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Learn Korean with KoreanClass101.com! You lazily stretch, roll over in the very comfortable Korean hotel-room bed, and think of the wonderful night’s sleep you just had. Suddenly, it occurs to you…what time is it?! You look at the clock in a panic…oh my! You are late! You scramble to your feet, clutch everything within reach, and shove a toothbrush halfway down your throat as you pull on your clothing! As you climb into the cab downstairs, you frantically tell the taxi-driver in Korean, “It’s always like this for me in Korea! How fast can you drive?” Startled, the driver explains in Korean, “There’s always a way if you try hard enough!” Questioning his positivity at a time like this, you ask him in Korean, “If there’s always a way, then why am I always late to important events?” Laughing, he replies in Korean, “Because you will always be late when you set yourself up in a negative way.” You’ll have to ponder that later when you’re not feeling so negative!

Learning Korean with KoreanClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Korean! This Korean intermediate lesson will teach you how to say, “It’s expected that…,” “That’s the way it is,” and “It’s always like that,” in Korean! Visit us at KoreanClass101 when you will find many more fantastic Korean lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

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13 Responses to “Intermediate Lesson S2 #12 - “It’s Always Like That” in Korea!”

KoreanClass101.com says:

“-기/게 마련이다”를 써서 문장을 만들 수 있어요? ^^ Ex) KoreanClass101으로 공부하면 한국어를 잘 하게 마련이다. :)

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Dani says:

빚을 갚지 않으면 문제가 생기기 마련이예요.
I hope this make sense!

I’m really happy you introduced this structure, I could make more or less sense of it before but I never could quite grasp its exact meaning and it really annoyed me. Thanks!

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rigo says:

큰일나다 that’s an expression i’ll be using everyday
as always great lesson

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claire says:

:cry:

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claire says:

how another story from the others..

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Austin (오민) says:

앗! 택시로 공항까지 가면 요그은 7만원정도 낼것 같아요. 분명히 큰일이다! :grin:

서울중에 어디든지 가면 지하철이나 버스로 가는게는 조금 덜 편한긴하지만 더 싸게 마련이에요!

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Eric says:

한국어처럼 의국어를 공부하면 실수하기 오래 걸리기 마련이에요. 이렇게 매일 하잖아. :lol:
예증하자. (

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Eric says:

[sorry, looks like not all of my comments were posted…?}
예증하자. (I want to say “let me illustrate.” Would this work?)

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엘리사 says:

밤새우면 다음 날에 피곤하기 마련이에요.

난 지난 학년에 밤새워 일을 끝낸 때가 많았어요.. ㅎㅎ 지난 10월에는 프로젝트를 끝내도록 아침 4시까지 밤새웠어요 o.o

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Daniel K says:

외국에서 오래 살면 그 외국에서 쓰는 말의 몇 마디 표현을 배우게 마련이죠. 그렇지만, 그 외국을 떠나고 앞으로 말을 잘 안 쓰면 거의 다 잊어버리기 마련이기도 해요. 안타깝네~~~ ㅠㅠ

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Eric says:

ok, bare with me; just trying to use all of the good stuff you’ve been teaching in the past months:
내 문제를 해결해야 되는 것도 모자라서 너의 급한 문제도 해결해야 돼?! 요즘 난 진짜 바쁘다니까! 바로 들어! 우리 친구 인 줄 알았어는데 난 이런 걸 안 참아도 돼. 내가 너를 도와 조면 도와 줄수록 넌 게을러지기 마련이지. 너의 동생 그렇게 매력적인 여자만 아니면… :mrgreen:

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Eric says:

ㅎㅎㅎ…I meant “Bear with me”… :oops:

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