Usages of gyedan
5층까지 가려면 계단을 이용하거나 엘리베이터를 타는 게 편해요.5cheungkkaji garyeomyeon gyedaneul iyonghageona ellibeiteoreul taneun ge pyeonhaeyo.
To go to the fifth floor, it’s convenient to use the stairs or take the elevator.
엘리베이터가 계단 옆에 설치되었어요.ellibeiteoga gyedan yeope seolchidoeeosseoyo.
An elevator was installed next to the stairs.
회의실에서 나와서 계단으로 내려가요.hoeuisireseo nawaseo gyedaneuro naeryeogayo.
I come out of the meeting room and go down the stairs.
비 온 뒤에는 계단이 미끄러워서 조심해야 해요.bi on dwieneun gyedani mikkeureowoseo josimhaeya haeyo.
After it rains, the stairs are slippery, so you have to be careful.
그녀는 뛰어가다가 계단에서 넘어졌지만 크게 아프지는 않았어.geunyeoneun ttwieogadaga gyedaneseo neomeojyeossjiman keuge apeujineun anhasseo.
She fell on the stairs while running, but she wasn’t badly hurt.
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