Seoul 5B vocabulary · Lesson 10 · Part 1

gol-mok mo-thung-i-e 'sa-ju-wa gung-hap'-i-ra-go jeok-hin jak-eun gan-phan-i geol-lyeo it-seot-da.

At the corner of the alley, there was a small sign that said ‘Compatibility with Saju’.

geu-neun mi-sin-e gi-dae-eo jung-yo-han gyeol-jeong-eul nae-ri-ja-neun chin-gu-ui je-an-eul dan-ho-hi geo-jeol-haet-da.

He flatly rejected his friend's suggestion that he rely on superstition to make important decisions.

ja-sin-ui un-myeong-eul seu-seu-ro gae-cheok-ha-ji an-ko jeom-e-man mae-dal-li-neun tae-do-reul gyeong-myeol-haet-da.

He despised the attitude of focusing only on dots rather than developing one's own destiny.

jin-ro-wa chwi-eop mun-je-ro go-min-geo-ri-ga man-a bam-jam-eul i-ru-ji mot-haet-da.

I couldn't sleep at night because I had so many worries about career and employment issues.

ju-byeon sa-ram-deul-ui jo-eon-eul mu-si-ha-go ja-sin-ui saeng-gak-man mat-da-go go-jip-eul bu-ryeot-da.

He ignored the advice of people around him and insisted on only believing his thoughts were right.

sa-ram-ui un-myeong-eun i-mi jeong-hae-jyeo it-neun geos-in-ji gwa-yeon ui-mun-i deun-da.

It really raises the question of whether a person's fate has already been decided.

ho-gi-sim sam-a gwan-sang-eul bo-reo gat-neun-de seong-gyeok-gwa geon-gang sang-thae-reul kkwae jeong-hwak-hi mat-hyeot-da.

Out of curiosity, I went for a physiognomy, and they guessed my personality and health status pretty accurately.

gyeol-hon-eul ap-du-go du sa-ram-ui seong-gyeok-gwa sa-ju-ga jal mat-neun-ji gung-hap-eul bo-at-da.

Before getting married, we checked the compatibility of the two people to see if their personalities and fortunes were a good fit.

un-myeong-i-ran jeong-hae-jin geos-i a-ni-ra ja-sin-ui no-ryeok-eu-ro man-deul-eo-ga-neun geos-im-eul kkae-da-rat-da.

I realized that fate is not something that is determined, but something you create through your own efforts.

sa-ju-phal-ja-reul si-si-khol-khol tta-ji-gi-bo-da-neun seo-ro-reul a-kki-neun ma-eum-i deo jung-yo-ha-da.

It is more important to care for each other rather than bickering over each other.

si-heom jeon-nal mi-yeok-guk-eul meok-eu-myeon tteol-eo-jin-da-neun mal-eun gwa-hak-jeok geun-geo-ga eop-neun mi-sin-i-da.

The saying that you will fail if you eat seaweed soup the day before the exam is a superstition with no scientific basis.

bul-an-han ma-eum-eul dal-lae-gi wi-han ha-na-ui bang-pyeon-eu-ro jeom-eul bo-neun sa-ram-deul-i man-ta.

Many people read fortune telling as a way to soothe their anxious minds.

sae-hae-ga doe-myeon han hae-ui un-se-reul mi-ri al-a-bo-go-ja sa-ju-reul bo-reo gan-da.

When the new year comes, people go to fortune telling to find out their fortunes for the year ahead.

gyeol-hon sang-dae-reul go-reul ttae ga-mun-i-na jae-ryeok-bo-da seong-pum-gwa ga-chi-gwan-eul meon-jeo bo-a-ya han-da.

When choosing a marriage partner, you should look at character and values first rather than family or wealth.

son-geum-eul bo-myeon saeng-myeong-seon-gwa du-noe-seon-eu-ro su-myeong-gwa jae-neung-eul jeom-chil su it-da-go mit-neun i-deul-i it-da.

Some people believe that by looking at palmistry, one can predict lifespan and talent based on the life and brain lines.

jeom-쟁-i-ga nae gwa-geo-ui jung-yo-han il-deul-eul jok-jip-ge-cheo-reom al-a-mat-hyeo-seo jeong-mal sin-gi-haet-da.

It was really amazing that the fortune teller guessed important things from my past like a pair of tweezers.

un-myeong-ui so-yong-do-ri ap-e-seo na-yak-han in-gan-eun han-nat mu-ryeok-han yak-ja-e bul-gwa-hal ttae-ga it-da.

There are times when a weak person is nothing more than a helpless weakling in the face of the whirlpool of fate.

jeom-gwae-ui na-ppeun ye-eon-e ji-na-chi-ge eolk-mae-yeo hyeon-jae-ui salm-eul nang-bi-hae-seo-neun an doen-da.

You should not waste your current life by being too caught up in the bad predictions of fortune telling.

gwa-hak-i go-do-ro bal-jeon-han hyeon-dae sa-hoe-e-seo-do un-myeong-ron-eul mit-neun i-deul-i yeo-jeon-hi man-ta.

Even in modern society where science is highly developed, there are still many people who believe in fatalism.

gil-e-seo u-yeon-hi man-nan geu sa-ram-gwa pyeong-saeng-eul ham-kke-hal in-yeon-i doel jul-eun mol-rat-da.

I had no idea that the person I met by chance on the street would become a lifelong relationship.

geu-deul-ui man-nam-eun ma-chi so-seol sok han jang-myeon-cheo-reom sin-bi-rop-go un-myeong-jeok-i-eot-da.

Their meeting was mysterious and fateful, like a scene from a novel.

him-gyeo-un si-gi-e jeom-jaeng-i-ui geung-jeong-jeok-in mal han-ma-di-ga ma-eum-e keun wi-an-i doe-eot-da.

During difficult times, the fortune teller's positive words brought great comfort to my heart.

no-ryeok eop-si swip-ge seong-gong-hal su it-da-neun dal-khom-han yu-hok-e heun-deul-li-ji mal-a-ya han-da.

We must not be swayed by the sweet temptation of easy success without effort.

seu-seu-ro hae-gyeol-chaek-eul chat-ji an-ko eon-je-na mi-sin-e-man ui-ji-ha-ryeo-neun tae-do-neun wi-heom-ha-da.

It is dangerous to always rely on superstitions without finding solutions on your own.

du sa-ram-ui seong-gyeok geom-sa gyeol-gwa-ga nol-ra-ul jeong-do-ro wan-byeok-han il-chi-reul bo-yeot-da.

The personality test results of the two people showed a surprisingly perfect match.

jung-yo-han si-heom-eul ap-du-go hap-gyeok yeo-bu-reul al-a-bo-gi wi-hae jeom-eul chyeo bo-at-da.

Before an important exam, I tried fortune telling to see if I would pass.

so-mun-nan jeom-jaeng-i-reul cha-ja-ga ap-nal-ui jin-ro-e dae-hae sang-dam-eul ba-dat-da.

I visited a famous fortune teller and received advice about my future career.

yeon-cho-ga doe-myeon sae-hae un-se-reul bo-ryeo-neun son-nim-deul-ro yu-myeong-han jeom-jip-ma-da mun-jeon-seong-si-reul i-run-da.

At the beginning of the year, famous fortune telling stores are crowded with customers looking for their fortunes for the new year.

sa-ram-deul-eun je-gak-gi tha-go-nan seong-gyeok-gwa jae-neung-i da-reu-meu-ro seo-ro-reul jon-jung-hae-ya han-da.

People have different innate personalities and talents, so we must respect each other.

seon-saeng-nim-kke-seo-neun maeng-mok-jeok-in un-myeong-ron-e ppa-jyeo hyeon-sil-eul do-phi-ha-neun tae-do-reul eom-ha-ge ji-jeok-ha-syeot-da.

The teacher severely criticized the attitude of escaping reality by falling into blind fatalism.

cheol-eop-neun si-jeol-e-neun mo-deun haeng-un-i ga-man-hi it-eo-do jeo-jeol-ro gul-reo-deul-eo-ol jul al-at-da.

When I was immature, I thought that all luck would come to me by itself even if I just stayed still.

un-myeong-eul thas-ha-gi-bo-da-neun hyeon-jae nae-ga ba-kkul su it-neun haeng-dong-e cho-jeom-eul mat-chu-eo-ya han-da.

Rather than blaming fate, we should focus on the actions we can change in the present.

jeolm-eun-i-deul sa-i-e-seo-neun mi-rae-ui yeon-ae-un-eul jeom-chi-neun tha-ro kha-deu-ga keun in-gi-reul kkeun-da.

Tarot cards, which predict future love luck, are very popular among young people.

dong-yang-ui sa-ju-myeong-ri-hak-eun o-raen se-wol dong-an chuk-jeok-doen in-gan salm-ui tong-gye-jeok hak-mun-i-ra-go-do han-da.

The Oriental Four Pillars of Myeongri is also said to be a statistical study of human life accumulated over a long period of time.

no-ryeok-eun jeon-hyeo ha-ji an-ko jeom-gwae-man mit-go yo-haeng-eul ba-ra-neun mo-seup-i han-sim-hae bo-yeot-da.

It seemed pitiful that they didn't put in any effort and just trusted their fortunes and hoped for a lucky chance.

jeom-jaeng-i-ui bul-gil-han mal-e sa-ro-jap-hyeo bul-an-gam-e-seo swip-ge he-eo-na-ji mot-haet-da.

I was caught up in the fortune teller's ominous words and could not easily escape from my anxiety.

mi-rae-e dae-han mak-yeon-han ho-gi-sim-eu-ro tha-ro jeom-eul bo-reo chin-gu-deul-gwa kha-phe-e gat-da.

Out of vague curiosity about the future, I went to a cafe with my friends to see tarot reading.

un-myeong-i mo-deun geos-eul gyeol-jeong-hae jul geos-i-ra-neun hwan-sang-eul beo-ri-go hyeon-sil-eul jik-si-hae-ya han-da.

We must abandon the illusion that fate will decide everything and face reality.