W3 Practice Sentences

Question 1

Translate into Korean.

I decided to quit smoking in the new year.

Answer 1

새해에는 담배를 끊기로 결심했어요.

Question 2

Translate into Korean:

I decided to become a firefighter.

Answer 2

소방관이 되기로 결심했어요.

Question 3

Translate into Korean using 치고

As athletes go, he is short.

Answer 3

운동 선수치고는 키가 작아요.

Question 4

Translate into Korean using 치고

You did a good job making it considering that it was your first time.

Answer 4

처음 만든 것치고는 잘 만들었어요.

Question 5

Translate into Korean using 치고

There are no young people these days who cannot use a computer.

Answer 5

요즘 젊은 사람치고 컴퓨터를 못하는 사람은 없어요.

Question 6

Translate into Korean using 치고

Are there any parents who are not interested in their children?

Answer 6

부모치고 자기 아이에게 관심이 없는 사람이 어디 있어요?

Question 7

Translate into Korean using 치고

There is no one who doesn’t want to be loved

Answer 7

사람치고 사랑을 받고 싶지 않은 사람은 없다.

Question 8

Translate into Korean.

I was able to attend university thanks to a scholarship

Answer 8

장학금 덕분에 대학교를 다닐 수 있었어요.

Question 9

Translate into Korean.

Thanks to my Korean friend I was able to adjust to Korean life easily.

Answer 9

한국 친구 덕분에 한국 생활에 쉽게 적응할 수 있었어요.

Question 10

Translate into Korean.

I passed my TOPIK exam because I studied Hanja hard.

Answer 10

한자를 열심히 공부를 한 덕분에 토픽 시험에 합격했어요.

Question 11

Translate into Korean

Thanks to my Korean teacher, my Korean has become better.

Answer 11

내가 한국어 선생님 덕분에 한국어를 잘 할 수 있게 되었어요.

Question 12

Translate into Korean.

Thanks to my job as a Korean language teacher, I can meet a lot of foreign students.

Answer 12

내가 한국어 선생님인 덕분에 많은 외국 학생들을 만날 수 있어요.

Question 13

Translate into Korean:

Let’s just say I paid you back for the money you loaned me since I paid for your meal.

Answer 13

오늘 내가 밥 사는 것으로 지난 번에 빌린 돈을 갚은 셈 쳐요.

Question 14

Translate into Korean:

There is no use going. We’re late so we can’t see the movie.

Answer 14

가나 마나 우리는 늦어서 그 영화를 못 볼 거예요.

Question 15

Translate into Korean:

It’s no use washing your car if it’s going to rain, so do it later.

Answer 15

비가 오면 세차를 하나 마나니까 나중에 하세요.

Question 16

Translate into Korean:

It is not worthwhile to say it. He won’t listen to you even if you tell him.

Answer 16

말하나 마나예요. 그 사람에게 이야기를 해도 안 들을 거예요.

Question 17

Translate into Korean using 바람에

Since I overslept, I was late for school.

Answer 17

늦잠을 자는 바람에 학교에 늦었어요.

Question 18

Translate into Korean using 바람에

My eyesight became worse since I’ve been working on the computer for a long time.

Answer 18

컴퓨터로 일을 많이 하는 바람에 눈이 나빠졌어요.

Question 19

Translate into Korean using 바람에

I was late since there was a traffic jam due to the accident.

Answer 19

교통사고가 나는 바람에 길이 막혀서 늦었어요.

Question 20

Is the following sentence correct?

날씨가 갑자기 추운 바람에 감기에 걸렸어요.

Answer 20

No (X). 바람에 cannot be used with 형영사.

-> 날씨가 갑자기 추워진 바람에 감기에 걸렸어요. (O)

Question 21

Korean is hard so I thought I might give it up, but I’ve decided not to give up and continue to study hard.

Answer 21

한국어가 힘들어서 포기할까 했지만 포기하지 않고 계속
열심히 공부하기로 결심했어요.

Question 22

Are the following sentences correct?

1. 날씨가 갑자기 추운 바람에감기에 걸렸어요.
2. 비가 많이 오는 바람에 홍수가 날 거예요.
3. 남자 친구가 선물을 사 주는 바람에 행복해요.
4. 약속이 취소되는 바람에 집에 있을까요?
5. 길이 막히는 바람에 늦었어요.

Answer 22

1. (X) 바람에 cannot be used with adjectives
2. (X) 바람에 cannot be used with future tense
3. (X) 바람에 is only used in negative situations
4. (X) 바람에 cannot be used with imperative or suggestive sentences.
5. (O)

Question 23

Translate using 바람에

My phone suddenly had a problem so I couldn’t contact you

Answer 23

휴대폰이 갑자기 고장 나는 바람에 연락을 못했어요.

Question 24

Translate using 바람에

Something urgent came up so I couldn’t attend the meeting

Answer 24

급한 일이 생기는 바람에 회의에 참석할 수 없었어요.

Question 25

Didn’t you say that laptop is over 5 years old? There’s no point getting it fixed.

Answer 25

그 노트북은 5년도 넘었다면서요?
그럼 고치나 마나일 거예요.

Question 26

Translate using (으)나 마나

There is no point in asking him as he wouldn’t know either.

Answer 26

물어보나 마나 그 사람도 모를 테니까 물어 보지 마세요.