🇰🇷 Korean from 🇬🇧 English All Words
일하다
A1 noun Places
🇬🇧 English: work
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Definition

🇰🇷 Korean
noun

일하다

Definition

🇬🇧 English

A place where you do your job. Also means the activity of doing your job.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

Noun and verb. As a place: 'I am at work.' As activity: 'I have a lot of work to do.' Say 'go to work' (no article) when you are an employee. Common collocations: work from home, hard work, teamwork, homework, work-life balance.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

Working hours in the UK are typically 9 to 5 (nine to five), Monday to Friday. 'Work from home' (WFH) became very common after 2020. 'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy' is a proverb meaning that working too much without rest is bad for you.

Example Sentences

그들은 일 때문에 매우 바쁩니다.

"그들은 일 때문에 매우 바쁩니다."

🇬🇧 "They are very busy at work."

오늘 회사에서 중요한 회의가 있었어요.

"오늘 회사에서 중요한 회의가 있었어요."

🇬🇧 "There was a big meeting at work today."

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