dul

Usages of dul

매일 새로운 어휘를 두 개씩 외워 보세요.maeil saeroun eohwireul du gaessik oewo boseyo.
Try memorizing two new vocabulary words every day.
저는 책을 두 권 읽어요.jeoneun chaegeul du gwon ilgeoyo.
I read two books.
서랍이 2개 있어요.seorabi 2gae isseoyo.
There are two drawers.
과일을 두 개 샀어요.gwaireul du gae sasseoyo.
I bought two fruits.
도서관에서 학생 두 명이 공부하고 있어요.doseogwaneseo haksaeng du myeongi gongbuhago isseoyo.
Two students are studying in the library.
어제 두 시간이나 공부했어요.eoje du siganina gongbuhaesseoyo.
I studied for as long as two hours yesterday.
나는 보통 하루에 두 번 커피를 마셔.naneun botong harue du beon keopireul masyeo.
I usually drink coffee twice a day.
저는 매일 두 시간 동안 한국어를 공부해요.jeoneun maeil du sigan dongan hangugeoreul gongbuhaeyo.
I study Korean for two hours every day.
예문을 두 번씩 읽고 말해 봐.yemuneul du beonssik ilggo malhae bwa.
Try reading the example sentences twice and saying them.
그 상자 안에는 작은 봉투가 두 개 들어 있었어.geu sangja aneneun jageun bongtuga du gae deureo isseosseo.
Inside that box, there were two small envelopes.
머리가 길어서 아침마다 두 번은 빗어야겠다.meoriga gireoseo achimmada du beoneun biseoyagessda.
My hair is long, so I should comb it at least twice every morning.
오늘은 빨래가 많아서 세탁기를 두 번 돌려요.oneureun ppallaega manhaseo setakgireul du beon dollyeoyo.
Today I have a lot of laundry, so I run the washing machine twice.

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