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Work and jobs
The office, the people in it, and getting there and back.
Korean asks what somebody does with 무슨 일 하세요?, literally “what work do you do?”. Going to work and leaving it each have a verb of their own, 출근하다 and 퇴근하다, and where English says someone works for a company, Korean usually says they attend it: 회사에 다녀요. The boss is 사장님, with the honorific 님 — and so is the owner of any shop or restaurant.
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출근하다to go to work; to get to workVerb2
저는 보통 아홉 시까지 출근해요.I usually get to work by nine.
퇴근하다to leave work; to finish for the dayVerb2
오늘은 여섯 시에 퇴근했어요.I left work at six today.
취직하다to get a jobVerb2
형이 지난달에 은행에 취직했어요.My older brother got a job at a bank last month.
구하다to look for; to find (a job, a room, a person)Verb2
방학 동안 일할 사람을 구해요.We are looking for someone to work during the holidays.
벌다to earn (money)Verb2
돈을 벌어서 여행을 가고 싶어요.I want to earn some money and go travelling.
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