Usages of meonjeo
그런데 어떤 단어를 먼저 외워야 할지 모르겠어요.geureonde eotteon daneoreul meonjeo oewoya halji moreugesseoyo.
But I don’t know which word I should memorize first.
어떤 표현을 먼저 배우고 싶어요?eotteon pyohyeoneul meonjeo bae-ugo sipeoyo?
Which expression do you want to learn first?
공항에 도착하면 먼저 탑승권을 확인해요.gonghange dochakhamyeon meonjeo tapseunggwoneul hwaginhaeyo.
When you arrive at the airport, first check your boarding pass.
쓰레기통 옆에 먼지가 많아서 먼저 치워야 해.sseuregitong yeope meonjiga manhaseo meonjeo chiwoya hae.
There’s a lot of dust next to the trash can, so I have to clean that first.
새 이웃이 먼저 인사해 줬어요.sae iusi meonjeo insahae jwosseoyo.
The new neighbor greeted me first.
피곤해도 숙제를 먼저 해요.pigonhaedo sukjereul meonjeo haeyo.
Even if I’m tired, I do my homework first.
링크가 이상해서 클릭하려다가 먼저 주소를 다시 확인했어.ringkeuga isanghaeseo keullikharyeodaga meonjeo jusoreul dasi hwaginhaesseo.
The link looked strange, so I was about to click it but checked the address first.
이 보고서는 오늘 안에 인쇄해야 해서 프린터를 먼저 켰어.i bogoseoneun oneul ane inswaehaeya haeseo peurinteoreul meonjeo kyeosseo.
I have to print this report by today, so I turned on the printer first.
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