Example Sentences#

1. 앨리스: “그럴 것 같아요,” 앨리스가 말했다.¹
   Alice: “I suppose so,” said Alice.
   • 같다 means ‘to be the same’ or ‘to be like’.
   • -ㄹ 것 같다 is a grammar pattern meaning ‘it seems that…’
   • -아요 is a polite ending used in informal polite speech.
2. 푸른 바람이 말해 주는 것 같아²
   It feels like the blue breeze is whispering
   • 같다 means ‘to be like’ or ‘to seem’.
   • -는 것 같다 is a grammar pattern meaning ‘it seems that…’
   • 아 is a casual ending used in informal speech.
3. 한국은 열정이 폭발하는 느낌이고, 일본은 질서 있는 에너지 같네.³
   Korean concerts are like this explosion of passion, while Japanese concerts are more like an organized kind of energy.
   • 같다 means ‘to be like’ or ‘to seem’.
   • -네 is a sentence-ending particle expressing mild surprise or discovery through direct observation, voicing the speaker’s immediate acknowledgment of something perceived in the moment.
4. 큰 사건도 없는데, 사람들 이야기가 너무 진짜 같고, 그래서 더 감동적이었어.⁴
   Even though there’s no big event, the people’s stories seem so real, so it was more touching.
   • 같다 means ‘to be like’ or ‘to seem’.
   • 고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’.
5. 같은 하늘 아래 또 다른 색깔로⁵
   Under the same sky, in yet another color
   • 같다 means ‘to be like’ or ‘to be the same’.
   • -은 is a modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
6. “같은 시간에 왔으면 더 좋았을 텐데.” 여우가 말했다.⁶
   “It would have been better if you had come at the same time,” said the fox.
   • 같다 means ‘to be like’ or ‘to be the same’.
   • -은 is a modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
7. 서준: 불고기만 먹으면 좀 느끼할 것 같아.⁷
   Seojun: I think eating only bulgogi might be a bit too greasy.
   • 같다 means ‘to be like’ or ‘to seem’.
   • 아 is a casual ending used in informal speech.
8. 구름 위를 걷는 것 같아²
   It’s like we’re walking on clouds
   • 같다 means ‘to be like’ or ‘to seem’.
   • -는 것 같다 is a grammar pattern meaning ‘it seems that…’
   • 아 is a casual ending used in informal speech.
9. 둘이 너무 다른데, 그래서 더 재밌었던 것 같아.⁴
   The two of them are so different, and I think that’s why it was more fun.
   • 같다 means ‘to be like’ or ‘to seem’.
   • -ㄴ 것 같다 is a grammar pattern meaning ‘it seems that…’
   • 아 is a casual ending used in informal speech.
10. 태민: 응, 드라마가 동화 같은 느낌도 좀 있었잖아?⁴
    Taemin: Yes, the drama had a bit of a fairy tale-like feeling too, didn’t it?
    • 같다 means ‘to be like’ or ‘to seem’.
    • -은 is a modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
11. 태민: 나의 아저씨는 현실적이고 감동을 주는 드라마고, 사이코지만 괜찮아는 독특하고 따뜻한 느낌이 있는 드라마인 것 같아.⁴
    Taemin: I think ‘My Mister’ is a realistic and touching drama, while ‘It’s Okay to Not Be Okay’ is a drama with a unique and warm feeling.
    • 같다 means ‘to be like’ or ‘to seem’.
    • -ㄴ 것 같다 is a grammar pattern meaning ‘it seems that…’
    • 아 is a casual ending used in informal speech.