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손꼽아 기다리다

sonkkoba gidarida [손꼬바 기다리다]

손꼽아 기다려요 · 손꼽아 기다렸어요

to look forward to, to count the days until

Example

아이들은 방학을 손꼽아 기다리고 있어요.

The kids are counting the days until vacation.

Word parts

손꼽다 = to count on one's fingers, so 'to wait counting the days on your fingers.'