Week 8

Question 1

先

선

Answer 1

Meaning: 먼저 (first)

• 선생님 (teacher)
• 선배 (senior)
• 선조 (ancestor)
• 우선 (first of all)

Question 2

請

청

Answer 2

Meaning: 청하다 (to ask for)

• 요청하다 (to request)
• 초청하다 (to invite)
• 초청장 (invitation)
• 신청하다 (to apply)
• 신청서 (application)

Question 3

相

상

Answer 3

Meaning: 서로 (each)

• 상의하다 (to consult)
• 상담하다 (to counsel)
• 상관하다 (to be related)
• 상관없다 (to not matter)
• 상대적으로 (relatively)

Question 4

議

의

Answer 4

Meaning: 의논하다 (to discuss)

• 상의하다 (to consult)
• 회의 (meeting)
• 의논하다 (to discuss)
• 논의하다 (to formally discuss)
• 건의하다 (to propose)

Question 5

話

화

Answer 5

Meaning: 말씀

• 대화 (conversation)
• 화제 (topic of conversation)
• 통화하다
• 전화하다

Question 6

高

고

Answer 6

Meaning: 높다

• 최고 (best)
• 고급 (high level)
• 고등학교 (high school)
• 고학력 (highly educated)
• 고온 (high temperature)

Question 7

低

저

Answer 7

Meaning: 낮다 (to be low)

• 최저 (lowest)
• 저온 (low temperature)
• 저렴하다 (to be inexpensive)
• 저음 (low voice)
• 저질 (low-grade)

Question 8

絶

절

Answer 8

Meaning: 끊다 to cut off

• 거절하다 (to refuse)
• 절망하다/좌절하다 (to despair)
• 절대로 (never)
• 절교하다 (end a friendship)

Question 9

半

반

Answer 9

Meaning: 반 half

• 반말 (informal speech)
• 반년 (half a year)
• 한반도 (Korean Peninsula)
• 전반부 first half ↔ 후반부 latter half