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Learn Korean with KoreanClass101.com! Today you’re meeting your cousin for lunch in Korea. You usually enjoy seeing her, but today you’re worried about it because you’re pretty sure she’s going to ask you to do something to help her out. So when you walk in, you decide to act like you suspect nothing and greet her in Korean. Your lunch at the Korean restaurant continues uneventfully until the check comes. When you offer to pick up the check, she thanks you and also asks you for a favor in Korean. She says in Korean, “You know, I lost my job last month, and I am having a hard time finding a new one because the economy is bad.” You respond in Korean, “I’m sorry to hear that. I wish there was something I could do because I am concerned about you.” “Well,” she replies in Korean, “I can think of something…”

Learning Korean with KoreanClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Korean! This Korean Idioms and Phrases lesson will teach you how to share your reasons for doing something. We’ll also tell you how to use Korean to describe a situation where a relative or close friend puts you in an impossible situation. Visit us at KoreanClass101.com where you will find many more fantastic Korean lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

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10 Responses to “Idioms And Phrases #19 - Express Reason in Korean: Because I’m Worried!”

KoreanClass101.com says:

Can you make sample sentences with -거든(요)? :)

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rayane says:

this site is really helpful! i heart it! :grin:

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omar says:

wauuuuu, I haven’t put atention on the web page but it’s really cool, because, even if I’m basic member I can get the audio lessons through my palm pre cellphone, I really like to learn korean, and if you would like to visit www.tour2korea.com, you will see everything about this beauty country, see you CHINGU….

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shibal says:

sorry but can’t get to that link tour2korea … :cry:

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tunamei says:

이 구두 비싸거든요

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Daniel K says:

Ah, good ol’ 거든(요)… it’s something I hear all the time in Korea, but so hard to explain in English. And these days I seem to be hearing it more and more, in contexts and usages more and more removed from the original explanation. ~sigh.

One thing I was told about 거든(요) is that it’s also used when the speaker is imparting knowledge that he/she expects the listener not to know. In some ways, I think it’s the opposite of 잖아(요), where the speaker is saying something that he/she expects the listener to know already.

예문장: 전 요즘 일본에 관한 관심이 많아요. 왜냐하면 몇 달 전에 일본에 다녀왔거든요.

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katrin says:

나는 약속이 있거든요. 가야 돼요))
thanks for interesting lesson :razz:

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lovel says:

i want to go their but i cant vecuse im just a student here in the philippine :cry: buts its ok because i think i can also learn here in the piliphines hoping that u can understand thank you so much :smile: :razz:

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살릇 says:

내일 친구 결혼식이거든요
그러니 오늘 조금 바빠도 이해해주세요

good!

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