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en Big – small   »   ko 커요 – 작아요

68 [sixty-eight]

Big – small

Big – small

68 [예순여덟]

68 [yesun-yeodeolb]

커요 – 작아요

[keoyo – jag-ayo]

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big and small 커요-그리- -아요 커_ 그__ 작__ 커- 그-고 작-요 ---------- 커요 그리고 작아요 0
keo-o----ligo -a--a-o k____ g______ j______ k-o-o g-u-i-o j-g-a-o --------------------- keoyo geuligo jag-ayo
The elephant is big. 코끼리는 -요. 코___ 커__ 코-리- 커-. -------- 코끼리는 커요. 0
k-kk-li--un k-oy-. k__________ k_____ k-k-i-i-e-n k-o-o- ------------------ kokkilineun keoyo.
The mouse is small. 쥐는 작-요. 쥐_ 작___ 쥐- 작-요- ------- 쥐는 작아요. 0
jw--e---j-g-a-o. j______ j_______ j-i-e-n j-g-a-o- ---------------- jwineun jag-ayo.
dark and bright 어-워요--리----요 어___ 그__ 밝__ 어-워- 그-고 밝-요 ------------ 어두워요 그리고 밝아요 0
e-d-w-yo-geu-i-o----g-a-o e_______ g______ b_______ e-d-w-y- g-u-i-o b-l---y- ------------------------- eoduwoyo geuligo balg-ayo
The night is dark. 밤--어두-요. 밤_ 어____ 밤- 어-워-. -------- 밤은 어두워요. 0
b-m-eu- eod---y-. b______ e________ b-m-e-n e-d-w-y-. ----------------- bam-eun eoduwoyo.
The day is bright. 낮은--아-. 낮_ 밝___ 낮- 밝-요- ------- 낮은 밝아요. 0
na--e-n b------o. n______ b________ n-j-e-n b-l---y-. ----------------- naj-eun balg-ayo.
old and young 늙-어요 --고 젊었어요 늙___ 그__ 젊___ 늙-어- 그-고 젊-어- ------------- 늙었어요 그리고 젊었어요 0
ne--g--os---o-- g----g- j---m-e-s-----o n______________ g______ j______________ n-u-g-e-s---o-o g-u-i-o j-o-m-e-s---o-o --------------------------------------- neulg-eoss-eoyo geuligo jeolm-eoss-eoyo
Our grandfather is very old. 우리--할---는--- 늙-어요. 우__ 할____ 매_ 늙____ 우-의 할-버-는 매- 늙-어-. ------------------ 우리의 할아버지는 매우 늙었어요. 0
uli-i--al-ab---i---- -ae- n-ul--e--s-e---. u____ h_____________ m___ n_______________ u-i-i h-l-a-e-j-n-u- m-e- n-u-g-e-s---o-o- ------------------------------------------ uliui hal-abeojineun maeu neulg-eoss-eoyo.
70 years ago he was still young. 칠-----에 -- ---젊--요. 칠_ 년 전_ 그_ 아_ 젊____ 칠- 년 전- 그- 아- 젊-어-. ------------------- 칠십 년 전에 그는 아직 젊었어요. 0
c-il-ib --e-- je---e g-un-u- -jig j-olm-eoss---y-. c______ n____ j_____ g______ a___ j_______________ c-i-s-b n-e-n j-o--- g-u-e-n a-i- j-o-m-e-s---o-o- -------------------------------------------------- chilsib nyeon jeon-e geuneun ajig jeolm-eoss-eoyo.
beautiful and ugly 아-다워요 그리고 못생-어요 아____ 그__ 못____ 아-다-요 그-고 못-겼-요 --------------- 아름다워요 그리고 못생겼어요 0
al-um-------g-ul-go-m----a-n---ye-------o a__________ g______ m____________________ a-e-m-a-o-o g-u-i-o m-s-s-e-g-g-e-s---o-o ----------------------------------------- aleumdawoyo geuligo mos-saeng-gyeoss-eoyo
The butterfly is beautiful. 나비는 -름다워요. 나__ 아_____ 나-는 아-다-요- ---------- 나비는 아름다워요. 0
n---n--n----umd---yo. n_______ a___________ n-b-n-u- a-e-m-a-o-o- --------------------- nabineun aleumdawoyo.
The spider is ugly. 거-는-못생겼어-. 거__ 못_____ 거-는 못-겼-요- ---------- 거미는 못생겼어요. 0
g--m----n -----a--g-gy-----e--o. g________ m_____________________ g-o-i-e-n m-s-s-e-g-g-e-s---o-o- -------------------------------- geomineun mos-saeng-gyeoss-eoyo.
fat and thin 뚱뚱-- 그리- 말랐-요 뚱___ 그__ 말___ 뚱-해- 그-고 말-어- ------------- 뚱뚱해요 그리고 말랐어요 0
t--ngtt-ngh------e-ligo -----ss----o t______________ g______ m___________ t-u-g-t-n-h-e-o g-u-i-o m-l-a-s-e-y- ------------------------------------ ttungttunghaeyo geuligo mallass-eoyo
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. 백 킬로- ----여---뚱뚱해-. 백 킬__ 나__ 여__ 뚱____ 백 킬-가 나-는 여-는 뚱-해-. ------------------- 백 킬로가 나가는 여자는 뚱뚱해요. 0
bae--k--lo-a-nag-n-u- ye--ane----t-n-t--ng-aey-. b___ k______ n_______ y________ t_______________ b-e- k-l-o-a n-g-n-u- y-o-a-e-n t-u-g-t-n-h-e-o- ------------------------------------------------ baeg killoga naganeun yeojaneun ttungttunghaeyo.
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. 오- --가-----남자는-말-어-. 오_ 킬__ 나__ 남__ 말____ 오- 킬-가 나-는 남-는 말-어-. -------------------- 오십 킬로가 나가는 남자는 말랐어요. 0
os---k-l-o----a-an--n-n-m--neu---all--s-e-y-. o___ k______ n_______ n________ m____________ o-i- k-l-o-a n-g-n-u- n-m-a-e-n m-l-a-s-e-y-. --------------------------------------------- osib killoga naganeun namjaneun mallass-eoyo.
expensive and cheap 비-- -리- -요 비__ 그__ 싸_ 비-요 그-고 싸- ---------- 비싸요 그리고 싸요 0
b-ss-yo--eu--------yo b______ g______ s____ b-s-a-o g-u-i-o s-a-o --------------------- bissayo geuligo ssayo
The car is expensive. 자-차- -싸-. 자___ 비___ 자-차- 비-요- --------- 자동차는 비싸요. 0
jadon-ch----n-b-ssayo. j____________ b_______ j-d-n-c-a-e-n b-s-a-o- ---------------------- jadongchaneun bissayo.
The newspaper is cheap. 신-은 --. 신__ 싸__ 신-은 싸-. ------- 신문은 싸요. 0
si---n---n --ay-. s_________ s_____ s-n-u---u- s-a-o- ----------------- sinmun-eun ssayo.

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