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Usages of swida
일이 끝나면 잠시 쉬어요.iri kkeutnamyeon jamsi swieoyo.
When work is done, I rest for a moment.
주말에는 집에서 쉬어요.jumareneun jibeseo swieoyo.
I rest at home on weekends.
퇴근하고 나서 집에서 쉬어요.toegeunhago naseo jibeseo swieoyo.
I rest at home after leaving work.
눈이 아파서 잠깐 쉬었어요.nuni apaseo jamkkan swieosseoyo.
My eyes hurt, so I took a short rest.
토요일과 일요일에는 집에서 쉬어요.toyoilgwa iryoireneun jibeseo swieoyo.
On Saturday and Sunday, I rest at home.
저는 이틀 동안 집에서 쉬었어요.jeoneun iteul dongan jibeseo swieosseoyo.
I rested at home for two days.
휴게실에서 잠깐 쉬어요.hyugesireseo jamkkan swieoyo.
I take a short rest in the lounge.
청소 직원이 로비에서 잠깐 쉬어요.cheongso jigwoni robieseo jamkkan swieoyo.
The cleaning staff rests for a moment in the lobby.
우리는 결국 집에서 쉬었어요.urineun gyeolguk jibeseo swieosseoyo.
In the end, we rested at home.
피곤하니까 집에서 쉬어요.pigonhanikka jibeseo swieoyo.
Because I’m tired, I rest at home.
공부를 그만하고 쉬어요.gongbureul geumanhago swieoyo.
I stop studying and rest.
대부분 사람들은 연휴에 쉬어.daebubun saramdeureun yeonhyue swieo.
Most people rest on long weekends.
방학에는 그냥 쉬고 싶어, 별로 계획 없어.banghageneun geunyang swigo sipeo, byeollo gyehoek eobseo.
During vacation, I just want to rest; I don’t really have plans.
약 먹고 쉬면 금방 나아.yak meokgo swimyeon geumbang naa.
If you take medicine and rest, you’ll get better quickly.
오늘은 최대한 제대로 쉬자.oneureun choedaehan jedaero swija.
Let’s rest properly as much as possible today.
퇴근하고 집에서 샤워하고 쉬어요.toegeunhago jibeseo syawohago swieoyo.
After work, I shower at home and rest.
지금부터 십 분만 쉬어요.jigeumbuteo sip bunman swieoyo.
Let’s rest for just ten minutes starting now.
배가 아파서 오늘은 집에서 쉬어요.baega apaseo oneureun jibeseo swieoyo.
My stomach hurts, so I’m resting at home today.
오늘은 집에서 쉬고 음악을 들어요.oneureun jibeseo swigo eumageul deureoyo.
Today I rest at home and listen to music.
화가 나면 잠깐 쉬어요.hwaga namyeon jamkkan swieoyo.
When I get angry, I take a short rest.
오늘은 집에서 조용히 쉴까 해요.oneureun jibeseo joyonghi swilkka haeyo.
I’m thinking of resting quietly at home today.
지금 너무 피곤해서 잠깐 쉬어요.jigeum neomu pigonhaeseo jamkkan swieoyo.
I’m so tired right now, so I’m resting for a moment.
시험이 끝나면 집에서 조용히 쉴 거예요.siheomi kkeutnamyeon jibeseo joyonghi swil geoyeyo.
When the exam ends, I will rest quietly at home.
숙제를 다 끝내고 나서 집에서 쉬어요.sukjereul da kkeutnaego naseo jibeseo swieoyo.
After I finish all my homework, I rest at home.
비가 와서 하루 종일 집에서 쉬었어요.biga waseo haru jongil jibeseo swieosseoyo.
Because it rained, I rested at home all day.
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