나 지금 졸업논문을 제출하고 오는 길이야.
I am on my way after submitting my graduation thesis.
그래? 나는 사실 졸업을 좀 미루고 싶어.
Really? Actually, I want to postpone my graduation.
넌 성적도 좋고 졸업에 필요한 학점도 모두 채우지 않았어?
Your grades are good and didn’t you fill up all of your needed credits as well?
취업도 못 했는데 졸업부터 하기가 좀 그래. 당분간은 졸업생이 아닌 재학생으로 있고 싶어.
I did not even get a job, but, feel reluctant to graduate first. For the time being, I just want to be an enrolled student, not a graduate.
우리 동기들이 모두 졸업을 미루는 분위기구나.
Everybody’s motives seem to have the mood of pushing aside our graduation.
요즘 청년 실업률이 높으니까 어쩔 수 없는 것 같아.
Nowadays, there is a high unemployment rate for young people, so it cannot be helped.
V+ 기가 그렇다
As it is attached to an action verb’s stem, it is used when he feels reluctant about how he is going to behave. Usually, it is used with reason about why he feels reluctant about his behavior.
부모님께서 화가 많이 나셔서 오늘은 집 밖으로 나가기가 좀 그래.
It’s a bit much to go out because my parents are very upset.
화장도 안 했는데 사진을 찍기가 좀 그래서 안 찍었어.
Since I did not wear any makeup, it is a bit much to take a picture so I did not take a picture.
그 모임에 지난번에도 안 갔는데 이번에도 빠지기가 그래서 꼭 가려고 해.
Since I missed the meeting last time, it would be a bit much to miss it again so I am going to try to go.
Related words
졸업논문 a graduation thesis
(학점을) 채우다 (credit) to fill up
취업 getting a job
당분간 for the time being
졸업생 a graduate
재학생 enrolled student
청년 young people
실업률 unemployment rate
Cre: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute