How the word "읍" is translated into English
할머니는 작은 읍에서 평생 사셨어요.
[halmʌninɯn t͡ɕakɯn ɯpesʌ pʰjʌŋsɛŋ sasjʌs͈ʌjo.]
My grandmother lived in a small town her whole life.
이 읍에는 큰 병원이 하나도 없어요.
[i ɯpenɯn kʰɯn pjʌŋwʌni hanato ʌps͈ʌjo.]
There isn't a single big hospital in this town.
읍으로 나가려면 버스를 한 시간이나 타야 돼요.
[ɯpɯlo nakaljʌmjʌn pʌsɯlɯl han sikanina tʰaja twɛjo.]
To get to town, you have to take the bus for a whole hour.
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