“Despite” Your Efforts, You Haven’t Visited Korea!

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INTRODUCTION
Gyeong-eun: 안녕하세요! KoreanClass101.com입니다!
Hyunwoo: Hyunwoo here, “Despite” Your Efforts, You Haven’t Visited Korea! So 경은 씨, in this lesson, what are we going to learn?
Gyeong-eun: You will learn how to say “in spite of” or “despite”.
Hyunwoo: And this conversation takes place
Gyeong-eun: in a taxi,
Hyunwoo: and the conversation is between
Gyeong-eun: the taxi driver and a passenger.
Hyunwoo: 택시기사 and 승객, right?
Gyeong-eun: Yeah, right.
Hyunwoo: Therefore the speakers will be speaking
Gyeong-eun: polite language, 존댓말.
Hyunwoo: So now, let’s listen to the conversation.
Gyeong-eun: 네, 들어 봐요.
DIALOGUE
택시기사: 안녕하세요 아가씨. 어디로 모실까요?
승객4: 여의도로 가 주세요.
택시기사: 무슨 일 있으세요? 왜 예쁘게 입고 표정이 안 좋아요?
승객4: 아... 네... 오늘 남자친구가 저한테 프로포즈를 할 것 같아요.
택시기사: 정말요? 프로포즈 받는데도 왜 표정이...
승객4: 아... 사실은... 부모님의 반대에도 불구하고 사귀고 있어요. 그런데 결혼한다고 하면 부모님이 정말 싫어하실 거예요.
택시기사: 아... 부모님을 잘 설득해 보세요.
승객4: 노력했는데, 제 노력에도 불구하고 부모님은 남자친구를 싫어하세요. 사실... 남자친구가 직업이 없어요.
택시기사: 네? 직업이 없어요? 직업이 없는데도 프로포즈를 해요?
승객4: 네.. 그래서 부모님이 싫어하세요. 5년동안 직업이 없었어요.
택시기사: 그렇게 오랫동안? 그러면 결혼하지 마세요. 아가씨는 예뻐서 다른 좋은 남자가 생길 거예요.
승객4: 그렇죠? 저도 부모님의 반대에도 불구하고 결혼을 하고 싶지는 않아요. 다 왔어요. 감사합니다.
Gyeong-eun: 영어로 한 번 더 (yeongeoro han beon deo).
Hyunwoo: One more time, with the English.
택시기사: 안녕하세요 아가씨. 어디로 모실까요?
Hyunwoo: Hi. Where to?
승객4: 여의도로 가 주세요.
Hyunwoo: Please take me to Yeouido.
택시기사: 무슨 일 있으세요? 왜 예쁘게 입고 표정이 안 좋아요?
Hyunwoo: Is everything all right? You're dressed so beautifully, but why do you look so sad?
승객4: 아... 네... 오늘 남자친구가 저한테 프로포즈를 할 것 같아요.
Hyunwoo: Oh...yeah...I think my boyfriend is going to propose to me today.
택시기사: 정말요? 프로포즈 받는데도 왜 표정이...
Hyunwoo: Really? If he’s proposing to you, why do you look so...
승객4: 아... 사실은... 부모님의 반대에도 불구하고 사귀고 있어요. 그런데 결혼한다고 하면 부모님이 정말 싫어하실 거예요.
Hyunwoo: Oh well, in fact, we're dating despite our parents' opposition. So if I tell them I'll marry him, my parents will be very unhappy.
택시기사: 아... 부모님을 잘 설득해 보세요.
Hyunwoo: Well, try to persuade your parents well.
승객4: 노력했는데, 제 노력에도 불구하고 부모님은 남자친구를 싫어하세요. 사실... 남자친구가 직업이 없어요.
Hyunwoo: I've tried, but despite my efforts, my parents hate my boyfriend. In fact... My boyfriend doesn't have a job.
택시기사: 네? 직업이 없어요? 직업이 없는데도 프로포즈를 해요?
Hyunwoo: Huh? He doesn't have a job? He doesn't have a job and he still proposed to you?
승객4: 네.. 그래서 부모님이 싫어하세요. 5년동안 직업이 없었어요.
Hyunwoo: Yeah...so that's why they hate him. He's been without a job for five years.
택시기사: 그렇게 오랫동안? 그러면 결혼하지 마세요. 아가씨는 예뻐서 다른 좋은 남자가 생길 거예요.
Hyunwoo: For that long? Then don't marry him. You are pretty so you will meet a nice guy.
승객4: 그렇죠? 저도 부모님의 반대에도 불구하고 결혼을 하고 싶지는 않아요. 다 왔어요. 감사합니다.
Hyunwoo: Do you think so, too? I don't want to get married despite my parents' opposition. We're here. Thank you.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Hyunwoo: Oh, what a sad story...
Gyeong-eun: Yeah... 슬픈 이야기예요.
Hyunwoo: And this is one of the reasons that I think it's really tough to get married in Korea.
Gyeong-eun: Well, it's not tough to get married, but it's tough to get married and make everybody around you happy.
Hyunwoo: Right. I think people care less than before, but as you know, it's only very recently that people started having some less conventional jobs,
Gyeong-eun: 네. 맞아요.
Hyunwoo: So a lot of parents will ask their children, “So what does he do?” or “What does she do?”
Gyeong-eun: Daughters in particular
Hyunwoo: Yeah, so guys have more pressure about what they do for a living, because when they want to get married, they know for sure that the parents of the woman will be asking a lot of questions about the job, about the pay, and how stable the job is and stuff.
Gyeong-eun: Yeah, because in Korea, marriage is something that people expect to last for the rest of their lives.
Hyunwoo: And do you believe so, too?
Gyeong-eun: No…
Hyunwoo: You don’t?
Gyeong-eun: I don’t.
Hyunwoo: You’d better. Yeah, I mean… Anyway, so like in the dialog for this lesson, it's a sad story, but if a guy hasn't had a job for a few years and the parents said 'no' to the marriage, it's not really surprising.
Gyeong-eun: No. 별로 놀라운 일은 아니에요.
Hyunwoo: Well, alright. Now let's find out what went on in the dialogue in more detail by looking at the vocab for this lesson.
Gyeong-eun: 네, 좋은 생각이에요.
VOCAB LIST
Hyunwoo: So, what is the first word we are looking at?
Gyeong-eun: 모시다 [natural native speed]
Hyunwoo: to take someone to a place (honorific)
Gyeong-eun: 모시다 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Gyeong-eun: 모시다 [natural native speed]
그 다음에는 : Next:
Gyeong-eun: 표정 [natural native speed]
Hyunwoo: facial expression, look on the face
Gyeong-eun: 표정 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Gyeong-eun: 표정 [natural native speed]
그리고 : Next:
Gyeong-eun: 프로포즈 [natural native speed]
Hyunwoo: propose
Gyeong-eun: 프로포즈 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Gyeong-eun: 프로포즈 [natural native speed]
그리고 : Next:
Gyeong-eun: 반대 [natural native speed]
Hyunwoo: opposition, the opposite
Gyeong-eun: 반대 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Gyeong-eun: 반대 [natural native speed]
And what’s the next word? : Next:
Gyeong-eun: 사귀다 [natural native speed]
Hyunwoo: to go out with, to date
Gyeong-eun: 사귀다 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Gyeong-eun: 사귀다 [natural native speed]
그리고 : Next:
Gyeong-eun: 싫어하다 [natural native speed]
Hyunwoo: to hate, to dislike
Gyeong-eun: 싫어하다 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Gyeong-eun: 싫어하다 [natural native speed]
다음 단어는 : Next:
Gyeong-eun: 설득하다 [natural native speed]
Hyunwoo: to persuade
Gyeong-eun: 설득하다 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Gyeong-eun: 설득하다 [natural native speed]
: Next:
Gyeong-eun: 노력하다 [natural native speed]
Hyunwoo: to try, to make an effort
Gyeong-eun: 노력하다 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Gyeong-eun: 노력하다 [natural native speed]
그리고 : Next:
Gyeong-eun: 노력 [natural native speed]
Hyunwoo: effort
Gyeong-eun: 노력 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Gyeong-eun: 노력 [natural native speed]
: Next:
Gyeong-eun: 직업 [natural native speed]
Hyunwoo: profession, job
Gyeong-eun: 직업 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Gyeong-eun: 직업 [natural native speed]
그리고 : Next:
Gyeong-eun: 생기다 [natural native speed]
Hyunwoo: to come into existence, to get, to have
Gyeong-eun: 생기다 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Gyeong-eun: 생기다 [natural native speed]
VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE
Hyunwoo: Okay, now let's have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word we are looking at is,
Gyeong-eun: 프로포즈
Hyunwoo: “proposal of marriage”
Gyeong-eun: (slow) 프로포즈 (normal) 프로포즈
Hyunwoo: Well, this is an English word
Gyeong-eun: obviously haha
Hyunwoo: and well, using an English word and pronouncing it in the KOREAN way is certainly very convenient, but what's the KOREAN word for this?
Gyeong-eun: 청혼
Hyunwoo: once again?
Gyeong-eun: 청혼
Hyunwoo: 청 means to “ask for”, “to request” as in 요청 or 신청.
Gyeong-eun: And 혼 means “marriage”.
Hyunwoo: Yeah, as in 결혼, right?
Gyeong-eun: Right. But we don’t usually use 청혼, and we use 프로포즈 often.
Hyunwoo: And why do you think that is? Do you think people think “proposal” is more romantic, somehow?
Gyeong-eun: Yeah, I think so, haha.
Hyunwoo: Have you got a lot of 프로포즈 so far?
Gyeong-eun: Oh, no… 슬픈데요?
Hyunwoo: Well, it’s not sad. I haven’t got any 프로포즈 so far. So, cheer up! Alright so what's the next word we are looking at?
Gyeong-eun: 설득하다
Hyunwoo: “to persuade”
Gyeong-eun: (slow) 설득하다 (normal) 설득하다
Hyunwoo: 설득하다 is 설득 plus 하다, so 설득 can be used as a noun, that means “persuasion”.
Gyeong-eun: Yeah.
Hyunwoo: So when someone is very persuasive or convincing, you say
Gyeong-eun: 설득력이 있다.
Hyunwoo: There, the word 설득력 means
Gyeong-eun: 설득 plus 력 / and 력 means “power” or “strength”
Hyunwoo: so 설득력 is “persuasive power”.
Gyeong-eun: Yeah, so if you have 설득력,
Hyunwoo: which I have…
Gyeong-eun: Really? Do you think so?
Hyunwoo: I do, haha. Kind of… Sometimes…
Gyeong-eun: Anyways, if you have 설득력, like 현우, haha, you sound very convincing.
Hyunwoo: Exactly. So if you are a 설득력이 있는 사람, you are a very convincing person.
Gyeong-eun: Yeah, right.
Hyunwoo: Okay, it’s time for some grammar.
Hyunwoo: What is the grammar point of this lesson?
Gyeong-eun: The grammar point of this lesson is how to say "in spite of" or "despite" using -에도 불구하고
Hyunwoo: as in the example,
Gyeong-eun: 제 노력에도 불구하고 성공하지 못 했어요.
Hyunwoo: "Despite my effort, we didn't have a successful result."
Gyeong-eun: Weah, when you want to describe a situation where something happens 'despite' something,
Hyunwoo: or when you do something 'in spite of' something, you can use the expression,
Gyeong-eun: -에도 불구하고.
Hyunwoo: yeah, 불 means “not” and 구 means “restraining” or “captured”
Gyeong-eun: Yeah, so 불구하고 literally means "without being captured" or "without being restrained."
Hyunwoo: Yeah, so when you say in spite of something in Korean, you are saying, “without being restrained by it, you do... blah blah blah”.
Gyeong-eun: Yeah, and this expression was used many times in the dialogue too.
Hyunwoo: Yeah, let's look at how it was used.
Gyeong-eun: 사실은... 부모님의 반대에도 불구하고 사귀고 있어요.
Hyunwoo: "In fact, we're dating despite our parents' opposition."
Gyeong-eun: 제 노력에도 불구하고 부모님은 남자친구를 싫어하세요.
Hyunwoo: "But despite my efforts, my parents hate my boyfriend."
Gyeong-eun: 저도 부모님의 반대에도 불구하고 결혼을 하고 싶지는 않아요.
Hyunwoo: "I don't want to get married despite my parents' opposition." / Great job! And before we finish, I would LOVE to have a look at some sample sentences. What do you think?
Gyeong-eun: 좋아요. 그럼 예문 몇 개 볼까요?
Hyunwoo: 네. 제가 영어로 말을 하면, you will change them to Korean, right?
Gyeong-eun: 네!
Hyunwoo: Alright. how do you say... "Thank you for coming despite your busy schedule."
Gyeong-eun: 바쁜 일정에도 불구하고 와 주셔서 감사합니다.
Hyunwoo: This is kind of formal, so you would be hearing this phrase in a formal gathering. And the next Korean word I would like to know is, "Despite the hot weather, there were so many people."
Gyeong-eun: 더운 날씨에도 불구하고 사람이 정말 많았어요.
Hyunwoo: "Despite the short period of time that was given, you did a very good job."
Gyeong-eun: 시간이 짧았음에도 불구하고 정말 잘 하셨어요.
Hyunwoo: And how about "In spite of many problems, we had some good results."
Gyeong-eun: 여러가지 문제점에도 불구하고, 좋은 결과가 나왔어요.
Outro
Hyunwoo: Alright, 경은 씨. 수고하셨어요. That just about does it for today.
Gyeong-eun: 수고하셨습니다. 네, 바쁜 스케줄에도 불구하고 한국어를 공부하고 계시는 여러분, 힘내세요!
Hyunwoo: Okay, thanks, 경은!
Gyeong-eun: 네, 하하.
Hyunwoo: Bye!
Gyeong-eun: 안녕히 계세요!

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