Lesson 37: Because: ~아/어서

Question 1

저는 배고파서 밥을 먹고 싶어요

Answer 1

Because I am hungry, I want to eat

Question 2

우리는 집에 와서 바로 잤어요

Answer 2

We came home and went to sleep immediately

Question 3

저는 학교에 가서 공부할 거예요

Answer 3

I will go to school and then study

Question 4

그 여자가 너무 예뻐서 저는 그녀를 만나고 싶어요

Answer 4

That girl is very pretty, therefore, I want to meet her (because that girl is very pretty, I want to meet her)

Question 4

저는 심심해서 공원에 가고 싶어요

Answer 4

I am bored, therefore, I want to go to the park (because I am bored, I want to go to the park)

Question 5

우리 집이 홍수로 피해를 입어서 집에 못 들어가요

Answer 5

We can’t go into our house because it was damaged by the flood

Question 6

저는 너무 못생겨서 성형수술을 받고 싶어요

Answer 6

I want to get plastic surgery because I am so ugly

Question 7

고속도로가 막혀서 일반 길로 갈 거예요

Answer 7

I will take the normal road because the highway is blocked up

Question 8

저는 우리 딸을 진심으로 사랑해서 그녀를 위해 모든 것을 할 거예요

Answer 8

I will do everything for my daughter because I (truly love her/) love her from the bottom of my heart

Question 9

우리가 어제 다퉈서 저는 그랑 얘기하고 싶지 않아요

Answer 9

I don’t want to talk with him because we had an argument (we argued) yesterday

Question 10

슬기가 임신해서 회사에 오는 것이 힘들겠어요

Answer 10

It must be difficult for Seulgi to come to the office because she is pregnant

Question 11

배가 곧 터질 것 같아서 더 못 먹겠어요

Answer 11

I can’t eat anymore because my stomach is (like it is) about to explode (burst)

Question 12

여기에 여행자가 너무 많아서 다른 곳으로 갈 거예요

Answer 12

I’m going to go to a different place because there are too many travelers here

Question 13

오늘 너무 피곤해서 눈이 자꾸 감겨요

Answer 13

My eyes keep shutting because I’m so tired

Question 14

저는 배고파서 밥을 먹었어요

Answer 14

I was hungry, so I ate

Question 15

점심을 안 먹어서 지금 먹고 있어요

Answer 15

I didn’t eat lunch, so I’m eating now
Notice that this sentence wouldn’t make sense if it were “I’m not eating lunch so I’m eating now.”

Question 16

거기에 안 가 봐서 내일 갈 거예요

Answer 16

I haven’t been there yet, so I will go tomorrow
Notice that this sentence wouldn’t make sense if it were “I’m not going there yet so I’ll go tomorrow.”

Question 17

학생들이 너무 시끄러워서 저는 교수님의 말을 못 들었어요

Answer 17

The students were too loud, so I couldn’t hear the professor

Question 18

저는 공부하지 않아서 시험을 못 봤어요

Answer 18

I didn’t study, therefore, I didn’t do well on the exam

Question 19

제가 눈을 감고 있어서 그것을 못 봤어요

Answer 19

I didn’t see that because my eyes were closed

Question 20

저는 화장을 하지 않아서 못생겨 보여요

Answer 20

I look ugly because I didn’t do my makeup

Question 21

도시락을 안 가져와서 점심을 못 먹을 거예요

Answer 21

I won’t be able to eat lunch because I didn’t bring my lunch box

Question 22

공원에 스님이 있어서 우리는 술을 다른 곳에서 마셨어요

Answer 22

There was a monk in the park, so we drank our alcohol in another place

Question 23

오늘이 무슨 날인지 깜빡해서 선물을 안 준비했어요

Answer 23

I forgot what today is (what day it is today) so I didn’t prepare a present

Question 24

애기가 손가락을 계속 빨아서 지금 손가락이 끈적거려요

Answer 24

The baby kept sucking his fingers, so now they are all sticky

Question 25

그 남자가 불법 행동을 하는 것을 봐서 저는 당국에 바로 말할 거예요

Answer 25

I saw that man do something illegal (an illegal act) so I will tell the authorities immediately

Question 26

일반 도로가 피해를 입어서 고속도로가 막힐 것 같아요

Answer 26

The regular road was damaged so the highway will probably be blocked up

Question 27

이상한 소리를 들어서 눈을 뜨고 밖을 보러 일어났어요

Answer 27

I heard a weird sound, so I opened my eyes and got up to look outside

Question 28

일요일이어서 저는 공원에 가고 싶어요

Answer 28

It is Sunday, so I want to go to the park

Question 29

일요일이어서 공원에 가고 싶어요

일요일이라서 공원에 가고 싶어요

Answer 29

It is Sunday, so I want to go to the park

Question 30

예쁜 여자여서 똑똑하지 않을 것 같아

예쁜 여자라서 똑똑하지 않을 것 같아

Answer 30

She is a pretty girl, so she is probably not smart

Question 31

이번 주말이 연휴라서 우리 엄마 집에 갈 거예요

Answer 31

This weekend is a long weekend, so I will go to our mom’s house

Question 32

이 방은 원룸이라서 너무 작아요

Answer 32

This is a studio apartment, so it is too small

Question 33

이 학교는 초등학교라서 이 동네에 어린이들이 많아요

Answer 33

This school is an elementary school, so there are a lot of children in the neighborhood

Question 34

그것이 최신 정보여서 맞는 것 같아요

Answer 34

That is the latest (most up-to-date) information, so it is probably right

Question 35

최신 핸드폰이 아니어서 이 앱이 아주 느려요

최신 핸드폰이 아니라서 이 앱이 아주 느려요

Answer 35

This isn’t the latest cell phone, so the app is really slow

Question 36

나중에 밥이 없을 거라서 저는 지금 먹고 싶어요

Answer 36

There will not be any food later, therefore, I want to eat now

Question 37

친구가 거기에 많을 거라서 그 파티에 가고 싶어요

Answer 37

Many of my friends will be there, so/therefore I want to go to that party

Question 38

입장료가 너무 비쌀 거라서 저는 안 갈 거예요

Answer 38

The price of admission will be so expensive, so I am not going to go

Question 39

비가 왔어요?

응, 그래서 나가기 싫어요

Answer 39

Did it rain?

Yeah, that’s why/therefore I don’t want to go out

Question 40

우리 학교가 영어회화 수업이 없어요?

네, 없어요. 그래서 제가 다음 학기부터 개설할 거예요

Answer 40

Our school doesn’t have an English Conversation class?

Right, there isn’t any. That’s why I’m going to start one beginning next semester