swears/curses/bad words

부정적이다

to be negative

버릇하다

get used to

남다

remain