KOREA
self-portrait illustration of Hyemin Lee

(Illustration by Hyemin Lee, Stripes Korea)

  • Garbage: Sseu-le-gi (쓰레기)

  • Food waste: Eum-sik-mul sseu-le-gi (음식물 쓰레기)

  • Large size waste: Daehyeong-pyegimul (대형폐기물)

  • Recycle: Jae-hwal-yong (재활용)

  • Separate trash: Bullisugeo (분리수거)

  • Garbage bag: Sseu-le-gi bongtu (쓰레기 봉투)

  • Trash can: Sseu-le-gi-tong (쓰레기통)

  • Please give me a garbage bag: Sseu-le-gi bongtu juseyo (쓰레기봉투 주세요)

  • Please give me food waste bags: Eum-sik-mul sseu-le-gi bongtu juseyo. (음식물 쓰레기봉투 주세요)

  • Please give me a large waste disposal sticker: Daehyeong-pyegimul sticker juseyo (대형폐기물 스티커 주세요)

  • Please give me a bigger size: Deo keun geollo juseyo (더 큰 걸로 주세요)

A woman tells a man that he should separate his trash.

(Illustration by Hyemin Lee)

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