[Grammar] ~만 못하다
~만 못하다 (man mo-ta-da) – (A) is not as (adjective) as (B) This is quite similar to 보다 더 in that you would use 만 못하다 to do a comparison between two nouns too. When the first noun (attach subject marker) of…
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[Vocabulary] 느닷없이
느닷없이 (neu-dat-oeb-si) – suddenly/abruptly This is pretty much the same as 갑자기, which also means “suddenly”. Example: 그 사람들이 어떤 이야기를 하면서 느닷없이 싸웠어. Those people were talking about something when they suddenly fought.
[Vocabulary] 때마침
때마침 (ddae-ma-chim) – just in time/perfect timing/at the right moment This word has about the same function as most other timing words like 지금, 오늘, 이따, 나중에, etc. As such, you can either place 때마침 at the front of the…
[Speaking Practice #9] 수리 요청하기 Requesting a repair
Critiques for improvement are welcome. In fact, you can use Vocaroo to record your own attempt and share it here! 한국어 공부하자! Transcript: Opening 안녕하십니까? 오늘은 또 ‘한국어 공부하자’의 말하기 연습하도록 하겠습니다. 이번에는 물건을 사용시 주의 사항과 고장이 난 물건을 수리 요청하는 글입니다. 그럼…
[Speaking Practice #8] 아르바이트 구하기 Finding a part-time job
Critiques for improvement are welcome. In fact, you can use Vocaroo to record your own attempt and share it here! 한국어 공부하자! Excerpt from Yonsei University Textbook 3-1 (편의 시설 이용하기 Using convenience facilities) Page 54 & 58
[Grammar] ~었/았어야 했는데
~었/았어야 했는데 (~eoss/~ass-eo-ya haen-neun-de) – should have done this but… OR it should have been like this… This grammar expression is translated as above but its use and function usually extend much further. ~었/았어야 했는데 is used to express regret…
[Vocabulary] 그야말로
그야말로 (geu-ya-mal-lo) – simply/really/truly/literally This word works like 정말로 but you would usually use this word to exaggerate things. 그야말로 has similar meaning to “literally” in English. Examples: 김 선생님의 수업은 너무 심심해서 수업 시간마다 그야말로 아비규환이야. Teacher Kim’s classes…
What I’ve been studying update #1 | Korean Studying Resources (Jan 2017)
(Estimated reading time: 5 minutes) I just thought, since this is a Korean study blog, it would only make sense to share other resources that I’m using as well. First off… I’m not the typical Korean learner (or at least…
[Vocabulary] 간혹
간혹 (gan-ok) – once in a while/occasionally 간혹 and 가끔 have essentially identical meanings and both are adverbs so you can use them interchangeably. However, I would prefer to use 가끔 in speech because it’s much more common and easier…
[Vocabulary] 그리하여
그리하여 (geu-ri-ha-yeo) – as a result/therefore/thus This word has essentially the same meaning as 그러면, 그렇다면, 그래서. There are slight nuance differences but we generally don’t need to worry about those. Examples: 오늘 비가 왔어. 난 그리하여 집으로 나가지 않았어.…
