건강 검진 결과가 나왔는데 혈압이 높다고 저염식 식단을 추천 받았어요.
I got a check-up, and I was recommended to eat a low-salt diet because of my high blood pressure.
평소에 짜게 먹는 편이에요?
Do you usually eat salty food?
네, 전 좀 짭짤하게 먹는 편인데 그게 건강에 안 좋은 식습관 중 하나더라고요.
Yes, I tend to eat salty food, but it turned out to be an unhealthy eating habit.
그래서 요즘 건강을 위해서 일부러 저염식을 하는 사람이 많대요.
That’s why many people eat a low-salt diet on purpose, for their health.
병원에서는 국물보다는 건더기 위주로 먹고, 소금 대신 향신료를 사용하라고 하는데 오랜 습관이 쉽게 바뀔지 걱정이에요.
The doctor told me to eat solid ingredients more often rather than soup and to use spices instead of salt, but I’m worried that the old habit will not change easily.
쉽지 않겠지만 그래도 건강을 위해서니까 꼭 노력해 보세요.
It won’t be easy, but make sure you try since it’s for your health.
V/A+ 더라고요
It is attached to the stem of an action verb or a descriptive verb to transfer to the listener what he has learned from the past directly. It’s a combination of ‘-더라고’ and the honorific term, ‘요’.
부장님이 잘못하신 일인데 도리어 저한테 화를 내시더라고요.
It was the manager’s fault but I realized he was angry at me.
저도 전에 그 식당에 가 봤는데 가격도 저렴하고 분위기도 좋더라고요.
I’ve been to that restaurant before and I felt it was cheap and in a good mood.
이 제품이 요즘 청소년들에게 정말 인기가 많더라고요.
I found out this product is very popular with teenagers these days.
Related words
저염식 low-salt diet
식단 diet
짭짤하다 to be salty
식습관 eating habit
건더기 solid ingredient
위주 putting first, giving the first consideration (to)
향신료 spice
Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute