3/23 Body Scrubs

Dialog>> Did you give yourself a good body scrub?

A: Where are you coming back from?
B: I went to the public bathhouse.
A: Did you give yourself a good body scrub?
B: Yup. I sure did!
A: No wonder your skin is glowing.
* glow: 광이 나다, 빛이 나다
B: Yeah. I feel so refreshed!


RESPONSE>> Talk about how Koreans like to get body scrubs.

Koreans love to give themselves body scrubs.
ex>  I’m going to give myself a body scrub today.

We use a rough shower cloth and scrub really hard.
* scrub towel = rough shower cloth
ex> My skin turns red if I use a rough shower cloth.
ex> He scrubbed really hard to get rid of the stain.

This exfoliates the dead skin cells.
ex>  I need to exfoliate my body soon.
ex> This treatment helps to get rid of dead skin cells.

Your skin feels soft and refreshed after a scrub.
cf> satin smooth
ex> I always feel refreshed after a good nap.

You can do this at home or at a public bathhouse.
ex> There’s a public bathhouse right down the street.

Public bathhouses have hot and cold tub0s where you can soak in.
* hot tub: 온탕

Soaking your skin in hot water makes scrubbing easier.
* soak in: ~에 담그다
ex> Soak your dirty clothes in hot water before washing.

There are even body scrub professionals that will do the work for you at bathhouses.

This can be compared to spa treatments in the West.
* spa treatment: 스파 케어

However, unlike in the West, Koreans go to bathhouses regularly because they are much cheaper and more common here.


@ I can’t bend my back. 허리를 굽힐 수가 없어
I think I pulled something in my back.  허리를 삐끗한 것같아.

1. I regularly give myself a body scrub.
2. Do not exfoliate dead skin cells too often.
3. I feel refreshed whenever I go there.
4. Don’t soak the silk blouse in hot water.