입트영(2025.12.22) - Corns / 티눈

[Study Group Questions]

1. What are some minor skin irritations you have experienced? How did you treat them?
2. How do you decide whether to see a doctor for an illness or injury?
3. Have you ever put off seeing a doctor? Why did you hesitate? Did you regret it?

 

[해석]

작년 말쯤, 발바닥과 발가락 사이에 뭔가가 느껴지더니 티눈이 생겼습니다. 시간이 지날수록 점점 검게 변하더니 더욱 불편해졌습니다.
부모님은 티눈은 빨리 빼면 뺄수록 좋다고 하시면서 곧바로 피부과에 가 보라고 조언해 주셨습니다. 그러나 저는 아픈 것을 잘 참지 못하는 편이기 때문에 티눈을 자연스럽게 제거할 수 있는지 알아보고 싶었습니다. 그런데 어느 날 티눈이 벌어지는 것이 보여서, 발을 따뜻한 물에 불린 후 손으로 잡아 뺐습니다. 병원에 가지도 않고 완전히 나았기 때문에 매우 다행이라고 생각했습니다.
4개월 동안 제 신경을 계속 건드렸던 티눈이 드디어 빠지고 나니, 몸에서 나쁜 악귀들이 모두 달아난 것처럼 속이 시원했습니다.

 

[Response]

Late last year, I started feeling something between the sole of my foot and my toes. It turned out to be a corn. Over time, it got darker and more uncomfortable.
My parents advised me to see a dermatologist right away, saying the sooner I had it removed, the better. But I am terrible with pain, so I wanted to see if I could get rid of it naturally. Then one day, I noticed the corn starting to lift a bit. So, after soaking my foot in warm water, I pulled it out myself. I was very relieved that it healed completely, without ever needing to go to the doctor.
After four months of constant irritation, it felt amazing to finally get rid of that corn. It felt like all the bad energy had vanished from my body.

 

[Key Expressions]

late last year 작년 말
sole of one's foot 발바닥
advise someone to (~에게)...하라고 충고하다. 조언하다
see a dermatologist 피부과에 가 보다
have it removed 제거하다
be terrible with pain 아픈 것을 못 참다
get rid of it naturally 자연스럽게 없애다
soak one's foot 발을 물에 담그다(불리다]
heal completely 완전히 낫다
without ever needing ~ 필요도 없이
constant irritation 지속적인 자극[통증]
all the bad energy 모든 나쁜 기운

 

[Pattern Practice]

1. see a dermatologist 피부과에 가 보다
■ 부모님은 곧바로 피부과에 가 보라고 조언해 주셨습니다. 
My parents advised me to see a dermatologist right away.
■ 상태가 더 심각해지면 피부과에 가 봐야겠다.
I'll have to see a dermatologist if it gets any worse.
■ 그거 피부과에 가 보는 것이 좋지 않겠어?
Shouldn't you see a dermatologist about that?

2. be terrible with pain 아픈 것을 못 참다
■ 저는 아픈 것을 잘 참지 못하는 편이기 때문에 그걸 자연스럽게 제거할 수 있는지 알아보고 싶었습니다. 
I am terrible with pain, so I wanted to see if I could get rid of it naturally.
■ 나는 아픈 것을 못 참기 때문에 독감 예방 접종을 정말 싫어한다. 
I hate getting a flu shot because I am terrible with pain.
■ 나는 원래부터 아픈 것을 잘 못 참았다.
I have always been terrible with pain.

3. without ever needing ~ 필요도 없이
■ 병원에 가지도 않고 완전히 나았기 때문에 매우 다행이라고 생각했습니다.
I was very relieved that it healed completely, without ever needing to go to the doctor.
■ 바깥에 나갈 필요도 없이 집에서 그걸 주문할 수 있다.
You can order it from home without ever needing to go outside.
■ 단 한 번의 일정 지연도 없이 우리는 프로젝트를 완료했다.
We completed the project without ever needing a schedule delay.

 

[Dialogue Practice]

A: There's something hard on the bottom of my foot, and it's really bothering me.
B: Maybe it's a corn?
A: A corn? Why does that happen?
B: Usually from wearing shoes that don't fit right.
A: So what should I do?
B: Stop by the pharmacy and get a corn patch. If that doesn't work, see a dermatologist.

A: 발바닥에 뭔가 딱딱한 거 때문에 너무 불편해.
B: 혹시 티눈 아닐까?
A: 티눈? 그게 왜 생기는 거야?
B: 주로 발에 맞지 않는 신발을 신고 다니면 생겨.
A: 그럼 어떻게 해야 해?
B: 약국에 가서 티눈 밴드를 사서 붙여 봐. 그래도 안 되면 피부과 가 봐야지.

 

[Key Expressions]

the bottom of one's foot 발바닥
really bother someone (~에게) 무척 거슬리다. 불편하게 하다
don't fit right 잘 맞지 않다
stop by the pharmacy 약국에 들르다
see a dermatologist 피부과에 가다

 

[Composition Practice]

1. 그 티눈, 피부과에 가서 진료 받아 봤어? (see a dermatologist)
2. 나는 아픈 것을 잘 못 참기 때문에 마사지를 즐기지 않는다. (be terrible with pain)
3. 은행에 방문할 필요도 없이 신용 카드를 받아볼 수 있다. (without ever needing)
4. 나는 발바닥을 모기에 물렸다. (the bottom of one's foot)
5. 이 바지가 잘 안 맞아. (don't fit right)

 

[Answers]

1. Did you see a dermatologist for that corn?
2. I don't enjoy massages because I am terrible with pain.
3. You can get a credit card without ever needing to visit the bank.
4. I got a mosquito bite on the bottom of my foot.
5. These pants don't fit right.