열다
yeol-da
Why doors, shops, and hearts all open the same way
The picture Two things that were pressed together part, the inside shows, and a way in and out appears.
Where the picture shows up in 열다
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a door swings apart
문 좀 열어 주세요.
mun jom yeo-reo ju-se-yo
Could you open the door?
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the seal won't part
이 병뚜껑이 안 열려요.
i byeong-ttu-kkeong-i an yeol-lyeo-yo
This bottle cap won't open.
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a shop opens to customers
저희 가게는 아홉 시에 열어요.
jeo-hui ga-ge-neun a-hop si-e yeo-reo-yo
Our shop opens at nine.
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making a gap where there was none
다음 주에 회의를 열기로 했어요.
da-eum ju-e hoe-ui-reul yeol-gi-ro hae-sseo-yo
We decided to hold a meeting next week.
A meeting is not a thing but a slot. Korean pictures it as a gap pried open in the week.
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a heart swings apart
그 사람한테 마음을 열기가 어려워요.
geu sa-ram-han-te ma-eu-meul yeol-gi-ga eo-ryeo-wo-yo
It is hard to open up to him.