N 대신에

이번 주 토요일에 별일 없지? 나 대신에 아르바이트 좀 해 줘.
You don’t have anything special this Saturday, right? Do my part-time job instead of me.
패스트푸드점 아르바이트 말이야?
You mean your fast food part-time job?
응, 전에 일해 본 적 있잖아. 나랑 스케줄을 바꿔 줄 근무자가 없어서 그래.
Yeah, you’ve worked there before. I don’t have any staff to switch schedules with me.
몇 시부터 몇 시까지야? 시급은 얼만데?
What time is it from? How much is the hourly pay?
오후 5시부터 10시까지고 시급은 최저임금이야.
The hourly pay is minimum pay and it’s from 5 pm to 10 pm.
알았어. 다음에 내 부탁도 들어줘야 해.
Okay. You have to help me out next time I request something.

N 대신에
It is used after a noun which indicates the other noun instead of the previous noun. In conversation, ‘대신’ is more useful than the statement.

대신에 모임에 가 주실 수 있어요?
Can you go to the meeting instead of me?

유양 대신에 내가 스티브 이사를 돕기로 했어.
I decided to help Steve’s move instead of Yuyang.

저는 아이에게 모유 대신 우유를 먹여요.
I feed my child milk instead of breast milk.

Related words
별일 anything special
패스트푸드점 fast food store
최저임금 minimum wages
(부탁을) 들어주다 do me a favor
모유 breast milk
먹이다 to feed

Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute

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