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Daily routine
Waking up, washing, eating, setting off and going to sleep.
Korean splits washing up by what is washed: the face is 세수하다, the hair 머리를 감다, the teeth 이를 닦다, and hands or anything else 씻다. 아침 is both the morning and breakfast, and the same goes for lunch and dinner — 아침을 먹다 is to have breakfast. Around a mealtime, 식사하셨어요?, “have you eaten?”, is a polite greeting rather than an invitation.
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세수하다to wash one's faceVerb2
일어나면 먼저 세수해요.When I get up, the first thing I do is wash my face.
샤워하다to take a showerVerb2
운동하고 나서 샤워했어요.I took a shower after exercising.
목욕하다to take a bathVerb2
자기 전에 따뜻한 물로 목욕했어요.I had a warm bath before going to bed.
양치하다to brush one's teethVerb2
자기 전에 꼭 양치하세요.Make sure you brush your teeth before bed.
Means the same as 이를 닦다 and is heard more often.
빗다to comb; to brush (hair)Verb2
거울 앞에서 머리를 빗었어요.I combed my hair in front of the mirror.
면도하다to shaveVerb2
아버지는 매일 아침 면도하세요.My father shaves every morning.
식사하다to have a mealVerb2
식사하셨어요?Have you eaten?
The polite word; with friends it is 밥 먹었어?
출발하다to set off; to departVerb2
내일 아침 일곱 시에 출발해요.We set off at seven tomorrow morning.
도착하다to arriveVerb2
회사에 몇 시에 도착했어요?What time did you get to the office?
나서다to set out; to leave (the house)Verb2
여덟 시에 집을 나서요.I leave the house at eight.
깨다to wake upVerb2
전화 소리에 잠이 깼어요.The phone woke me up.
Waking is 잠이 깨다; getting out of bed is 일어나다.
깨우다to wake (someone) upVerb2
내일 여섯 시에 깨워 주세요.Please wake me up at six tomorrow.
잠들다to fall asleepVerb2
아기가 방금 잠들었어요.The baby has just fallen asleep.
밤새우다to stay up all nightVerb2
시험 때문에 어젯밤에 밤새웠어요.I stayed up all night because of the exam.
Adverb (4)
규칙적으로regularlyAdverb2
규칙적으로 운동하려고 해요.I try to exercise regularly.
매일every dayAdverb1
매일 한국어를 삼십 분씩 공부해요.I study Korean for thirty minutes every day.
보통usually; normallyAdverb2
보통 몇 시에 자요?What time do you usually go to bed?
밤늦게late at nightAdverb2
어제는 밤늦게까지 일했어요.Yesterday I worked until late at night.
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