자, 이 방이에요. 한번 둘러보세요.
Here, this is the room. Take a look around.
방이 환해서 좋네요.
It’s nice that the room is bright.
집이 남향이라서 그래요. 화장실도 널찍하고 좋죠?
It’s because the house is southbound. The bathroom is spacious and nice too, right?
네. 근데 벽지가 좀 더러운데 혹시 도배해 주실 수 있나요?
Yes. But the wallpaper is a bit dirty, is it possible to plaster the wall?
글쎄요, 그건 집주인한테 물어봐야 될 것 같은데요.
Well, I’ll have to ask the landlord.
그래요? 그럼 강아지 키워도 되는지도 같이 여쭤봐 주시겠어요?
Really? Then could you also ask if I could keep a dog here too?
N이라서/라서 그래요.
It is used with a noun. It is used when it expresses the reason for a decision or as evidence. It is combined with ‘ N이라서/라서’ as reason and ‘그래요’ as a directive word. ‘이라서’ is used if the noun ends with consonants. ‘라서’ is used if the noun ends with vowels.
가: 왜 이렇게 길이 막히지요?
Why the traffic is jammed?
나: 퇴근시간이라서 그래요.
Because it is time off from the work.
가: 무슨 일 있어? 좀 초조해 보이네.
What’s wrong with you? You looked a little bit nervous.
나: 아니, 내일이 월요일이라서 그래.
No, I am nervous because tomorrow is Monday.
가: 우빈 씨는 정말 책임감이 강하네요.
Mr. Woobin is very responsible.
나: 우빈 씨가 첫째라서 그래요.
It’s because Mr. Woobin is the firstborn.
Related words
환하다 to be bright
남향 southern direction
널찍하다 to be wide
벽지 wallpaper
도배 papering (wall)
Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute