How to say to lie face down in Korean

Meaning

The word "to lie face down" means to put your body down with your stomach facing the floor or another surface. In Korean, 엎드리다 is used when a person or animal lies this way on the ground, a bed, or a desk. You can also hear it in instructions, like when someone tells you to lie face down.

Example sentences

1. 강아지가 바닥에 엎드렸어요.

   The puppy lay face down on the floor.

2. 민수는 책상 위에 엎드려서 문제를 풀었어요.

   Minsu lay face down on the desk to solve the problem.

3. 아이가 잔디밭에서 엎드려서 개미를 봐요.

   The child lies face down in the grass to look at ants.

4. 의사 선생님이 침대에 엎드리라고 했어요.

   The doctor told me to lie face down on the bed.