Example Sentences
자전거 타고 나서 치맥 먹자.1
Let’s have some after biking.“세상이 날마다 더 좁아지고 있어.2
“The world is getting narrower every day.걷고 나면 보이는 길은 왜일까3
Why do the roads only reveal themselves after I walk?체셔 고양이: “그건 네가 어디로 가고 싶은지에 달려 있어,” 고양이가 말했다.4
Cheshire Cat: “That depends on where you want to go,” said the cat.그러나 노인은 단지 “좋을 수도 있고, 나쁠 수도 있습니다”라고 대답했습니다.5
However, the old man just answered, “It could be good, or it could be bad.”- 있다 means ‘to exist’ or ‘to be’.
- ㄹ 수 있다 forms a grammar pattern that expresses ability or possibility. Adding 도 implies this possibility exists alongside others, shifting the nuance from ‘can’ to ‘might’.
- -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
가슴이 뛰고 있잖아6
My heart is racing큰 사건도 없는데, 사람들 이야기가 너무 진짜 같고, 그래서 더 감동적이었어.7
Even though there’s no big event, the people’s stories seem so real, so it was more touching.경험에 따르면, 누군가 제 곁에 있으면 그 사람의 성격이 저를 방해하고 자유를 제한합니다.8
In my experience, if someone is beside me, their personality disturbs me and restricts my freedom.“라사로야, 오늘은 너와 이 포도를 똑같이 나누어 먹고 싶구나.9
“Lazaro, today I want to share these grapes evenly with you.떨어질까 두려운 꽃잎을 꽉 쥐고10
Clutching petals, afraid they might fall- 쥐다 means ‘to hold’ or ‘to grip’.
- -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs. In this lyrical context, -고 leaves the thought open-ended, acting as a verbal pause or ellipsis that implies continuity or an unspoken connection, common in reflective or lyrical texts.
우리는 끝없는 검은 바다 한가운데 있는 고요한 무지의 섬에 살고 있으며, 멀리 나가는 것은 우리에게 맞지 않았습니다.11
We live on a quiet island of ignorance in the middle of an endless black sea, and it was not meant for us to venture far.두 명의 스님, 한 명은 나이 든 스님이고 다른 한 명은 젊은 스님이 함께 여행하고 있었다.12
Two monks, one old and one young, were traveling together.고요한 마을에는 타로라는 성실한 돌을 다듬는 사람이 살고 있었습니다.13
In a quiet village, there lived a diligent stone carver named Taro.나 떡볶이 먹고 싶어.14
I want to eat tteokbokki.민준: 오케이, 그럼 이번 주말엔 한강에서 자전거 타고 치맥 먹는 걸로!1
Minjun: Okay, then this weekend, let’s ride bikes at the Han River and have chicken and beer!처음에는 너무 넓어서 두려웠고, 계속 달리기만 했어.2
At the beginning it was so big that I was afraid, and I kept running and running.멈추지 않고 나아가고 싶어3
I want to keep moving forward“여기에는 어떤 사람들이 살고 있나요?”4
“What kind of people live here?”몇 달 후 그 말이 돌아왔고, 몇 마리의 다른 말도 데리고 왔습니다.5
A few months later, the horse returned, bringing a few other horses.너와 나, 손잡고 달려가6
Let’s hold hands and run
Footnotes
Sentence from A Fun Weekend Ahead. ↩ ↩2
Sentence from A Little Fable Story. ↩ ↩2
Sentence from A New Beginning. ↩ ↩2
Sentence from Alice And The Cheshire Cat Story. ↩ ↩2
Sentence from Bad Luck Good Luck Story. ↩ ↩2
Sentence from Blue Breeze Song. ↩ ↩2
Sentence from Exploring K Drama Favorites. ↩
Sentence from Father Zossima Counsel Story. ↩
Sentence from Lazaro And The Blind Man. ↩
Sentence from Shattered Pieces Song. ↩
Sentence from The Call Of Cthulhu Opening Story. ↩
Sentence from The Girl At The River Story. ↩
Sentence from The Stonecutter Journey Story. ↩
Sentence from What Is On The Menu Tonight. ↩