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em 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 그-- -아요 커_ 그__ 작__ 커- 그-고 작-요 ---------- 커요 그리고 작아요 0
ke-yo----ag---o k____ – j______ k-o-o – j-g-a-o --------------- keoyo – jag-ayo
The elephant is big. 코끼리는 --. 코___ 커__ 코-리- 커-. -------- 코끼리는 커요. 0
ke-y--- jag-ayo k____ – j______ k-o-o – j-g-a-o --------------- keoyo – jag-ayo
The mouse is small. 쥐는 --요. 쥐_ 작___ 쥐- 작-요- ------- 쥐는 작아요. 0
k--y--geu-i-o jag---o k____ g______ j______ k-o-o g-u-i-o j-g-a-o --------------------- keoyo geuligo jag-ayo
dark and bright 어--- 그리- -아요 어___ 그__ 밝__ 어-워- 그-고 밝-요 ------------ 어두워요 그리고 밝아요 0
keo-- --u-igo-jag-ayo k____ g______ j______ k-o-o g-u-i-o j-g-a-o --------------------- keoyo geuligo jag-ayo
The night is dark. 밤은 어두워-. 밤_ 어____ 밤- 어-워-. -------- 밤은 어두워요. 0
keoy- ---li-o------yo k____ g______ j______ k-o-o g-u-i-o j-g-a-o --------------------- keoyo geuligo jag-ayo
The day is bright. 낮은 -아-. 낮_ 밝___ 낮- 밝-요- ------- 낮은 밝아요. 0
ko-----neun -e--o. k__________ k_____ k-k-i-i-e-n k-o-o- ------------------ kokkilineun keoyo.
old and young 늙----그리- 젊--요 늙___ 그__ 젊___ 늙-어- 그-고 젊-어- ------------- 늙었어요 그리고 젊었어요 0
k---ili-e-n--eo--. k__________ k_____ k-k-i-i-e-n k-o-o- ------------------ kokkilineun keoyo.
Our grandfather is very old. 우리- ----는--우-늙-어요. 우__ 할____ 매_ 늙____ 우-의 할-버-는 매- 늙-어-. ------------------ 우리의 할아버지는 매우 늙었어요. 0
k----l-n-u--keo-o. k__________ k_____ k-k-i-i-e-n k-o-o- ------------------ kokkilineun keoyo.
70 years ago he was still young. 칠십-년 ----는-아------. 칠_ 년 전_ 그_ 아_ 젊____ 칠- 년 전- 그- 아- 젊-어-. ------------------- 칠십 년 전에 그는 아직 젊었어요. 0
jwin----------o. j______ j_______ j-i-e-n j-g-a-o- ---------------- jwineun jag-ayo.
beautiful and ugly 아-다-요-그리고---겼어요 아____ 그__ 못____ 아-다-요 그-고 못-겼-요 --------------- 아름다워요 그리고 못생겼어요 0
j-----n jag-ay-. j______ j_______ j-i-e-n j-g-a-o- ---------------- jwineun jag-ayo.
The butterfly is beautiful. 나-- -름---. 나__ 아_____ 나-는 아-다-요- ---------- 나비는 아름다워요. 0
jwi-e-- -ag----. j______ j_______ j-i-e-n j-g-a-o- ---------------- jwineun jag-ayo.
The spider is ugly. 거미--못-겼어요. 거__ 못_____ 거-는 못-겼-요- ---------- 거미는 못생겼어요. 0
eo-uw--o geu-i-- -al----o e_______ g______ b_______ e-d-w-y- g-u-i-o b-l---y- ------------------------- eoduwoyo geuligo balg-ayo
fat and thin 뚱뚱해요 --고 말랐-요 뚱___ 그__ 말___ 뚱-해- 그-고 말-어- ------------- 뚱뚱해요 그리고 말랐어요 0
e---wo----euli-o--a---ayo e_______ g______ b_______ e-d-w-y- g-u-i-o b-l---y- ------------------------- eoduwoyo geuligo balg-ayo
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. 백--로가-나-는 여-는 뚱뚱-요. 백 킬__ 나__ 여__ 뚱____ 백 킬-가 나-는 여-는 뚱-해-. ------------------- 백 킬로가 나가는 여자는 뚱뚱해요. 0
eodu-o-- -e-ligo--------o e_______ g______ b_______ e-d-w-y- g-u-i-o b-l---y- ------------------------- eoduwoyo geuligo balg-ayo
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. 오십-킬------ 남-는--랐어-. 오_ 킬__ 나__ 남__ 말____ 오- 킬-가 나-는 남-는 말-어-. -------------------- 오십 킬로가 나가는 남자는 말랐어요. 0
b---e-- e----o-o. b______ e________ b-m-e-n e-d-w-y-. ----------------- bam-eun eoduwoyo.
expensive and cheap 비싸요 --고-싸요 비__ 그__ 싸_ 비-요 그-고 싸- ---------- 비싸요 그리고 싸요 0
b---eun eod-----. b______ e________ b-m-e-n e-d-w-y-. ----------------- bam-eun eoduwoyo.
The car is expensive. 자-차는---요. 자___ 비___ 자-차- 비-요- --------- 자동차는 비싸요. 0
bam--u- eo-uwoyo. b______ e________ b-m-e-n e-d-w-y-. ----------------- bam-eun eoduwoyo.
The newspaper is cheap. 신-은 싸-. 신__ 싸__ 신-은 싸-. ------- 신문은 싸요. 0
n-j--un --l---y-. n______ b________ n-j-e-n b-l---y-. ----------------- naj-eun balg-ayo.

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