아무 N도 Deny nouns in front of ‘도’. ‘안’, ‘못’, or ‘없다’ comes after it
무슨 일 있어요? 기분이 나쁜 것 같아요. What happened? You look like you’re in a bad mood. 어떤 차가 제 차를 긁고 도망갔어요. Somebody’s car scratched my car and ran...
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무슨 일 있어요? 기분이 나쁜 것 같아요. What happened? You look like you’re in a bad mood. 어떤 차가 제 차를 긁고 도망갔어요. Somebody’s car scratched my car and ran...
여보세요. 뭘 도와드릴까요? Hello, what can I help you with? 타이어가 펑크 난 것 같은데 어떻게 해야 할지 모르겠어요. It seems that I have a flat tire, but I don’t...
여기는 주차할 데가 없네요. Here, there is no space to park a car. 저기는 어때요? 저기밖에 없는 것 같아요. How about over there? It seems that is the only space...
늦어서 미안해요. 교통사고가 나서 늦었어요. Sorry, I’m late. I’m late because I had a traffic accident. 다친 데는 없어요? 병원에 가야 되는 거 아니에요? Weren’t you hurt? Don’t you have...
운전면허 시험에 붙어서 좋겠네요. You must feel good that you passed the driver’s license test. 네, 한 번에 붙었어요. Yes, I passed it on my first trial. 축하해요. 한턱내세요. Congratulations....
차를 사려고 하는데 같이 가 줄래? I am going to buy a car. Can you come with me? 무슨 차를 사려고 하는데? What car are you going to buy? 이번에...
신입생 환영회는 어땠어요? How was the welcoming party for the freshmen? 선배님들이 아주 따뜻하게 환영해 줬어요. The seniors welcomed us very warmly. 신입생이 몇 명이나 왔어요? How many freshmen came?...
유양 씨는 자주 나가는 모임이 있어요? Ms. Yooyang, do you have a meeting where you attend frequently? 네, 유학생 모임인데 한 달에 한 번쯤 모여요. Yes, I have a foreign...
이렇게 송별회를 해 줘서 고마워. Thank you for this farewell party. 네가 고향으로 돌아가게 돼서 너무 섭섭하다. I feel so sorry that you have decided to go back to your...
팬클럽에 가입하려고 하는데 어떻게 해야 해요? What should I do to join the fan club? 인터넷으로 회비를 내고 가입하면 돼요. It’s OK for you to pay the membership fee online...
V/A+ 어도/아도/여도 It is used to indicate the contents of the latter clause are unpredictable consequences from the contents of the preceding clause. 힘들어도 참고 열심히 일하면 좋은 결과가 있을...
V/A+ 는/은/ㄴ 거 아니에요? It is used to ask the listener if the speaker’s thought or guess is true or right. ‘N인 거 아니에요?‘ is used after a noun. 이...
V+ 기 It is used to make action verbs and nouns. 그 약은 작아서 먹기가 편해요. Taking the pill is convenient because it is small. 회사에 다니면서 공부하기가 힘들어요. Studying...
V+ 으면서/면서 It is used to indicate an action in the preceding clause and that of the latter clause occurs simultaneously. When an action verb stem ends in a consonant,...
V+ 고 있었어요. It is used to indicate an action in process at a certain point in the past. 제가 집에 들어왔을 때 남동생은 자고 있었어요. My younger brother was...
V/A+ 니? It is an informal ending to ask a question of someone close to the speaker in the same or lower rank. ‘이니’ is used after a noun. 너...
V+ 지 않을래요? It is used to euphemistically ask the listener’s intention or opinion about something. The short form is ‘안 V+ 을래요/ㄹ래요?‘. 음악회에 같이 가지 않을래요? Why don’t we...
어떻게(어디에서, 언제, 어느 N이/가…) V/A+ 는지/은지/ㄴ지 몰라요. It is a combined form of an interrogative sentence with ‘모르다’. It is used to indicate that a subject doesn’t know certain information...
N이나/나² It is used to choose the one that is easy to choose though it is not the best choice among many. When it ends in a particle-like ‘을/를’ or...
무슨 N이/가(어떻게, 왜, 누가…) V/A+ 는지/은지/ㄴ지 알아요? It is used to ask whether someone knows or doesn’t know about certain information or facts. It is usually used in an interrogative...