What is the Korean word?
tact
눈치
True or false.
덕분에 and 때문에 can be used interchangeably.
False.
때문에 is also used to give a reason for something, but can be used generally or in a negative sense, whereas 덕분에 is only used in a positive sense.
What is the English word?
놈
person (derogatory)
혼자 가네 시간이
미안해 말도 없이
Time flows on its own
without even saying sorry
(Answers may vary.)
A synonym for 아주.
몹시: very
What are the passive forms of the verbs 'to erase' and 'to move'?
지워지다: to be erased
떼지다: to move
What meaning does ㄴ 듯이 have in English?
as if
In English we say 'bed of roses'.
꽃길: flower path; bed of roses
봄은 기다림을 몰라서
눈치 없이 와버렸어
Spring, not knowing how to wait
or how to read the room, showed up anyway
(Answers may vary.)
What is the English word?
엇박자
off-beat
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My brother requested that I press rewind and start the movie from the beginning so he could watch it, too.
되감기: rewind
청하다: to request
How is 덕분에 used?
덕분에 is used to state a reason but is always used positively. Therefore, it can be translated as “thanks to”.
What is the Korean word?
only
겨우
멈춰있지만 어둠에 숨지 마
빛은 또 떠오르니깐
Although everything is paused, don’t hide in the dark
because the light will shine again
(Answers may vary.)
A deer and a bird might do this if they hear a sudden, loud noise.
Hint: There are two words. Think of how each animal moves.
달아나다: to run away
날아가다: to fly off
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One minute they saw dark clouds and the next the rain came without any warning.
아무런: any
예고: warning
없이: without
먹구름: dark cloud
What grammar point is being used?
She danced as if no one were watching.
ㄴ 듯이
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The entire house was covered in dust after it had been empty for the whole summer.
먼지: dust
쌓이다: to cover; to pile up
사람들은 말해 세상이 다 변했대
다행히도 우리 사이는
아직 여태 안 변했네
People say the world has changed
Thankfully, between you and I,
it’s still the same
(Answers may vary.)
Yoongi is completely _________ and is doing *this* to keep water out.
흠뻑: drenched [adverb]
눈을 감다: to close one’s eyes
What is the Korean word?
on one’s own
혼자
What grammar point is being used?
He slept all night with the lights on.
ㄴ 채(로)
What is the Korean word?
to thread, to connect
잇다
잠시 두 눈을 감아
여기 내 손을 잡아
저 미래로 달아나자
Close your eyes for a moment
Hold my hand here
Let’s run away to the future
(Answers may vary.)
What is the Korean word?
without saying
말도 없이
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He exhaled a relieved breath when he realized that thankfully no one was hiding in the darkness.
내쉬다: to exhale
숨: breath
다행히도: thankfully
어둠: darkness
숨다: to hide
How is ㄴ 채(로) used?
ㄴ/은 채 is used to show that the STATE of the clause describing it continues until (and usually beyond) the action in the next clause. It‘s often translated as “with” or “while.”
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So far, there is nothing to do at work today.
아무 일: nothing; anything
여태: so far
저 먹구름보다 빨리 달려가
그럼 될 줄 알았는데
나 겨우 사람인가 봐
I run faster than those dark clouds
I thought that’d make it alright
But, it turns out I’m just a mere human
(Answers may vary.)
What is the Korean word?
to rise
떠오르다