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Usages of beoteun
이 버튼을 누를 줄 알아?i beoteuneul nureul jul ara?
Do you know how to press this button?
전원 버튼을 길게 눌러야 화면이 켜져.jeonwon beoteuneul gilge nulleoya hwamyeoni kyeojyeo.
You need to press and hold the power button for the screen to turn on.
선풍기 리모컨을 못 찾아서 직접 버튼을 눌렀어.seonpunggi rimokeoneul mos chajaseo jikjeop beoteuneul nulleosseo.
I couldn’t find the fan remote control, so I pressed the button myself.
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