Korean Intermediate Level - words / phrases Flashcards

1
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nice to meet you (most formal form, future tense)

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뵙겠습니다

(= 뵙다 + ~겠습니다)

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will ~ (ending in most formal form in future tense)

  • We will eat
  • We will sleep
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~겠습니다

  • 겠습니다
  • 겠습니다
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to be called ~

  • My name is Seongchan (I am called Seongchan)
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~이라고 하다

  • 저는 성찬이라고 해요
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can ~

  • can you attend? (polite/normal)
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~ㄹ 수 았으세요 / ~ㄹ 수 있어요

  • 참석할 수 있으세요? (polite) / 참석할 수 있어요? (normal)
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5
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No, it’s my first time, too.

(no, today is my first coming too)

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아니요. 저도 오늘 처음 오는 거예요.

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I don’t know (something/someone) will have to ~

  • I don’t know what I will have to eat
  • I don’t know what I will have to say
  • I don’t know how I will have to go
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~야 할지 모르겠어요

  • 뭐 먹어야 할지 모르겠어요
  • 어떻게 말해야 할지 모르겠어요
  • 어떻게 가야 할지 모르겠어요
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7
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It kind of looked like fun

(I thought it would be fun (as I remember))

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왠지 재밌을 것 같어라고요

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because ~ / ~ so

  • e.g. I learned about it because a coworker at my work recommended it
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~어서

  • e.g. 저는 저희 회사 사람이 추천해 줘 알았어요
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9
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That’s right!

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맞아(요)

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~ therefore ~

  • e.g. I really like travelling therefore I want to work in a travel agency
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~거든요. 그래서 ~

  • e.g. 제가 여행을 많이 좋아하거든요. 그래서 여행사에서 일하고 싶어요.
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To get to ~

  • e.g. To get to know
  • e.g. To get to sleep
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~ 게 되다

  • e.g. 알게 되다
  • e.g. 자게 되다
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I think (someone/something) will/would ~

  • e.g. It would be great to work in a field that you like.
    (I think it would be great to work…)

​I think (someone/something) is ~

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~ ㄹ 것 같아(요)

  • e.g. 좋아하는 분야에서 일하면 좋을 것 같아요.

~ ㄴ거 같아요 / ~ㄴ가 봐요 / ~나 봐요

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I’m pretty sure that ~, right?

  • e.g. You must travel often too, then? (polite)
    (I’m pretty sure that you travel often too, right?)
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~ (verb) 겠네(요)

  • e.g. 여행도 자주 하겠네요? (formal)
    여행도 자주 하겠네요? (formal polite)
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14
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If I were like you

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저 같으면

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15
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To go (somewhere) with (someone) (polite)

To go (somewhere) with (someone) (casual)

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데리고 가다

가지고 가다

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if ~

  • e.g. I will be happy when (if ) I go to the moon
  • e.g. I think I will be happy when (if) I go to the moon
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~면

  • e.g. 저는 달에 가 행복할 거예요
  • e.g. 저는 달에 가 행복할 것 같아요
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17
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~ as I remember (sometimes even unspoken in English)

  • e.g. There are/were also a lot of things you can feel and learn while traveling alone (as I remember).
  • I thought (something/someone) would ~, as I remember.

informal

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~더라고(요)

  • e.g. 혼자 여행하면서 느끼고 배울 수 있는 것도 많더라고요
    (pronounced: 만더라요)
  • ~ ㄹ 것 같더라고요 = ~ ㄹ 것 같다 + ~더라고요

~더라(고) (informal_)_

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It depends on ~ (noun)

  • e.g. It depends on the time of the day
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~ 에 따라(서) 달라(요)

  • e.g. 하루의 시간에 따라서 달라요
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19
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Actually

(obviously, you don’t need to mention it)

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안 그래도

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20
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I can’t go home, okay?

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나 집에 가지 못한다?

= 나 집에 못간다? (more natural)

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21
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You know that ~

  • e.g. You know that he loves you
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~잖아(요)

  • e.g. 널 사랑하잖아(요)
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22
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To say that ~

  • e.g. They say that “every Jack has a Jill”. (“Op potje past een deksel”)
  • e.g. You know they say that “every Jack has a Jill”.
  • e.g. say that he goes
  • e.g. say that I sleep
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~다고 하다 (adjective verbs) = ~ㄴ다고 하다 (action verbs)

  • e.g. “짚신도 짝이 있다”고 해. (litteraly “every straw shoe has a mate(pair/match)”)
  • e.g. “짚신도 짝이 있다”고 하잖아.
  • e.g. 가다 –> 간다고 하다
  • e.g. 자다 –> 잔다고 하다
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23
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I thought (something/someone) would ~

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~ㄹ 줄 알았어(요) = ~ㄹ 것 같았어(요)

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24
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don’t do ~

(you will experience bad things)

don’t do ~

(try doing it, more sarcastic, won’t end well)

A

~ㄹ 줄 알아

~만 해 봐

(try to do it once, sarcastic)

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25
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Welcome / Can I help you?

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어서 오세요

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26
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will ~ (formal form, future tense, not or just decided)

will ~ (already planned) (formal form, future tense)

will ~ (just decided, subject word is “I”) (formal form, future tense)

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~겠어요

~ㄹ 거예요

~ㄹ게요

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27
Q

I’m just looking at Instagram

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그냥 인스타(그램) 보고 있어

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28
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Have you ever ~ (polite/normal)

  • have you ever attended? (polite / normal)
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~ㄴ 적 있으세요 / ~ㄴ 적 있어요

  • 참석한 적 있으세요? (polite) / 참석한 적 있어요? (normal)
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29
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Well, I’m not sure

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글쎄(요)

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30
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What can I get for you (polite)

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뭐 드릴까요?

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31
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See you next time

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다음에 봐(요)

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32
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I will talk to you later

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다음에 얘기해요

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33
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Come again

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또 오세요

34
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to decide to ~

  • to decide to ~ (formal form - suggestion: “let’s ~”)
  • decided to ~
  • e.g. I decided to go to play
  • e.g. the Jihoon that is planned/decided/supposed to meet (me) (adjectif)
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~기로 하다

  • ~기로 해요
  • ~기로 했어요
  • e.g. 놀러 가기로 했어요
  • e.g. 만나기로 한 지훈 씨
35
Q

to go to ~

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~러 가다

36
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how can + verbs

(don’t + verbs)

  • how can you go?
  • e.g. how can you come here (don’t come here)
  • e.g. how can you sleep there (don’t sleep there)
  • e.g. how can you eat in that restaurant
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~이/가 어디라고 + verbs

  • 어디라고 가
  • e.g. 여기가 어디라고 와요
  • e.g. 거기가 어디라고 자요
  • e.g. 그 식당이 어디라고 먹어요
37
Q

B that is called maybe A

  • e.g. the place that I think (not sure) is called Gangnam
  • e.g. the singer that I think (not sure) is called Soo Ji
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A인가 하는 B

  • e.g. 강남인가 하는 곳
  • e.g. 수지인가 하는 가수
38
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A (noun) or B (noun)

  • e.g. car or bike
  • e.g. humans or animals
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A (이)나 B

  • e.g. 자동차나 자전거
  • e.g. 사람이나 동물
39
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A (verb) or B (verb)

  • e.g. drink or eat
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A거나 B

  • e.g. 마시거나 먹어요
40
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because ~ (verbs)

because ~ (verbs) (casual)

  • e.g. because it suits (you) well
  • e.g. because it suits (you) well (casual)
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~서 / ~니까

~거든 (casual)

  • 잘 어울려서 / 잘 어울리니까
  • 잘 어울리거든 (casual)
41
Q

even if (although) it looks like this

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(이래 봬도 since then) = 이렇게 보여도

42
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~ (nouns) like this

  • e.g. car(s) like this

~ (verbs) like this

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이런 ~ (nouns)

  • e.g. 이런 자동차

이렇게 ~ (verbs)

43
Q

in a little while / coming up

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좀 있으면

(litteraly: if (I) exist a little bit)

44
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adjectives from verbs (present)

action verbs: that ~

  • to go –> that go(es)
  • to eat –> that eat(s)
  • to study –> that studie(s)

adjective verbs: that ~

  • to be fancy –> that is fancy
  • to be cold –> that is cold
  • to be delicious –> that is delicious
  • to be hot –> that is hot
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adjectives from verbs (present)

action verbs: ~는

  • 가다 –> 가는
  • 먹다 –> 먹는
  • 공부하다 –> 공부하는

​adjective verbs: ~ㄴ

  • 화려하다 –> 화려한
  • 춥다 –> 추운 (irregular)
  • 맛있다 –> 맛있는
  • 덥다 –> 더운
45
Q

that’s right

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하긴 (casual) / 맞아(요)

46
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don’t ~ / doesn’t ~ (verbs) ?

not ~ (verbs)

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(verbs)지 않아? / 안 (verbs) ?

(verbs) 지 않아 (polite) / 안 (verbs)

47
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for ~ (specific status, title, gender)

  • e.g. restroom for workers
A

~용

  • e.g. 직원용 화장실
48
Q

to be ~ing

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~ㄴ다 / ~고 있어

(~고 있어sounds weird with passive verbs)

49
Q

adjective from verbs (past)

  • that went in
  • that studied
  • that ate
  • e.g. the restaurant that (we) ate yesterday evening
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adjective from verbs (past) –> ~ㄴ / ~ㅆ던

  • 들어간 / 들어갔던
  • 공부한 / 공부했던
  • 먹은 / 먹었던
  • e.g. 어제 저녁 먹은 식당 / 어제 저녁 먹었던 식당
50
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it’s good (expression)

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잘됐다

51
Q

it’s only ~

only have ~

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~ 밖에 + negative verbs

~ 밖에 없어

52
Q

to do like this / to be like this

to do like that / to be like that

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이러다

그러다

53
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to see if ~ / to see whether ~

  • e.g. see if you’re eating
  • e.g. let’s see if you’re eating
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~는지 보다

  • e.g. 넌 먹 있는지봐
  • e.g. 넌 먹 있는지보자
54
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of course ~

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~지 / ~지요 (= ~죠)

55
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to say/tell that ~

  • e.g. what do you say you buy?
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~ㄴ다고 하다

  • 뭐 산다고 해요?
56
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asking to ourselves

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~지?

57
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to hear that ~ / heard that ~

  • e.g. I hear he’s going
  • e.g. I hear he’s sleeping
  • e.g. I heard he’s going
  • e.g. I heard he’s sleeping
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~(ㄴ)다고 들다 / ~(ㄴ)다고 들었다

  • e.g. 간다고 들어요
  • e.g. 잔다고 들어요
  • e.g. 간다고 들었어요
  • e.g. 잔다고 들었어요
58
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to decide if you want to ~ (informal form)

  • decide if you want to travel / decide if you will travel

to just decide if you want to ~ /

to make up your mind if you want to ~

(don’t think about other things) (informal form, not very polite)

  • just decide/make up your mind if you want to travel
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~ㄹ지 결정하다

  • 여행할지 결정해요

~ㄹ지 결정해

  • 여행할지나 결정해요
59
Q

put (adjective)

will put (adjective, future tense))

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놓은

놓을

60
Q

polite formal asking form ending

A

~ㄴ 가요 ?

(= 예요 ? but more polite)

61
Q

indeed ~

  • e.g. pasta sounds good too (indeed pasta sounds good/pasta sounds good indeed)
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~긴 하다

  • e.g. 파스타 좋긴 해요
62
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in case of ~ (nouns)

  • e.g. in case of this product
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(nouns) ~ 같은 경우에
* e.g. 이 제품 같은 경우에

63
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only for ~ (nouns)

  • e.g. only for sensitive skin
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(nouns) ~ 전용
* e.g. 민감성 피부 전용

64
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to tend to ~

  • e.g. Do you have a sensitive skin? (do you tend to have a sensitive skin?)
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~ㄴ 편이다

  • e.g. 피부가 민감한 편이세요?
65
Q

to plan to ~

  • to plan to ~ (formal form - suggestion: “let’s ~”)
  • planned to ~
  • e.g. I decided to go to play
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~기로 계획하다

  • ~기로 계획해(요)
  • ~기로 계획했어(요)
  • e.g. 놀러 가기로 계획했어요
66
Q

how long has it been?

A

얼마나 됐죠?

67
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to say, let’s ~

  • e.g. I say, let’s eat / I ask (him) to eat
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~자고 하다

  • e.g. 먹자고 해(요)
68
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no matter how ~

  • e.g. no matter how hard I look
A

아무리 ~도

  • 아무리 찾아봐도
69
Q

just a moment (regular / casual)

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잠시만(요) / 잠깐만(요) (casual)

70
Q

you must be mr. X / are you mr. X?

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X 씨 되시죠?

71
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to become ~ (weather)

to become ~ (everything else)

  • e.g. It’s getting cold all of a sudden, I just realized
A

~어 지다 (weather)

~게 되다 (everything else)

  • e.g. 갑자기 추워졌네요
72
Q

just in case

(Litt. “by any chance because I don’t know”)

A

혹시 몰라서

73
Q

~ indeed

A

~긴 하다

74
Q

wish to ~ / would like to ~

  • e.g. I would like to drink / to have a drink
A

~으면 하다

  • e.g. 마시으면 해요
75
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to think (something/someone) is ~ (noun)

  • e.g. I think today pasta is not my style
A

(noun) ~라고 생각하다
* e.g. 파스타는 별로라고 생각해요

76
Q

directly after ~

  • e.g. do something else first and then can go back to watch it.
A

~ 다가

  • e.g. 다른 거 하다가 봐도 되고요.
77
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to be allowed to ~

  • e.g. you’re allowed to look / you can look
A

~ 도 되다

  • e.g. 봐도 되고요
78
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with only ~

  • e.g. with only guys
A

~끼리

  • e.g. 남자들끼리
79
Q

I guess so

A

그런가 보다 / 그런 거 같아 / 그러나 봐

80
Q

each person

A

각자 ~ 씩

각자 ~

~ 씩

81
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each time / each

A

각각 ~ 씩

각각 ~

~ 씩