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Increase & Decrease Phrasal Verbs

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1. ⬆️

   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.

2. ⬇️

   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.

3. 🌱

   자라다

   ja-ra-da

   grow up, grow

   verb

   • 아이들이 빠르게 자라고 있어요.

     The children are growing up quickly.

   • 식물이 햇빛을 받으면 더 잘 자라요.

     Plants grow better when they receive sunlight.

4. 📉

   줄이다

   jur-i-da

   cut down, reduce, decrease

   verb

   • 쓰레기를 줄여요.

     I reduce trash.

   • 물 사용을 줄여야 해요.

     We need to reduce water use.

5. 🏗️

   쌓다

   ssat-da

   build up, accumulate, stack

   verb

   • 겨울에 눈이 많이 쌓였어요.

     A lot of snow accumulated in winter.

   • 매일 운동하면서 체력을 쌓고 있어요.

     I'm building up my physical strength by exercising every day.

6. 📈

   늘어나다

   neul-eo-na-da

   increase, grow larger, expand

   verb

   • 인구가 계속 늘어나고 있어요.

     The population keeps increasing.

   • 요즘 온라인 쇼핑이 늘어났어요.

     Online shopping has increased recently.

7. ➖

   감소하다

   gam-so-ha-da

   decrease, diminish, reduce

   verb

   • 최근에 회사의 매출이 감소했어요.

     The company's sales have decreased recently.

   • 인구가 계속 감소하고 있는 추세예요.

     The population continues to be in a declining trend.

8. 📈

   차근차근

   cha-geun-cha-geun

   step by step, gradually, steadily

   adverb

   • 요리를 할 때는 차근차근 따라하면 실패하지 않아.

     If you follow the cooking steps carefully one by one, you won't fail.

   • 새로운 직장에서 차근차근 배우고 적응하고 있어요.

     At my new job, I'm learning and adapting step by step.