Usages of gyesok
다음 주에는 발표가 있어서 계속 긴장될 것 같아요.da-eum jueneun balpyoga isseoseo gyesok ginjangdoel geos gatayo.
I will have a presentation next week, so I think I’ll remain nervous.
나는 계속 공부하고 있어요.naneun gyesok gongbuhago isseoyo.
I am studying continuously.
휴일에 무엇을 할지 계속 생각해요.hyuire mueoseul halji gyesok saenggakhaeyo.
I keep thinking about what to do on holidays.
나는 아직 새 계획에 익숙하지 않아서 시간을 계속 바꿔.naneun ajik sae gyehoege iksukhaji anhaseo siganeul gyesok bakkwo.
I’m not used to the new plan yet, so I keep changing the time.
입맛이 없기는 하지만 물은 계속 마실게.ipmasi eobsgineun hajiman mureun gyesok masilge.
I don’t have an appetite, but I’ll keep drinking water.
방을 치울수록 먼지가 계속 보여서 청소기를 다시 꺼냈어.bangeul chiulsurok meonjiga gyesok boyeoseo cheongsogireul dasi kkeonaesseo.
The more I cleaned the room, the more dust I kept seeing, so I took out the vacuum cleaner again.
요즘 보는 드라마가 재미있어서 어제도 계속 봤어.yojeum boneun deuramaga jaemiisseoseo eojedo gyesok bwasseo.
The drama I’m watching these days is interesting, so I kept watching it yesterday too.
콧물이 계속 나와서 마스크를 계속 쓰고 있었어.kosmuri gyesok nawaseo maseukeureul gyesok sseugo isseosseo.
My runny nose kept going, so I kept my mask on.
휴대폰이 의자 아래에 떨어진 줄 모르고 계속 찾았어요.hyudaeponi uija araee tteoreojin jul moreugo gyesok chajasseoyo.
I kept looking without realizing that my phone had fallen under the chair.
감기는 거의 나았는데 재채기가 계속 나고 미열도 있어.gamgineun geoui naassneunde jaechaegiga gyesok nago miyeoldo isseo.
My cold is almost better, but I keep sneezing and I still have a slight fever.
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