너희 회사는 어떤 곳이야? 네가 대기업 입사도 포기하고 그 회사에 들어갔다고 해서 놀랐어.
What’s your company like? I was surprised to hear that you gave up on joining a major company to join that one.
의료 분야의 중소기업인데 앞으로 성장 가능성이 큰 회사야.
It’s a small and medium-sized company in the medical field with a high chance of growth going forward.
일을 배우기에는 대기업이 더 좋잖아. 그만큼 경력에도 더 도움이 되고.
A major company is better for learning to work. As such, it is more helpful for your career.
대신 여기는 야근이나 특근이 별로 없어서 퇴근 후에 시간적인 여유가 있어.
Instead, we have time to spare after work since we don’t work much nighttime or overtime.
대기업은 업무량이 많은 만큼 연봉도 높잖아.
But a major company gives a large salary as they have a lot of work.
아무리 돈을 많이 벌 수 있대도 일 때문에 내 생활을 포기하고 싶지는 않았어.
I didn’t want to give up my life for work even if I can make a lot of money.
V/A+ 는대도/ㄴ대도/대도
It is attached to the stem of an action verb or descriptive verb to insist on the contents of the following clause regardless of the preceding clause. A hypothetic content that is in contrast to the following clause is included in the preceding clause that the speaker strongly insists on the content of the following clause.
It is an abbreviation of ‘-는다고 해도’ and sometimes, it is used with ‘아무리’.
지금 출발한대도 제시간에 도착할 수는 없을 거예요.
Even if we leave now, we won’t be able to get there on time.
부모님이 우리의 결혼을 허락해 주시지 않는대도 나는 이 사람과 결혼을 하겠다.
I’ll marry this man even if my parents won’t allow us to marry.
아무리 사진기가 좋대도 기술이 없으면 좋은 사진을 찍을 수 없다.
No matter how good a camera is, you can’t take a good picture without skills.
Related words
의료 medical
분야 field
중소기업 small company
성장 growth
경력 career
특근 work overtime
시간적 time to
업무량 work(to do)
Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute
