When to use to leave work in Korean

When to use it

퇴근하다 means to leave your workplace after you finish your workday. You use it when a worker goes home or goes somewhere after work. It is a common everyday word for talking about the end of work time (퇴근하다).

Example sentences

1. 저는 오후 여섯 시에 퇴근해요.

   I leave work at 6 p.m.

2. 엄마는 지금 퇴근하고 집에 와요.

   Mom is leaving work now and coming home.

3. 비가 와서 우리는 조금 일찍 퇴근했어요.

   Because it rained, we left work a little early.

4. "언제 퇴근해요?" "다섯 시에 퇴근해요."

   "When do you leave work?" "I leave work at five."

5. 퇴근하고 마트에 들를 거예요.

   I will stop by the supermarket after work.

6. 아빠는 퇴근하고 지하철을 타요.

   Dad takes the subway after leaving work.