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1. 👋

   손을 흔들다

   son-eul heun-deul-da

   to wave one's hand

   phrase

   • 안녕하세요! 손을 흔들어요.

     Hello! I'm waving my hand.

   • 아이가 손을 흔들며 엄마를 불렀어요.

     The child waved their hand while calling for mom.

2. ☝️

   손가락

   son-ga-rak

   finger

   noun

   • 손가락이 아파요.

     My finger hurts.

   • 엄지손가락을 들어주세요.

     Please give a thumbs up.

3. 👉

   짚다

   jipp-da

   to point at

   verb

   • 할아버지는 지팡이로 땅을 짚고 걸어요.

     Grandfather walks while tapping his cane on the ground.

   • 아이가 손가락으로 엄마를 가리켰어요.

     The child pointed at mom with their finger.

4. ✋

   만지다

   man-ji-da

   to touch

   verb

   • 뜨거우니까 만지지 마세요.

     Don't touch it because it's hot.

   • 아기가 부드러운 곰인형을 만져요.

     The baby touches the soft teddy bear.

5. ✊

   잡다

   jap-da

   to grab; to hold

   verb

   • 엄마 손을 잡아요.

     I hold mom's hand.

   • 문을 잡고 열어주세요.

     Please grab the door and open it.

6. 🙏

   손을 모으다

   son-eul mo-eu-da

   to put one's hands together

   phrase

   • 기도할 때 손을 모아요.

     I clasp my hands together when I pray.

   • 추워서 손을 모아 따뜻하게 했어요.

     I cupped my hands together to keep them warm because it was cold.

7. 👏

   손뼉

   son-ppyeok

   clap; to clap

   noun

   • 브라보! 손뼉을 쳐요.

     Bravo! Let's clap our hands.

   • 좋은 공연이라 손뼉을 많이 쳤어요.

     It was a good performance, so I clapped a lot.

8. 🤏

   밀다

   mil-da

   to push

   verb

   • 문을 밀어서 열어요.

     I push the door to open it.

   • 친구가 나를 장난으로 밀었어요.

     My friend pushed me playfully.