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Learn Korean with KoreanClass101.com! You are finally finished after a very busy week between your office in Korea and studying to speak Korean! But it’s all behind you now…and you are running late to meet your girlfriend! You excitedly rush to meet her apologizing as you throw your arms around her! You apologetically explain in Korean, “I am so sorry! I should have taken the subway!” Just thrilled to finally see something besides your face buried in Korean books and files, she replies in Korean, “It’s okay. Perhaps, I should have met you at your office!” You both agree it doesn’t matter now. All that matters now is spending some time together this weekend! Arriving at the movie theater in Seoul though, she asks if you remembered the tickets. Realizing things cannot get any worse, you apologize once more in Korean, “I should have bought tickets, but I forgot!” This is not going well. Maybe you can just take her to a lovely Korean dinner to make up for your forgetfulness. You offer to take her anywhere she wants to go in Korea for dinner - sky’s the limit! She regretfully replies, “I shouldn’t have eaten tonight before we met.” Something tells you that you are both going to have a lot of regrets about tonight…

Learning Korean with KoreanClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Korean! This Korean Beginner lesson will teach you how to talk about your regrets in Korean using the Korean phrase meaning, “I should have…” or “I regret that I didn’t….” Don’t add missing this Korean lesson to that long line of regrets! 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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21 Responses to “Beginner Lesson S4 #24 - Express Regret: “I Should Have” Taken the Korean Subway!”

KoreanClass101.com says:

Can you make sample sentences using -ㄹ/을 걸 그랬다?

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chachee100 says:

Question about this lesson.

What is the difference between saying “should have” and shouldn’t have”?

Example.
I shouldn’t have drank alcohol last night.
I should have drank drank coke last night.

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rigo says:

excellent grammar point

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선현우 says:

chachee100 :)

안녕하세요. :)

I shouldn’t have drank alcohol last night.
–> 어제 술을 마시지 말 걸 그랬어요.

I should have drank drank coke last night.
–> 어제 콜라를 마실 걸 그랬어요.

The same structure is applied, with -지 말다 in the middle, which means “Don’t do ____” :)

I hope this helps!!

Rigo :)

감사합니다 ^_^!!

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Eric says:

Great question and answer. Thanks.

내가 급한 일을 맡았서 더 열심히 일 할 걸 그랬고 어제 밤에 친구들 만나지 말 걸 그랬어. 그리고 오늘 아주 지각했어. 아휴. 과장님의 기분에 따라 내일 혹시 해고되게 될거야.
“I was in charge of an urgent job, so I should have worked harder and I shouldn’t have met my friends last night. Ugh! Depending on my manager’s mood, there is a possibility I will end up getting fired tomorrow.“

Hopefully, it’s not packed with too many mistakes :oops:
…just trying to throw the learning from lessons 22 and 23 in the mix.

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선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) says:

Eric :)

Great example :) Hehe. Here’s what I think would sound even more natural!

“급한 일 맡았으니까 더 열심히 일 할 걸 그랬어. 그리고 어젯밤에 친구를 만나지 말 걸 그랬어. 오늘 완전 지각했어. 아휴. 과장님 기분이 안 좋으면, 내일 잘릴지도 몰라.”

:)

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Laurie says:

Hi,
General question: I am not getting my vocab audio to work when it asks me to “run” Or ” ” it’s in Korean I assume i am hitting the correct button .some of the vocab is audible but lately none of it is. Great lesson btw.

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선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) says:

Hi Laurie, :)

You are referring to the vocab audio in the Learning Center, right? Hmm, I have just checked again and the audio worked fine for me :shock: Could you please try again and let me know? :oops: Thanks!

- Hyunwoo

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Laurie says:

HI Hyunwoo,

Yes, my vocab lists and expansion w/ audio has no sound it used to work just fine and I have tried to adjust my settings but I cna hear everything else!! Also, voice recorder I have no idea, it has never worked for me. Let me know if there is anything I can do.
Thanks,
Lauire

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Daniel K says:

“아이고, 이 산은 이렇게 높은 줄 모르고 힘들어요. 물을 가지고 올 걸 그랬어요. 목말라서 죽겠어요!”

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선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) says:

Laurie :)

We’re looking into it so please be patient with us just a little longer… ^^ 고치려고 노력하고 있어요 ^^!! 감사합니다.

Daniel :)

ㅎㅎㅎ 대니얼은 언제나 재미있는 예문들을 너무 잘 만들어요 ㅎㅎㅎㅎ

“이 산은 이렇게 높은 줄 모르고 힘들어요”
–> “이 산이 이렇게 높은 줄 몰랐는데, 힘들어요.” :)

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선현우 says:

Laurie :)

Could you tell us which operating system and browser you are using? :) You might have to upgrade your flash player and java player if you’ve had trouble with the voice recorder from the start, too. ^^

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fitzcarl says:

Ilsan is not a city. It’s a district in the suburb named Goyang City located northwest of Seoul.

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Carlo Franco says:

Hi guys,

I’ve got a question. If in the negative, would -지 앓을 걸 그랬다 work as well? If so would it provide a different nuance?

Thanks!

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Hyunwoo Sun(선현우) says:

Carlo :)

In the negative, you can say -지 말 걸 그랬다 :)

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Carlo Franco says:

Ah whoops, I realized I had misspelled what I typed. I meant to say -지 않을 걸 그랬다.

and 현우, thanks! Yes I understand that -지 말 걸 그랬다 can be used for the negative, but I’m also curious if saying -지 않을 걸 그랬다 works too.

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Hyunwoo Sun(선현우) says:

Carlo :)

Hehe. :) I see.

-지 않을 걸 그랬다 doesn’t really work, ^^ and in reality people say 안 -ㄹ 걸 그랬다 and -지 말 걸 그랬다 more often ^^

ex)
with “가다”
안 갈 걸 그랬어요.
가지 말 걸 그랬어요.

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Carlo Franco says:

Ah great :] Thanks for the quick reply, 현우 :grin:

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wangari says:

Hello people
I’m trying to say, I shouldn’t have cut my hair this short, I should have listened to my friends. Correct me if i’m wrong :grin:

이렇게 찗게 머리 자르지 말걸 그랬어요. 친구들 들걸그랬어요. :cry:

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Domingo Castro says:

:grin: I’m very happy to subscribe to Korean Class 101,it is pride and honor to learn Korean,while you are learning you have to feel and act Korean.I had been in a few places in Korea,I have very unfurgetable moments.Thanks Korean Class 101.

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乨奕 says:

어릴 때 좀 더 한국어를 공부할 걸 거랬어요 :sad:

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