When to use to lie face down in Korean

When to use it

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 학교에서 책상에 엎드렸어요.

   Minsu lay face down on the desk at school.

3. 아이가 잔디 위에 엎드려서 개미를 봐요.

   The child lies face down on the grass and looks at ants.

4. 의사 선생님이 침대에 엎드리라고 했어요.

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

5. 너무 피곤해서 소파에 엎드려 있었어요.

   I was very tired, so I was lying face down on the sofa.

6. 사진을 찍으려고 바닥에 엎드렸어요.

   I lay face down on the ground to take a picture.