떡

시장에 가서 떡을 샀어요.

sijange gaseo tteogeul sasseoyo

I went to the market and bought rice cakes.

설날에는 떡국을 먹어요.

seollarenneun tteokgugeul meogeoyo

People eat rice-cake soup on Lunar New Year’s Day.

머리가 떡이 져서 모자를 썼다.

meoriga tteogi jyeoseo mojareul sseotda

My hair was greasy and clumped together, so I wore a hat.

풀이 말라서 종이에 떡처럼 붙었다.

puri mallaseo jongie tteokcheoreom buteotda

The glue dried and stuck to the paper like a clump.

문 앞에 떡 버티고 서 있었다.

mun ape tteok beotigo seo isseotda

He was standing squarely in front of the door.

그림이 벽 한가운데에 떡 걸려 있었다.

geurimi byeok hangaundee tteok geollyeo isseotda

The picture was hanging right in the middle of the wall.