일상 영어 어휘

spend your childhood and become an adult

자라다; 성장하다

the hair covering the top of a person’s head

머리카락; 머리

the measurement of how tall a person is

키; 신장

the country a person comes from or regards as home

고국; 자기 나라

the town or city a person comes from or grew up in

고향

ask how many years someone has lived

몇 살이세요?

explain that you are not very skilled at speaking a language

저는 …을 잘하지 못합니다.

Say you have recently joined or arrived

저는 새로 왔어요.

Document proving who a person is

신분증; 신분 증명서

between twenty and twenty-nine years old

20대인

the first letter of a person’s name

이름의 첫 글자; 이니셜

involving people or activities from more than one country

국제적인; 여러 나라와 관련된

help people meet by telling them each other’s names

소개하다; 만나도록 주선하다

tell people your name and basic information when meeting them

자기소개하다

the act of telling people who someone is so they can meet

소개; 서로 알게 해 주기

a system of words used by a group of people

언어

the family name shared with members of a family

성; 성씨

have your home in a particular place

살다; 거주하다

connected with the area where someone is or lives

현지의; 지역의

have an appearance similar to another person or thing

닮다; 외모가 비슷하다

Relating to men or boys

남성의

an extra given name between a first name and a family name

중간 이름; 미들 네임

hair growing above a person’s upper lip

콧수염

tell someone your name

제 이름은 …입니다; 저는 …입니다

the word or words used to identify a person

이름; 성명

the country a person belongs to as a national

국적

an informal name used for someone by people who know them

별명; 애칭

The kind of work a person does

직업

neither particularly tall nor particularly short

중간 정도 키의