Usages of ilgda
에릭이 읽어요.erigi ilgeoyo.
Erik is reading.
도서관에서 책을 읽어요.doseogwaneseo chaegeul ilgeoyo.
I read a book at the library.
나는 책을 읽어요.naneun chaegeul ilgeoyo.
I read a book.
나는 책을 읽고 있어요.naneun chaegeul ilggo isseoyo.
I am reading a book.
저는 주말마다 책을 읽어요.jeoneun jumalmada chaegeul ilgeoyo.
I read a book every weekend.
교과서를 자세히 읽어요.gyogwaseoreul jasehi ilgeoyo.
I read the textbook in detail.
친구한테 받은 편지를 읽어.chinguhante badeun pyeonjireul ilgeo.
Read the letter you received from a friend.
에릭이 책을 한 권 읽어요.erigi chaegeul han gwon ilgeoyo.
Erik reads one book.
내가 보낸 문자를 친구가 읽었어요.naega bonaen munjareul chinguga ilgeosseoyo.
My friend read the text message that I sent.
상사가 보낸 이메일을 읽어요.sangsaga bonaen imeireul ilgeoyo.
I read the email that the boss sent.
지하철에서 책을 읽어요.jihacheoreseo chaegeul ilgeoyo.
I read a book on the subway.
아침 식탁에서 커피를 마시거나 책을 읽어요.achim siktageseo keopireul masigeona chaegeul ilgeoyo.
At the breakfast table, I either drink coffee or read a book.
거실에서 책을 읽어요.geosireseo chaegeul ilgeoyo.
I read a book in the living room.
침대에서 책을 읽고 있어요.chimdaeeseo chaegeul ilggo isseoyo.
I am reading a book on the bed.
발음을 연습하려면 이 표현을 소리 내어 읽어도 돼요?bareumeul yeonseupharyeomyeon i pyohyeoneul sori naeeo ilgeodo dwaeyo?
If I want to practice pronunciation, can I read this expression aloud?
책을 소리 내어 읽어요.chaegeul sori naeeo ilgeoyo.
I read the book aloud.
저는 책을 두 권 읽어요.jeoneun chaegeul du gwon ilgeoyo.
I read two books.
친구와 같이 집에서 책을 읽어요.chinguwa gati jibeseo chaegeul ilgeoyo.
I read a book at home together with a friend.
내가 다음에 읽을 책을 골랐어.naega da-eume ilgeul chaegeul gollasseo.
I chose the book I’ll read next.
지난번 읽던 책이 재미있고 감동적이었어.jinanbeon ilgdeon chaegi jaemiissgo gamdongjeogieosseo.
The book I was reading last time was interesting and touching.
저는 내일 도서관에 가서 책을 읽고 싶어요.jeoneun naeil doseogwane gaseo chaegeul ilggo sipeoyo.
I want to go to the library tomorrow and read a book.
도서관에 가서 책을 읽어요.doseogwane gaseo chaegeul ilgeoyo.
I go to the library and read a book.
친구가 내 이름을 잘못 읽어서 다시 말했어요.chinguga nae ireumeul jalmos ilgeoseo dasi malhaesseoyo.
My friend misread my name, so I said it again.
책을 읽다가 졸려서 잠들었어요.chaegeul ilgdaga jollyeoseo jamdeureosseoyo.
I was reading a book and got sleepy, so I fell asleep.
제가 잘못 읽었어요.jega jalmos ilgeosseoyo.
I read it wrong.
아침마다 도서관에 가서 책을 읽어요.achimmada doseogwane gaseo chaegeul ilgeoyo.
Every morning I go to the library and read a book.
책을 다 읽었어요.chaegeul da ilgeosseoyo.
I read the whole book.
다음에 도서관에서 함께 책을 읽어요.da-eume doseogwaneseo hamkke chaegeul ilgeoyo.
Next time, let’s read a book together at the library.
나는 지하철에서 천천히 책을 읽어.naneun jihacheoreseo cheoncheonhi chaegeul ilgeo.
I read a book slowly on the subway.
하루에 책을 한 권 읽어요.harue chaegeul han gwon ilgeoyo.
I read one book a day.
책을 천천히 읽어요.chaegeul cheoncheonhi ilgeoyo.
I read the book slowly.
도서관 규정을 읽어야 해요.doseogwan gyujeongeul ilgeoya haeyo.
You have to read the library regulations.
나는 후기 몇 개만 읽고 갔어.naneun hugi myeot gaeman ilggo gasseo.
I just read a few reviews and went.
후기를 읽고 나서 예약했어요.hugireul ilggo naseo yeyakhaesseoyo.
After reading reviews, I made a reservation.
저는 도서관에서 소설을 읽어요.jeoneun doseogwaneseo soseoreul ilgeoyo.
I read a novel at the library.
예문을 두 번씩 읽고 말해 봐.yemuneul du beonssik ilggo malhae bwa.
Try reading the example sentences twice and saying them.
남자가 도서관에서 책을 읽어요.namjaga doseogwaneseo chaegeul ilgeoyo.
A man reads a book at the library.
나는 땅콩 알레르기가 있어서 성분표를 읽는 데 시간이 걸려.naneun ttangkong allereugiga isseoseo seongbunpyoreul ilgneun de sigani geollyeo.
I have a peanut allergy, so it takes time to read the ingredient label.
성분표를 읽는 데 시간이 걸려요.seongbunpyoreul ilgneun de sigani geollyeoyo.
It takes time to read the ingredient label.
예문을 많이 읽을수록 문법이 쉬워져요.yemuneul manhi ilgeulsurok munbeobi swiwojyeoyo.
The more you read example sentences, the easier grammar becomes.
저는 밤에 조용한 데서 소설을 읽으면 더 몰입하게 돼요.jeoneun bame joyonghan deseo soseoreul ilgeumyeon deo moriphage dwaeyo.
When I read a novel in a quiet place at night, I get more immersed.
이 책은 읽을수록 재미있어요.i chaegeun ilgeulsurok jaemiisseoyo.
The more I read this book, the more interesting it is.
주말에는 책을 많이 읽어요.jumareneun chaegeul manhi ilgeoyo.
On weekends, I read a lot of books.
선생님이 예문을 소리 내어 읽으라고 했어요.seonsaengnimi yemuneul sori naeeo ilgeurago haesseoyo.
The teacher told me to read the example sentences aloud.
저는 요즘 종이책보다 전자책을 더 자주 읽어요.jeoneun yojeum jongichaekboda jeonjachaegeul deo jaju ilgeoyo.
These days I read e-books more often than paper books.
지하철에서 종이책보다 전자책을 더 자주 읽다 보니 예전보다 책을 더 많이 읽게 됐어.jihacheoreseo jongichaekboda jeonjachaegeul deo jaju ilgda boni yejeonboda chaegeul deo manhi ilgge dwaesseo.
After reading e-books more often than paper books on the subway, I ended up reading more books than before.
메시지를 다시 읽고 나서야 내가 실수한 걸 알았어요.mesijireul dasi ilggo naseoya naega silsuhan geol arasseoyo.
Only after reading the message again did I realize that I had made a mistake.
보고서를 다 읽고 나서 답장할게요.bogoseoreul da ilggo naseo dapjanghalgeyo.
I’ll reply after I finish reading the report.
책을 읽을 때는 안경을 써요.chaegeul ilgeul ttaeneun angyeongeul sseoyo.
I wear glasses when I read a book.
방 전구가 갑자기 나가서 밤에 책을 못 읽었어요.bang jeonguga gapjagi nagaseo bame chaegeul mos ilgeosseoyo.
The room’s light bulb suddenly went out, so I couldn’t read at night.
이 앱은 사용법이 간단해서 설명서를 길게 읽을 필요는 없어.i aebeun sayongbeobi gandanhaeseo seolmyeongseoreul gilge ilgeul piryoneun eobseo.
This app is easy to use, so you don’t need to read the manual for long.
이 만화는 읽을수록 재미있어요.i manhwaneun ilgeulsurok jaemiisseoyo.
This comic gets more interesting the more you read it.
이 앱 사용법을 읽고 나서 써 봐요.i aep sayongbeobeul ilggo naseo sseo bwayo.
Try using this app after reading the instructions.
계약서를 급하게 읽느라 중요한 조건을 하나 못 봤어.gyeyakseoreul geuphage ilgneura jungyohan jogeoneul hana mos bwasseo.
I missed an important condition because I read the contract in a hurry.
어제 읽던 소설은 책갈피를 꽂아 두고 나왔어.eoje ilgdeon soseoreun chaekgalpireul kkoja dugo nawasseo.
I left the novel I was reading yesterday with a bookmark in it.
어제 읽던 책에 책갈피를 꽂아 두었어요.eoje ilgdeon chaege chaekgalpireul kkoja dueosseoyo.
I left a bookmark in the book I was reading yesterday.
저는 밤에 조용한 데서 소설을 읽곤 해요.jeoneun bame joyonghan deseo soseoreul ilggon haeyo.
I tend to read novels in quiet places at night.
오늘 아침에 신문을 읽다가 재미있는 기사를 봤어.oneul achime sinmuneul ilgdaga jaemiissneun gisareul bwasseo.
I was reading the newspaper this morning and saw an interesting article.
카페에서는 신문보다 잡지를 천천히 읽는 편이야.kapeeseoneun sinmunboda japjireul cheoncheonhi ilgneun pyeoniya.
At cafés, I tend to read magazines slowly rather than newspapers.
이 잡지에 나온 광고가 너무 많아서 읽기 조금 불편했어.i japjie naon gwanggoga neomu manhaseo ilggi jogeum bulpyeonhaesseo.
There were too many ads in this magazine, so it was a little hard to read.
내가 좋아하는 작가의 새 소설은 줄거리가 쉬워서 독자들이 쉽게 읽을 수 있어.naega johahaneun jakgaui sae soseoreun julgeoriga swiwoseo dokjadeuri swipge ilgeul su isseo.
The new novel by the writer I like has an easy plot, so readers can read it easily.
그 책은 길지 않아서 주말에 읽을 만해.geu chaegeun gilji anhaseo jumare ilgeul manhae.
That book isn’t long, so it’s worth reading on the weekend.
친구가 줄거리를 미리 말해 버려서 아직 안 읽은 독자들은 화날 것 같아.chinguga julgeorireul miri malhae beoryeoseo ajik an ilgeun dokjadeureun hwanal geos gata.
My friend spoiled the plot in advance, so readers who haven’t read it yet will probably get upset.
사촌이 추천한 작가 인터뷰를 보고 나니까 그 소설을 읽고 싶어졌어.sachoni chucheonhan jakga inteobyureul bogo nanikka geu soseoreul ilggo sipeojyeosseo.
After watching the writer interview my cousin recommended, I wanted to read the novel.
조카가 오면 같이 만화를 읽어요.jokaga omyeon gati manhwareul ilgeoyo.
When my nephew comes, we read comic books together.
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