Family Cleaning Day — Day 83

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Family Cleaning Day

TOPIK 1 · Beginner · Cleaning

토요일에 가족이 같이 청소했어요.
On Saturday, the family cleaned together.

아빠는 거실을 청소기로 밀었어요.
Dad vacuumed the living room.

엄마는 빨래를 했어요.
Mom did the laundry.

저는 화장실을 닦았어요.
I wiped the bathroom.

동생은 쓰레기를 버렸어요.
My sibling took out the trash.

집이 반짝반짝 빛났어요.
The house sparkled.

Key words

  • 토요일 — Saturday
  • 청소기 — vacuum cleaner
  • 닦다 — to wipe / clean
  • 빛나다 — to shine
  • 같이 — together

Grammar

~(으)로

with / using (tool)

청소기로 밀어요.

I vacuum with a vacuum.

~은/는

topic marker

엄마는 자요.

As for Mom, she sleeps.

~은/는 marks the topic, often contrasting one person with another.