Example Sentences#

1. 처음에는 너무 넓어서 두려웠고, 계속 달리기만 했어.¹
   At the beginning it was so big that I was afraid, and I kept running and running.
   • 너무 is an adverb meaning ‘too’ or ‘very’.
2. 현우: 맞아, 사람이 너무 많아서 지하철도 몇 번이나 그냥 지나가고, 택시도 잘 안 잡혀서 늦을 뻔했어.²
   Hyunwoo: Yeah, there were so many people that a bunch of subways just passed by, and taxis were hard to catch, so I was almost late.
   • 너무 is an adverb meaning ‘too’ or ‘very’.
3. 감정이 너무 깊게 와닿더라고.³
   The emotions touched me so deeply.
   • 너무 means ‘too’ or ‘very’.
4. 한 사람은 저녁 식사에 너무 오랜 시간을 보내고, 다른 사람은 감기에 걸려 계속 코를 풀기 때문입니다.⁴
   One because he spends too much time at dinner, and another because he has a cold and keeps on blowing his nose.
   • 너무 means ‘too’ or ‘excessively’.
5. 포도가 너무 잘 익어서 가방에 넣을 수 없었기에, 맹인은 그 자리에서 라사로와 함께 포도를 나누어 먹기로 결심했다.⁵
   The grapes were so ripe that they couldn’t be put in the bag, so the blind man decided to share them on the spot with Lazaro.
   • 너무 is an adverb meaning ‘too’ or ‘very’.
6. 하지만 이 긴 벽들이 너무 빨리 가까워져서 이제는 마지막 방에 있고, 저기 구석에 내가 달려가는 덫이 있어.”¹
   But these long walls closed in so quickly that now I am in the last room, and over there in the corner is the trap I am running towards.”
   • 너무 is an adverb meaning ‘too’ or ‘very’.
7. 큰 사건도 없는데, 사람들 이야기가 너무 진짜 같고, 그래서 더 감동적이었어.³
   Even though there’s no big event, the people’s stories seem so real, so it was more touching.
   • 너무 means ‘too’ or ‘very’.
8. 다들 힘들게 사는데, 서로 도와주고 이해하면서 조금씩 변해가는 게 너무 좋았어.³
   While everyone lives with difficulty, I really liked how they help each other, understand each other, and gradually change.
   • 너무 means ‘too’ or ‘very’.
9. 둘이 너무 다른데, 그래서 더 재밌었던 것 같아.³
   The two of them are so different, and I think that’s why it was more fun.
   • 너무 means ‘too’ or ‘very’.