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Traffic and road safety
Driving, crossing, parking, and what happens when something goes wrong on the road.
An accident in Korean is not something you have but something that comes out: 사고가 나다. A driver who causes one 사고를 내다, “puts one out”. Korea drives on the right, and the lights are named by colour, 빨간불 and 초록불, though many people call green 파란불, “the blue light”. Signs and announcements use the formal -습니다 style; in conversation the same words come with -아요.
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운전하다to driveVerb2
밤에 비가 올 때 운전하는 건 위험해요.Driving at night in the rain is dangerous.
후진하다to reverse (a vehicle)Verb3
주차할 때는 뒤를 잘 보고 천천히 후진하세요.When you park, look behind you carefully and reverse slowly.
과속하다to speedVerb3
과속하다가 단속 카메라에 찍혔어요.I was caught by a speed camera while speeding.
주의하다to take care, watch outVerb3
비 오는 날에는 미끄러지지 않게 주의하세요.On rainy days take care not to slip.
부딪치다to collide, crash intoVerb3
자전거끼리 부딪쳐서 두 사람 다 넘어졌어요.Two bicycles collided and both riders fell off.
Being hit by something is 부딪히다.
치이다to be run over, be hit (by a vehicle)Verb3
길을 건너던 고양이가 차에 치일 뻔했어요.A cat crossing the road was nearly run over by a car.
주차하다to parkVerb2
이 건물 앞에는 주차하면 안 돼요.You may not park in front of this building.
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