KIIP 3.15 고민과 상담

(v) -(으)려던 참이다

express the fact that not only had the speaker been intending to do the very thing the other person is suggesting, but that he or she was either just about to do it at that very moment or intended to do so very soon.

(v) -자마자

“as soon as” or “right after”; indicates that something occurs immediately following the end of some event or action

인간관계 문제

interpersonal relationship problems

국적 취득이 힘들다

Difficulty in acquiring nationality

한국어 실력이 제자리걸음이다

Korean skills are stagnating

한국 생활 문제

problems with life in Korea

주변 사람들과 가까워지기 어렵다

It’s hard to get close to the people around me

성격이 안 맞다

to have incompatible personalities

육아 문제

parenting issues

병행하다

to do simultaneously, to carry out together

학부모 모임에 참여하기 두렵다

afraid to attend parent meetings

집안 문제

household/family problems

고부간의 갈등이 있다

conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law

부부 싸움을 자주 한다

couple frequently argues

건강 문제

health problems

이유 없이 자주 우울하다

often feel depressed for no reason

만성 피로와 불면증이 있다

suffer from chronic fatigue and insomnia

진로·취업 문제

career and employment issues

진로가 불투명하다

career path is unclear

퇴직과 이직을 되풀이하고 있다

quitting and changing jobs repeatedly

경제 문제

financial/economic problems

수입이 일정하지 않다

income is unstable

재테크 및 돈 관리가 어렵다

it’s difficult to invest or manage money

고민

worries, concerns

머리가 복잡하다

mind is tangled

신경이 쓰이다

something is bothering me

속이 타다

to feel anxious or restless

골치가 아프다

have a headache (figuratively. something is annoying)

눈앞이 캄캄하다

hopelessness (literally, things are dark/bleak ahead)

발 뻗고 못 자다

can’t sleep comfortably (due to stress or unresolved concerns)

상담

counseling or consultation

고민을 털어놓다

To open up and share worries

고민을 나누다

to share concerns

조언을 구하다

to seek advice

상담을 받다

to receive counseling

고민 해결

solving concerns

고민을 덜다

to lessen one’s worries

고민을 해결하다

to solve worries

고민을 털어버리다

to throw away all concerns

제자리걸음하다

to stay in place / to make no progress

무엇보다

more than anything

꾸준히

consistently / steadily

예습하다

to preview, to study in advance

바로

right away, immediately

복습하다

to review

-대로

as, according to

이삿짐센터

moving company

희망하다

to hope, to desire

일당

daily wage

수입

income

일정하다:

fixed, stable

급여

salary, wages

적성

aptitude, suitability

자격증

certificate, license

운전면허증

driver’s license

따다

to get, to obtain (a license or certificate)

우울증

depression

불면증

insomnia

고혈압

high blood pressure

당뇨

diabetes

매사에 흥미나 즐거움이 거의 없다.

feel little or no interest or pleasure in most things

매사

everything, all matters

기분이 가라앉거나 우울하거나 희망이 없다고 느낀다

feel down, depressed, or hopeless.

가라앉다

to sink, to subside (referring to moods or emotions easing down)

잠들기 어렵거나 자주 깬다. 혹은 잠을 너무 많이 잔다.

have trouble falling asleep, wake up often, or sleep too much

잠들다

to fall asleep

피곤하다고 느끼거나 기운이 거의 없다.

feel tired or have little energy

기운

energy, strength

식욕이 줄었다. 혹은 너무 많이 먹는다.

appetite has decreased, or eat too much

식욕

appetite

내 자신이 실패자로 여겨지거나 자신과 가족을 실망시켰다고 느낀다

I feel like a failure or that I have let myself or my family down.

~로 여겨지다

to be regarded as

실망시키다

to disappoint

신문을 읽거나 TV를 보는 것과 같은 일상적인 일에 집중하기 어렵다

t’s hard to concentrate on daily things like reading the newspaper or watching TV.

평소보다 말과 행동이 느리다. 혹은 너무 불안해서 가만히 앉아 있을 수 없다

I speak and move slower than usual, or I feel so restless that I can’t sit still.

죽고 싶다는 생각을 한다.

think about wanting to die

진단

diagnosis

극복

overcoming

상황

situation

사건

event

일시적

temporary

우울해지다

to become depressed, to feel down

경험하다

to experience

우울증

depression

걸리다

to get (a disease), to be caught

흔하다

common

진단법

diagnostic method

질병

disease

마찬가지로

likewise, similarly

발견하다

to discover, to detect

덧붙다

to be added, to be attached

증상

symptom

정신

mind, spirit

보건

health care

권하다

to recommend, to advise

담배

cigarette

피하다

to avoid

짧은 산책

short walk

규칙적

regular

유지하다

to maintain