one of my (private tutoring) students once told me he couldn’t come because he might (sic!) have a haematoma on his toe (sic!)…yeah,sure…he knew perfectly well that he was supposed to take a test during that lesson…

by the way, I love the intro poor Seol (or should I rather say poor Keith… not so sure about that ), thank you

Can Keith speak Korean fluently? ㅋㅋㅋ 그냥 궁금해서…^^ he sounds so cute when he’ talking in Korean…ㅋㅋㅋ

하하하.
아니카

That’s too obvious an excuse!
(=너무 뻔한 핑계예요. ㅎㅎ )

But hematoma in Korean sounds sooooo professional that I might give the student an A+ for his/her effort in using that word if he/she said that in Korean ^^
(=한국어로 ‘혈종’이라고 하면 너무 전문적으로 들려서, 만약에 그 학생이 한국어로 그 말을 했다면 노력이 가상해서 A+ 줄 것 같아요 ㅎㅎ)

LOL an Hematoma on a toe! ㅋㅋ that’s not a reason to be absent in school or work! LoL That’s nothing! haha
I can’t believe those teachers accepted that excuse!

I had an Hematoma on a toe nail recently, I don’t know how i got it cuz i didn’t feel any pain at all before or after.But the color lasted almost 2 month!!!
Finally it disappeared haha.

Maxiewawa,

Hematoma is a localized collection of blood, usually clotted, in a tissue or organ.

It can be caused by falls, sports injuries, car accidents, or blows received by other people or objects.

Bruises and black eyes are a form of hematoma.

Less serious types include subungual hematoma (under a fingernail or toenail).

Hematomas are especially serious when they occur inside the skull.

여기 에 한국어만 베오지안아! 감사합니다!

Max

여기 에 한국어만 베오지안아!
–> 여기에서 한국어만 배우지 않아.
= 여기에서 한국어만 배울 수 있는 것이 아니야.

Hi !

I never needed an excuse for not going to school, my mom is a doctor, she never wanted to believe me anyway ! I was always going ! Once I got to university, I never had to explain myself. I arrived late once at a lab, with puffy eyes and a smell of alcohol… I didn’t need an excuse either, the technician was pissed off and knew right away why I didn’t come on time !

By the way, I have a question concerning ‘because’.
In this lesson, you say that it’s 기 때문에 but in the lower int. lesson 3, it’s only 때문에.
ex : 요즘에 성주가 공부 때문에 스트레스를 많이 받아요.

I don’t understand the difference

Thanks !

Hello KoreanClass101!
I love your lessons - they are short yet packed full of info. Sometimes they are hilarious too!
I am 3rd generation Korean — actually half Korean, half Japanese but both my parents can only speak english. I hope someday I’ll be able to understand and speak fluent Korean & Japanese!

Keep up the fantastic job! Thank you!!

Can 기 때문에 be used with future tense too? e.g. Because it will rain (or is going to rain), I am not going to school.

Thanks, Manyakumi!!

How about if I say “비가 때문에…” (because of the rain), is that acceptable too?

안녕하세요 Korean Class 101!
This is my favorite podcast and I listen to it all the time to study Korean!
I think my favorite reason for not going to school is the one my Korean teacher used and told us to memorize:
감기 걸러서 못 갔어요.
한국어를 가르쳐 주셔서 감사합니다! (All the Korean I just wrote is probably wrong but I hope you will be able to understand the point. . . Thank You so much!)

And one more thing…

Two days after tomorrow is called “글피”

그제 - 어제 - 오늘 - 내일 - 모레 - 글피

I was so surprise that nobody knows this!

Wow. Really cool. I love the rapport which you guys share. I have just started and listened to a couple of your casts. (Excellent!) And feel this is one of my favorites. Your characters always get into the role.

oh.. a question…

in the dialogue it appears:
어제는 춥기 때문에 못 갔어요

I noticed that there’s no past infix in 춥기. Is it because it is inferred from the 어제 that makes it past?

Would be also ok if instead of 춥기, I use 추웠기?

sorry if it’s too offtopic with the lesson haha… I was just wondering

thanks!!