Lesson 5

In this episode, Angela and Peter talk about trash in Korea. Check out through the video how Koreans deal with trash and food waste, how much sorting trash costs, and Peter's serious frugal tip.

1. 음식물 쓰레기봉투 [음싱물 쓰레기봉투]
음식물 is food and drink. 쓰레기봉투 is garbage bag. 음식물 쓰레기봉투 refers to a designated plastic bag that you can put food waste in to throw it away.

ex) 음식물 쓰레기봉투가 꽉 찼어요. The food waste bag is completely full.

2. 동
동 is a counting unit for buildings or indicating their order.

ex) 현우 씨는 바로 제 옆 동에 살아요. Hyunwoo lives in our apartment complex, in the building right next to us.

ex) 저희 아파트는 여섯 동으로 이루어져 있고 저는 103동에 살아요. My apartment complex consists of six buildings and I'm living in building 103.

3. 일반 쓰레기
일반 means "general," so 일반 쓰레기 refers to regular trash which you don't separate for recycling.

ex) 이거 일반 쓰레기 아니라서 분리수거 하셔야 해요. This is not general waste so you should separate it.