Level 4 · Unit 3
Spending and saving
The first page of the account book
This unit is part of the Level 4 Pass — opening soon.
Until then, you can find your level with the level test, or start at the beginning of Level 1.
What you’ll learn
- -(으)ㄴ/는 반면에 (-(으)ㄴ/는 반면)On the other hand — setting two sides against each other
- -(으)ㄴ/는 데다가 · -(으)ㄹ 뿐만 아니라 · N뿐만 아니라 · N도Adding one more thing — on top of that, not only … but also
- N에 비해(서) · N에 비하면 · V-는 것에 비해(서)Compared with N
Sori’s tips in this unit
- Opening a sentence: 반면에, 게다가, 그뿐만 아니라
- 데다가 stays in one direction — and it is not 에다가
- 에 비해 also means 'for' or 'considering'
- Money words: 싸다 · 저렴하다 · 가성비, and 아끼다 · 절약하다 · 낭비하다
The scene opens
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소리쌤, 가계부를 처음 써 봤는데 이번 달에는 돈을 너무 많이 썼어요.
Sori-ssaem, I kept an account book for the first time, and this month I spent far too much money.
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어디에 제일 많이 썼어요?
Where did you spend the most?
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식비예요. 지난달에 비해 훨씬 늘었어요.
Food. It has gone up a lot compared with last month.
Inside the unit
- 1SceneA short scene with Sori, Hoya and the people around them, every line with its English
- 2Grammar3 patterns: why you need it now, the rule, a table and examples
- 3Sori’s tipsExceptions, reasons and easily confused pairs
- 4Hoya’s notebookLife in Korea, in Hoya’s own words
- 5Words28 words, which go into your spaced review
- 6PracticeFill the gap, build the sentence, pick the reply — and fix Hoya’s mistakes
- 7Review roomQuestions from this unit and earlier ones, each marked with where it comes from
- 8Read & writeA short reading with questions, and a writing task with a model answer
- 9Cheat sheetThe whole unit on one printable card