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Phrasal Verbs ①

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1. 🚪

   나가다

   na-ga-da

   to go out; to leave

   verb

   • 아침 8시에 집을 나가요.

     I leave home at 8 o'clock in the morning.

   • 친구와 함께 나갔어요.

     I went out with a friend.

2. 🏠

   들어가다

   deul-eo-ga-da

   to go in; to enter

   verb

   • 집에 들어갔어요.

     I went into the house.

   • 학교에 들어가요.

     I go into school.

3. ⬆️

   올라가다

   ol-la-ga-da

   to go up; to climb

   verb

   • 계단을 올라가요.

     I go up the stairs.

   • 산에 올라갈 거예요.

     I will go up the mountain.

4. ⬇️

   내려가다

   nae-ryeo-ga-da

   to go down; to descend

   verb

   • 계단을 내려가요.

     I go down the stairs.

   • 지하철역으로 내려갔어요.

     I went down to the subway station.

5. 👣

   다가가다

   da-ga-ga-da

   to approach; to draw near

   verb

   • 아이가 나한테 천천히 다가오고 있어요.

     The child is slowly approaching me.

   • 그 남자가 내게 다가오려고 했지만 난 물러섰어요.

     The man tried to approach me, but I stepped back.

6. 🏃

   빠져나가다

   ppajyeo-na-ga-da

   to slip away; to escape

   verb

   • 그는 경찰을 피해서 빠져나갔어요.

     He escaped to avoid the police.

   • 이 문제에서 빠져나가는 건 쉽지 않아요.

     It's not easy to get out of this problem.

7. 🚶

   넘어가다

   neom-eo-ga-da

   to get over; to move past; to gloss over

   verb

   • 이 부분은 중요하지 않으니까 넘어가자.

     This part isn't important, so let's skip it.

   • 산을 넘어가야 다음 마을에 도착할 수 있어요.

     We have to go over the mountain to reach the next village.

8. 🔄

   돌아가다

   dol-a-ga-da

   to go back; to return

   verb

   • 집에 가려고 했는데 가방을 잊어서 돌아가야 했어요.

     I was going home but forgot my bag, so I had to go back.

   • 모퉁이를 돌아가면 카페가 있어요.

     If you go around the corner, there is a café.