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Usages of joyonghi
도서관에서는 조용히 이야기해 줘.doseogwaneseoneun joyonghi iyagihae jwo.
Please speak quietly in the library.
회식 자리에서는 조용히 인사만 했어.hoesik jarieseoneun joyonghi insaman haesseo.
At the company dinner table, I just greeted quietly.
오늘은 도서관에서 조용히 공부하자.oneureun doseogwaneseo joyonghi gongbuhaja.
Today, let’s study quietly at the library.
지금은 카페에서 조용히 이야기하고 있어요.jigeumeun kapeeseo joyonghi iyagihago isseoyo.
I am talking quietly at a café now.
오늘은 집에서 조용히 쉴까 해요.oneureun jibeseo joyonghi swilkka haeyo.
I’m thinking of resting quietly at home today.
시험이 끝나면 집에서 조용히 쉴 거예요.siheomi kkeutnamyeon jibeseo joyonghi swil geoyeyo.
When the exam ends, I will rest quietly at home.
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