Essential Korean Vocabulary. Kyubyong Park

| ~·ha·da understanding | to understand

      네가 집중하지 않기 때문에 설명을 이해하지 못하는 거야. nega jipjunghaji anki ttaemune seolmyeongeul ihaehaji motaneun geoya. You don’t understand the explanation because you aren’t paying attention.

      이해력 i·hae·ryeok power of understanding

      지능 ji·neung intelligence, intellect

      이성 i·seong reason, rationality

      논리 nol·li logic, reasoning

       앞뒤가 맞다 ap·dwi·ga mat·da to be consistent

      네 말은 앞뒤가 안 맞아. ne mareun apdwiga an maja. Your story doesn’t make sense.

      헤아리다 he·a·ri·da to guess, understand

      알아듣다 a·ra·deut·da to understand, follow

      알아듣기 쉽게 말해 줘. aradeutgi swipge malhae jwo. Please tell me in a simple way.

      파악 | ~하다 pa·ak | ~·ha·da grasp, understanding | to understand, grasp

      그녀는 얘기의 요점을 파악하지 못했다. geunyeoneun yaegiui yojeomeul paakaji motaetda. She failed to grasp the point of the story.

      납득 | ~하다 nap·deuk | ~·ha·da understanding | to accept, understand

      네가 나라면 납득할 수 있겠니? nega nara­myeon napdeukal su itgenni? If you were in my place, would you accept this?

      양해 | ~하다 yang·hae | ~·ha·da understanding | to understand

      양해해 주셔서 감사합니다. yanghaehae ju­syeoseo gamsahamnida. Thank you for your understanding.

      오해 | ~하다 o·hae | ~·ha·da misunderstanding | to misunderstand

      내 말 오해하지 마. nae mal ohaehaji ma. Don’t get me wrong.

      착각 | ~하다 chak·gak | ~·ha·da illusion, delusion | to mistake

      죄송해요, 제 친구로 착각했어요. joesonghaeyo, je chinguro chakgakaesseoyo. I’m sorry, I mistook you for my friend.

      혼동 | ~하다 hon·dong | ~·ha·da confusion | to confuse, mistake

      사람들은 자주 저를 제 형하고 혼동해요. sa­ramdeureun jaju jeoreul je hyeonghago hondonghaeyo. People often confuse me for my older brother.

      헷갈리다 het·gal·li·da to be confusing; to be confused

      여기 교통 표지판이 너무 헷갈려요. yeogi gyotong pyojipani neomu hetgallyeoyo. The traffic signs here are very confusing.

      추측 | ~하다 chu·cheuk | ~·ha·da guess, supposition | to guess, suppose

      그것은 추측에 불과하다. geugeoseun chucheuge bulgwahada. It is no more than a guess.

      짐작 | ~하다 jim·jak | ~·ha·da guess, conjecture | to guess, assume

      리모컨이 어디 있을지 전혀 짐작이 안 가. rimokeoni eodi isseulji jeonhyeo jimjagi an ga. I have no idea where the remote might be.

      그럴듯하다 geu·reol·deu·ta·da plausible

      또 그럴듯한 핑계를 생각해 냈구나. tto geu­reoldeutan pinggyereul saenggakae naetguna. You came up with a plausible excuse again.

      예감 ye·gam hunch, premonition

      내 불길한 예감이 맞았어. nae bulgilhan yegami majasseo. My ominous feeling proved right.

      전망 jeon·mang view, prospect, outlook

      취업 전망이 여전히 어두워. chwieop jeonmangi yeojeonhi eoduwo. The outlook on employment remains gloomy.

      가정 | ~하다 ga·jeong | ~·ha·da supposition, speculation, hypothesis | to suppose, assume

      이건 어디까지나 가정이야. igeon eodikkajina gajeongiya. This is a mere hypothesis.

      유추 | ~하다 yu·chu | ~·ha·da inference | to infer

      이 자료로 유추할 수 있는 것은 무엇입니까? i jaryoro yuchuhal su inneun geoseun mueosimnikka? What can be inferred from this data?

      예측 | ~하다 ye·cheuk | ~·ha·da prediction, forecast | to predict, foresee

      사실 내일 날씨는 아무도 예측할 수 없다. sasil laeil lalssineun amudo yecheukal su eopda. Actually, no one can predict tomorrow’s weather.

      예상 | ~하다 ye·sang | ~·ha·da expectation, prediction | to expect, predict

      내가 예상했던 것보다 조금 쉬웠어. naega yesanghaetdeon geotboda jogeum swiwosseo. It was a little easier than I had expected.

      7.4 Researching

      연구 | ~하다 yeon·gu | ~·ha·da study, research | to study, research

      저희는 이 약의 효과에 대한 연구를 하고 있습니다. jeohuineun i yagui hyogwae daehan nyeongureul hago itseumnida. We are doing research on the effects of this medicine.

      탐구 | ~하다 tam·gu | ~·ha·da study, research | to study, research

      이 장에서는 종교와 문명의 관계를 탐구한다. i jangeseoneun jonggyowa munmyeongui gwangyereul tamguhanda. This chapter explores the relationship between religion and civilization.

      증명 | ~하다 jeung·myeong | ~·ha·da proof | to prove, verify

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