Jen: Wow, it’s already been a year since you’ve moved to New York!
Jason: You’re right. It’s been a year already. Time flies!
Jen: Did it take long to find your feet there?
Jason: It was difficult the first few months but I eventually found my feet.
Jen: That’s good to hear.

오늘 본문에서 제가 “Wow, it’s already been a year since you’ve moved to New York! 와! 네가 뉴욕으로 이사간 지 벌써 1년이 됐구나.”라고 하자, Jason 이 “You’re right. It’s been a year already. Time flies! 맞아. 벌써 1년이 됐네. 세월 참 빠르다!”라고 맞장구를 칩니다.

이어서 제가 “Did it take long to find your feet there? 그 곳에 적응하느라 오래 걸렸니?”라고 묻자 Jason이 “It was difficult the first few months but I eventually found my feet. 처음 몇 달은 힘들었지만 결국 잘 적응하고 있어.”라고 하네요.

Now keep today’s expression, ‘found my feet’ in mind and let’s hear the conversation again. 그럼 다시 한번 대화를 들어볼까요?

Jen: Wow, it’s already been a year since you’ve moved to New York!
Jason: You’re right. It’s been a year already. Time flies!
Jen: Did it take long to find your feet there?
Jason: It was difficult the first few months but I eventually found my feet.
Jen: That’s good to hear.

Today’s expression is found my feet. When you say that you’ve found your feet it means you have become comfortable or confident in what you are doing. It also means that you’ve become familiar with a new place or situation.

‘무엇을 찾다’는 뜻의 동사 find의 과거형은 found죠. 그래서 'found my feet’ 을 직역하면 ‘내 발을 찾았다.’, 즉 ‘새로운 상황에 익숙해졌다’ 또는 ‘하는 일에 자신감이 생겼다’는 뜻으로 쓰입니다.

오늘 본문에서 제가 Jason에게 뉴욕에 적응하는 데 오래 걸렸냐고 묻자, Jason은 솔직히 처음 몇 달은 힘들었지만 결국은 잘 적응하고 있다고 합니다. “It was difficult the first few months but I eventually found my feet.”라고요. 이렇게 새로운 상황이나 환경에 잘 적응하고 익숙해질 때 쓸 수 있는 표현이 바로 ‘find my feet’ 또는 ‘found my feet’입니다.

마지막으로 오늘의 대화를 다시 한 번 들어보겠습니다. Now that you know what today expression means is, let’s listen to the conversation for the last time.

Jen: Wow, it’s already been a year since you’ve moved to New York!
Jason: You’re right. It’s been a year already. Time flies!
Jen: Did it take long to find your feet there?
Jason: It was difficult the first few months but I eventually found my feet.
Jen: That’s good to hear.

Let’s review. If someone finds their feet, it means that they have become comfortable or confident in what they are doing. It also means that they've become familiar with a new place or situation. FOUND MY FEET. FIND MY FEET. Now try using this fun expression on your own.