미안, 많이 늦었지? 벌써 결혼식 시작했어?
Sorry, I’m really late, huh? Did the wedding already start?
왜 이렇게 늦게 왔어? 네가 안 와서 안 그래도 연락하려던 참이었어.
Why did you come so late? I was just about to contact you because you didn’t come.
차가 좀 밀렸어. 와, 근데 신부가 너무 예쁘다!
There was a bit of traffic. Wow, and by the way, the bride is so pretty!
신랑도 듬직해 보이고. 두 사람이 정말 천생연분이네.
The groom looks reliable and the two are seriously the perfect match.
주례 선생님은 누구야?
Who’s the officiator?
신랑을 대학교에서 가르쳐 주셨던 은사님이래.
They say the officiator is the one who taught the bride in university.
V+ 으려던/려던 참이다
It is used after an action verb stem. It is used when someone is performing an action, related by accident.
‘- 려던 참이다’ is used for as the vowel of an action verb stem or ending with ‘ ㄹ’ and ‘-으려던 참이다’ is used if it ends with a consonant.
라면을 끓이는군요. 저도 마침 라면을 먹으려던 참이었어요.
You are making ramen. I was about to eat ramen.
저도 백화점에 가려던 참이었는데 같이 가요.
I was also about going to the department store so that let’s go there together.
여보세요? 마침 너한테 전화하려던 참이었어.
Hello, I was about to call you right now.
Related words
안 그래도 anyway
It means ‘was about to do so’. it often uses with ‘-으려던/려던 참이다’.
듬직하다 to be reliable
천생연분 match made in heaven
주례 officiator
은사 teacher/mentor
Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute
