unit 2

Question 1

속담

Answer 1

proverb, old saying
dicho

Question 2

뺨을 맞다

Answer 2

to be slapped

Question 3

뺨

Answer 3

cheek

Question 4

화풀이하다

Answer 4

to vent one’s anger, to take something out on someone else
desquitarse

Question 5

기획부

Answer 5

planning department

Question 6

영업부

Answer 6

sales department

Question 7

중얼거리다

Answer 7

to mutter, to mumble, to grumble
(alone)

Question 8

부서

Answer 8

department (in a company or organization)

Question 9

부장(님)

Answer 9

department head (a high position in Korean office hierarchy)

Question 10

혼나다

Answer 10

to be scolded, to get in trouble

Question 11

발 없는 말이 천 리를 간다

Answer 11

Rumors travel far and fast

Question 12

무시하다

Answer 12

to ignore, to disregard, to look down on

Question 13

한 번쯤 -지 않은 사람이 어디 있어요?

Answer 13

Who hasn’t at least once?

Question 14

얘기하자면 길어요.

Answer 14

It’s a long story.

Question 15

과장(님)

Answer 15

section chief (lower than a 부장 in rank)

Question 16

막

Answer 16

violently, carelessly

Question 17

종로에서 뺨 맞고 한강에서 화풀이한다

Answer 17

to take one’s frustrations out on someone else

Question 18

소곤거리다

Answer 18

to whisper, to talk under one’s breath
(with other people)

Question 19

으이구(=어이구)

Answer 19

an exclamation used to criticize or ridicule someone’s behavior

Question 20

호랑이도 제 말 하면 온다

Answer 20

Speak of the devil

Question 21

산 넘어 산

Answer 21

We’re not out of the woods yet. (Literally, “Mountains beyond mountains.”)
guatemala a guatepeor

Question 22

길고 짧은 것은 대봐야 안다

Answer 22

There’s only one way to find out. (Literally, “You won’t know which is shorter and which is longer until you put them next to each other.”)

Question 23

세월이 약

Answer 23

Time heals all wounds. (Literally, “Time is medicine.”)

Question 24

무소식이 희소식

Answer 24

No news is good news.

Question 25

짜증

Answer 25

irritation, annoyance

Question 26

짜증을 내다

Answer 26

to get annoyed at (someone)

Question 27

기운이 없다

Answer 27

to have no strength or energy

Question 28

남의 떡이 더 커 보인다

Answer 28

The grass is always greener on the other side. ## Footnote Literally, “Other people’s rice cakes look bigger.”

Question 29

번역하다

Answer 29

to translate (from one language to another)

Question 30

잔디

Answer 30

grass, a lawn ## Footnote (not wild grass but grass that is trimmed and tended)

Question 31

표현하다

Answer 31

to express (a thought or idea)

Question 32

고진감래

Answer 32

No pain, no gain. ## Footnote Literally, “Sweet comes after bitter.”

Question 33

서두르다

Answer 33

to rush, to hurry

Question 34

망치다

Answer 34

to ruin, to mess up

Question 35

능력

Answer 35

power, ability, competence

Question 36

고귀하다

Answer 36

to be noble, to be honorable

Question 37

금강산도 식후경

Answer 37

Eating takes priority over any other activity. ## Footnote Literally, “Even at Geumgang Mountain, one eats before sightseeing.”

Question 38

고생 끝에 낙이 온다

Answer 38

No pain, no gain. ## Footnote Literally, “Pleasure comes after difficulty.”

Question 39

가는 말이 고와야 오는 말이 곱다

Answer 39

What goes around comes around. ## Footnote Literally, “If you want to hear something beautiful, you must say something beautiful.”

Question 40

원숭이도 나무에서 떨어진다

Answer 40

Everyone makes mistakes sometimes. ## Footnote Literally, “Even monkeys fall out of trees.”

Question 41

세 살 버릇 여든까지 간다

Answer 41

Old habits die hard. ## Footnote Literally, “Habits at three years of age will last until eighty.”

Question 42

그 아버지에 그 아들

Answer 42

Like father, like son. ## Footnote Literally, “The son is in the father.”

Question 43

하나를 보면 열을 안다

Answer 43

You can judge someone’s character from their behavior. ## Footnote Literally, “If you see one, you know ten.”

Question 44

매도 먼저 맞는 게 낫다

Answer 44

If you have to do something unpleasant, it’s better to get it out of the way as soon as possible. ## Footnote Literally, “Even with a beating, it’s better to go first.”

Question 45

지저분하다

Answer 45

to be dirty, to be messy

Question 46

알아맞히다

Answer 46

to guess correctly, to figure out

Question 47

점수를 얻다

Answer 47

to earn a point

Question 48

시

Answer 48

poetry, poem

Question 49

외우다

Answer 49

to memorize

Question 50

불러주다

Answer 50

to call (someone’s name)

Question 51

몸짓

Answer 51

gesture, motion

Question 52

-에 지나지 않다

Answer 52

to be only, to be no more than

Question 53

빛깔

Answer 53

color

Question 54

향기

Answer 54

scent, aroma

Question 55

잊혀지다

Answer 55

to be forgotten

Question 56

시인

Answer 56

poet

Question 57

존재

Answer 57

existence

Question 58

그늘

Answer 58

shade (of a tree)

Question 59

그루

Answer 59

the counting word for trees

Question 60

나무 한 그루

Answer 60

one tree

Question 61

눈이 부시다

Answer 61

there is a glare los ojos son deslumbrados

Question 62

햇살

Answer 62

sunlight, sunshine

Question 63

세상

Answer 63

the world

Question 64

방울

Answer 64

drop (of liquid) gota

Question 65

한 방울 눈물

Answer 65

one tear

Question 66

고요하다

Answer 66

to be silent, to be calm

Question 67

고통

Answer 67

pain, suffering

Question 68

해당하다

Answer 68

to correspond to, to apply to

Question 69

시행

Answer 69

line of poetry

Question 70

극복하다

Answer 70

to overcome, to get over

Question 71

진정한 기쁨

Answer 71

true joy

Question 72

슬픔을 나누다

Answer 72

to share (someone’s) sorrow

Question 73

낭독하다

Answer 73

to read aloud (a poem, for example)