Usages of dongjeon
지갑에 동전이 없어도 교통카드가 있으면 지하철을 탈 수 있어.jigabe dongjeoni eobseodo gyotongkadeuga isseumyeon jihacheoreul tal su isseo.
Even if there are no coins in your wallet, you can take the subway if you have a transit card.
자판기에는 지폐가 안 들어가서 동전 두 개를 넣었어.japangieneun jipyega an deureogaseo dongjeon du gaereul neoheosseo.
Bills wouldn’t go into the vending machine, so I put in two coins.
지갑 안에 지폐가 없어서 동전으로만 계산했어요.jigap ane jipyega eobseoseo dongjeoneuroman gyesanhaesseoyo.
There were no bills in my wallet, so I paid only with coins.
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