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Usages of dongryo
동료와 함께 점심을 먹어요.dongryowa hamkke jeomsimeul meogeoyo.
I eat lunch with a colleague.
회의가 끝나고 나서 동료와 이야기해요.hoeuiga kkeutnago naseo dongryowa iyagihaeyo.
After the meeting ends, I talk with a colleague.
업무가 끝나고 나서 동료와 커피를 마셔요.eopmuga kkeutnago naseo dongryowa keopireul masyeoyo.
After finishing work, I drink coffee with a colleague.
동료를 도와요.dongryoreul dowayo.
I help a colleague.
지금 동료와 얘기 중이에요.jigeum dongryowa yaegi jungieyo.
I am talking with a colleague now.
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