6/9 Talk about the various bills you pay.

I get a monthly invoice from the management office.

* monthly invoice: 월별 청구서/사용 내역서

ex> I send a monthly invoice to my clients every month.

I am billed for electricity, water, cleaning, and maintenance.

* be billed for: ~에 대한 요금 청구를 받다

ex> I was billed for something that I hadn't used.

The monthly bill also includes things like basic TV reception, elevator usage, and food waste collection. I get a separate bill for gas. Plus, I have additional bills for cable TV, Internet, and the land-line phone. I also have to pay my cell phone bill.

* land-line phone: 유선 전화

I use a flat rate for my cell phone, which cover voice calls, texts, and data transmission.

* flat rate: 정액 요금제

ex> Most consumers use a flat rate for their cell phone.

I also have to pay monthly insurance fees and pension payments. I also have car payments I pay every month. I’m also paying off my mortgage.

* pay off: 상환하다

ex> I don’t have enough money to pay off my loan right now.

ex> It took me a while to pay off my loan.

I pay all of my bills via automatic transfer.

* automatic transfer: 자동 이체

ex> I prefer paying my bills via automatic transfers.

@ I’m paying off my student loan.  학자금 대출을 상환하고 있어.

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1. I was not billed for my phone last month.

2. I think the flat rate payment plan is a bit pricey.

3. It took me four years to pay off my student loan.

4. I pay my bills through automatic transfer

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