KIIP 4.1 한국 생활 적응

부푼 꿈

Big dream

설레다

flutter

뭐든 다 할 수있을 것 같다

I think I can do anything

해내다

win, defeat

자신이 있다

be confident of

향수병

homesickness

그립다

miss

여기저기 뛰어다니다

being here and there, being place to place, everywhere

신기하다

amazing, marvelous, mysterious

답답하다

stifling, suffocating, felling heavy

낯설다

unknown, unfamiliar, unacquainted

적응하다

adapt, adjust

주변을 돌아보다

look around

여유

having more than enough time, space, money, etc.

서투르다

clumsy, unskilled

오해를 받다

be misunderstood

노하우

knowhow

편견

prejudice, bias

자리를 잡다

get a job, hold a position in/be established

초청하다

invite

환경

environment, situation, circumstances

다행히

luckily, with luck

머리를 감다

wash one's hair

앞만 보고 달리다

Just run straight.

챙겨 먹다

Eat well

어리다

young

향상되다

improve, enhance, make progress

수요

demand

승진

promotion, advancement

긍정적이다

positive

사업

business

수익

earnings, return

즐기다

appreciate, enjoy, delight in

고생 끝에 낙이 오다

Happiness comes after suffering

회상

reflection, recollection, retrospection

엊그제

some time ago

꾸준히

steadily, persistently

고진감래

sweetness after bitterness

옛말

old saying, old proverb, old adage

지름길

shortcut

제2의 고향

second home

봄날

spring day

기대감

expectation

외로움

loneliness

호기심

curiosity

자신감

self-assurance, confidence

생소

unfamiliarity, ignorance

체험 수기

experience memoirs

번역자

translator

계기

opportunity, chance

상황

situation, condition

이주

move, removal

마음을 먹다

to make up one’s mind, make a decision

기초

base, foundation

꽤

quietly, fairly

적성에 맞다

be made for

겁이 나다

be frightened

어쩌면

maybe, perhaps, possibly

다가서다

approach, become close

기회를 잡다

grab at a chance

구하다

look for, ask, seek

정신

spirit, mind

뛰어다나니다

to run around

손짓 발짓하다

use body language

V -느라고 / 느라

• shows that the preceding statement is the cause of the following negative statement.

• ‘Because of that…(something negative.)’

V/A -(으)ㄹ수록

• ‘as one thing changes, so does another thing’

• expresses that one change causes another change

부푼 꿈을 가지고 왔어요. 정말 설렜어요.

I came with a big dream. I was really excited.

낯선 환경에 적응하는 게 쉽지 않았지만 새로운 생활을 즐기려고 노력했어요.

It was not easy to adapt to a new environment, but I tried to enjoy my new life.

의사소통잘 안 돼서 답답했어요.

I was frustrated because I couldn’t communicate well.

하나하나 다 새롬고 신기하게 느껴졌어요.

Everything was new and interesting

향수병에 걸렸어요. 가족들이 너무 그리웠어요.

I got homesick. I missed my family so much.

뭐든 다 할 수 있을 것 같았어요. 잘 해낼 자신이 있었어요.

I felt like I could do anything. I was confident that I would do well.

문화 차이가 커서 불편하기도 하고 재미있기도 했어요.

Because of the huge cultural difference, it was both uncomfortable and interesting

살 곳과 직장을 구하려고 여기저기 뛰어다녔어요.

I ran around looking for a place to live and a job.

한국에 사는 고향 선배가 하나부터 열까지 도움을 주었어요.

My hometown senior living in Korea helped me from top to bottom

이제는 주변을 돌아볼 수 있는 여유가 생겼어요.

Now I can afford to look around.

오래 다닐 수 있는 좋은 직장이 생겨서 생활이 안정됐어요.

My life has stabilized because I got a good job that I can work for a long time

외국인에 대한 편견 때문에 서글플 때도 있어요.

Sometimes I feel sad because of prejudice against foreigners.

한국어가 아직 서툴러서 오해를 받을 때는 속상해요.

I’m upset when I get misunderstood because my Korean is not good yet.

일을 처음 배울 때 힘들었는데 지금은 일을 쉽게 하는 나만의 노하우도 생겼어요.

It was hard when I first learned the job, but now I have my own know-how to make it easy.

번역기를 돌리다

use a translator

고생 끝에 낙이 오다.

Happiness comes after suffering

손짓 발짓하다

use the body language