Colds, fevers and small injuries, the doctor and the chemist.
Where it hurts is the subject of 아프다: 목이 아파요, “my throat hurts”. Medicine is eaten, not taken — 약을 먹다 — even when it is a syrup. A cold is something you get caught by: 감기에 걸렸어요. In Korea people usually go straight to a small clinic for the problem they have — ear, nose and throat, children, eyes — and collect the medicine at a chemist next door.
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Verb (7)
앓다to be ill (with), suffer fromVerb2
동생이 감기를 일주일 동안 앓았어요.My younger brother was ill with a cold for a week.
Said [알타].
다치다to get hurt, injureVerb2
어제 계단에서 넘어져서 다쳤어요.I fell on the stairs yesterday and hurt myself.
데다to burn yourself, scaldVerb2
뜨거운 물에 손을 데었어요.I scalded my hand with hot water.
바르다to put on, apply (cream)Verb2
다친 곳에 이 약을 바르세요.Put this ointment on where you hurt yourself.
Irregular: 발라요, 발랐어요.
낫다to get better, recoverVerb2
감기가 다 나았어요.My cold has completely gone.
Irregular: 나아요, 나았어요.
나아지다to improve, get betterVerb2
약을 먹고 조금 나아졌어요.I took the medicine and feel a little better.
쉬다to restVerb2
오늘은 집에서 쉬세요.Rest at home today.
Noun (26)
감기cold (illness)Noun1
감기 때문에 학교에 못 갔어요.I couldn't go to school because of a cold.
목감기sore throat (from a cold)Noun2
목감기 때문에 말하기가 힘들어요.It is hard to talk because of my sore throat.
약medicineNoun1
이 약은 하루에 세 번 드세요.Take this medicine three times a day.
알약tablet, pillNoun2
알약을 잘 못 삼켜요.I'm not good at swallowing pills.
감기약cold medicineNoun2
감기약을 먹고 일찍 잤어요.I took some cold medicine and went to bed early.
의사doctorNoun2
제 언니는 의사예요.My older sister is a doctor.
Addressed as 의사 선생님.
간호사nurseNoun2
간호사가 제 이름을 불렀어요.The nurse called my name.
약국chemist's, pharmacyNoun2
약국은 몇 시에 문을 닫아요?What time does the chemist's close?
이비인후과ear, nose and throat clinicNoun2
코가 막혀서 이비인후과에 갔어요.My nose was blocked, so I went to an ear, nose and throat clinic.
Where people in Korea go with a cold.
소아과children's clinicNoun2
아이가 열이 나서 소아과에 갔어요.My child had a temperature, so we went to the children's clinic.
병illness, diseaseNoun2
큰 병이 아니에요, 걱정하지 마세요.It is nothing serious, do not worry.
The same word is a bottle.
열fever, temperatureNoun2
아이가 열이 많이 나요.The child has a high temperature.
To have a temperature is 열이 나다; the same word is the number ten.
체온계thermometerNoun2
체온계로 열을 재 보세요.Take your temperature with the thermometer.
기침coughNoun2
밤에 기침이 심해요.My cough is bad at night.
To cough is 기침을 하다.
설사diarrhoeaNoun2
어제부터 설사를 해요.I have had diarrhoea since yesterday.
숨breathNoun2
계단을 올라가서 숨이 차요.I am out of breath from climbing the stairs.
숨이 차다 is to be out of breath.
파스medicated patch (for aches)Noun2
허리가 아파서 파스를 붙이고 잤어요.My back hurt, so I put on a pain-relief patch and went to sleep.
기운energy, strengthNoun2
아파서 기운이 하나도 없어요.I am ill and have no energy at all.
상태condition, stateNoun2
오늘은 몸 상태가 좋아요.I feel in good shape today.
안약eye dropsNoun2
눈이 아파서 안약을 넣었어요.My eyes hurt, so I put in some eye drops.
눈병eye infectionNoun2
눈병이 나서 학교에 안 갔어요.I had an eye infection, so I stayed off school.
충치tooth decay; a bad toothNoun2
단 음식을 많이 먹어서 충치가 생겼어요.I ate a lot of sweet things and got a cavity.
시력eyesightNoun2
시력이 나빠서 안경을 써요.My eyesight is poor, so I wear glasses.
혈액형blood typeNoun2
혈액형이 뭐예요?What is your blood type?
A common small-talk question in Korea.
담배cigarette; tobaccoNoun2
삼촌은 작년에 담배를 끊었어요.My uncle gave up smoking last year.
To smoke is 담배를 피우다.
잠sleepNoun2
요즘 잠을 잘 못 자요.I have not been sleeping well lately.
Adjective (3)
아프다to hurt; to be illAdjective1
어디가 아프세요?Where does it hurt?
Irregular: 아파요, 아팠어요.
심하다to be serious, severeAdjective2
감기가 심해서 회사에 못 갔어요.My cold was so bad I could not go to work.
건강하다to be healthyAdjective2
할아버지는 아직 건강하세요.My grandfather is still in good health.
Phrase (4)
감기에 걸리다to catch a coldPhrase2
비를 맞아서 감기에 걸렸어요.I got caught in the rain and came down with a cold.
약을 먹다to take medicinePhrase2
식사 후에 약을 먹어요.I take my medicine after meals.
Literally “eat medicine”; to an older person, 약을 드세요.
살이 찌다to put on weightPhrase2
요즘 살이 많이 쪘어요.I have put on a lot of weight lately.
살을 빼다to lose weightPhrase2
여름 전에 살을 빼고 싶어요.I want to lose weight before the summer.
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