풍문을 듣다
When we “get wind of something,” we hear some news or information that has been kept private.

김칫국부터 마시지 말라
A female chicken or hen lays eggs and then they hatch into chicks. Well, not all of them. Some eggs do not have a baby bird.

남보다 유리한 출발
You bought the textbook already? But class doesn't start until next month! I know but I wanted to get a head start on the reading.

이것 아니면 저것을 할 수 있다
Jen: So you guys just use the iPad for the register? Cupcake Cashier: Uh-huh, yup! It has all of our cupcakes here.

나 아주 지첬어
I think you have to get some rest. You look extremely tired. I’m beat! It’s because I worked a 12-hour shift for the past three days.

허리 통증
Low back pain is one of the most common complaints among adults around the world. Researcher Sangwoo Tak from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell set out to look at how often it affects workers.

비누와 연속극
We will talk about a very common household object. People used it thousands of years ago and most likely you used it today. I am talking about soap.

주 소득원
Bread and butter is a classic combination. But “bread and butter” also means something almost as comforting: a way to make money!

세계 최고층 빌딩
The Burj Dubai is expected to measure six hundred ninety-three meters tall, not counting a spire at the very top. The current height of the Burj Dubai is about six hundred meters.

셰익스피어
This spring marks the 400th anniversary of the death of British playwright William Shakespeare. His plays have had a major influence on the world’s literature and drama.

그만한 가치가 있는
Jen: Yes, $4,000. But it’s worth it if you really think about it…if you have parents who are older…

유령의 집
On Halloween, traditionally the spookiest night of the year, many Americans go to parties dressed up as witches, devils and ghosts. Others use the night when spirits are said to walk the earth to try to meet actual ghosts.

괜찮다면
If you don’t mind, can you do me a favor? I don’t mind. What is it?

조용히 말할 게 있어
Can you come over here for a second? Why? What is it?

꿈
Dreams are the visions we have when we are asleep. But the word “dream” fills the expressions we use when we are awake.

많이 사 놓다
Jen: Pita chips, bread, toilet paper, umbrella! Did you go shopping for your daughter? Tom: Yes we did! We went and got her all stocked up for the beginning of the school year.

~인 것처럼 보인다
We also like the metro system here. It seems to be very quick and efficient.

돈에 쪼들려
Man, I’m feeling the pinch as the gasoline prices keep going up! I know. It’s ridiculous, isn’t it? You’re not the only one feeling the pinch of surging gasoline prices. Everyone else is too.

감을 잡다
Oh man, this computer software is a little complicated to use. I know, it was the same for me too, but don’t worry.

잠자리에 들다
Bob: I’m exhausted and can’t stay up another minute. I am going to go hit the sack!