Learn how to use expressions about how to tell the truth
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Kyejin: μλ νμΈμ κΉκ³μ§μ λλ€. |
| Jaehwi: μ΄μ¬νμ λλ€.! Welcome back to KoreanClass101.com! You Need to Tell the Truth in Korean! |
| In this lesson you'll learn some expressions that mean βto tell the truth.β |
| Kyejin: μ΄λ² λ μ¨μμλ νκ΅μ΄λ‘ μ§μ€μ λ§νλ λ²μ λ°°μλ³΄κ² μ΅λλ€. μ΄ λνλ μ₯μ±κ·Ό λ리μ μ₯λ리μ μ μ§μ₯ μμ¬ κΉμ무 μ¬μ΄μ μΌμ΄λλ λνμ λλ€. |
| Jaehwi: The conversation takes place over the phone. |
| Kyejin: μ₯λ리λ μ‘΄λλ§λ‘, κΉμμ¬λ λ°λ§λ‘ μ΄μΌκΈ° ν©λλ€. |
| Jaehwi: Seongkeun will use formal Korean and Director Kim will use informal Korean. Let's listen to the conversation. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Jaehwi: Kyejin, many different four-letter idioms are used in Korea, right? |
| Kyejin: λ€ λ§μμ. βμ¬μμ±μ΄βλ νμ λ€κΈμλ‘ μ΄λ£¨μ΄μ§ κ΄μ©κ΅¬ idioms λ₯Ό μλ―Ένλλ°μ. μ΄λ² λνμμλ μ΄ μ¬μμ±μ΄λ€μ΄ λ§μ΄ λμμ΅λλ€. |
| Jaehwi: μ΄λ² λνμμλ βμ μλ μ‘΄'μ΄λΌλ μ¬μμ±μ΄λ λμμ£ ? |
| Kyejin: λ€. μ΄ βμ μλ μ‘΄βμ μ±κ²©μ νννλ μ¬μμ±μ΄ μ€ νλμ λλ€. μ μλ μ‘΄μ βμ²μμ²ν μ μλ μ‘΄β μ΄λΌλ κΈ΄ νμ ννλ₯Ό μ€μΈλ§μΈλ°μ. μ΄ μΈμμμ μκΈ°λ³΄λ€ λ κ·ν μ‘΄μ¬λ μλ€λ λ§μ΄μμ. |
| Jaehwi: So it means βsomeone who thinks heβs the most valuable person in the entire world.β |
| Kyejin: λ€ κ·Έλμ νκ΅μ¬λλ€μ μ΄κΈ°μ μΈ selfish μ¬λμκ² μ΄ ννμ μμ£Ό μ¬μ©ν©λλ€. |
| Jaehwi: Then what about the idiom μ°μ λΆλ¨? |
| Kyejin: μ°μ λΆλ¨μ νλμ΄ λΆλͺ νμ§ λͺ»νκ³ κ²°λ¨λ ₯μ΄ μλ μ¬λμ λκ³ νλ λ§μ΄μμ. |
| Jaehwi: Very indecisive person! What about μΈμ λ΄κ°? |
| Kyejin: μΈμ λ΄κ°μ κ²μ μ½νμ§λ§ μμ κ°νκ³ ν°νν μ¬λμ λ§ν΄μ. |
| Jaehwi: Just like you, right? In Korean, people often use these idioms to describe someoneβs characters, so make sure to check the lesson notes to learn more about them. Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Jaehwi: Let's have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. Whatβs the first phrase? |
| Kyejin: μ μΈλ₯Ό μ§λ€. |
| Jaehwi: βto be indebted toβ, or βto owe.β |
| Kyejin: μ μΈλ βdebtβ μ΄λ λ»μΌλ‘ λ€λ₯Έ μ¬λμκ² λ°μ λμμ΄λ μνλ₯Ό λ»νλλ°μ. μ£Όλ‘ λμ¬ βμ§λ€βλ₯Ό μ μΈμ ν¨κ» μ¨μ μ μΈ μ§λ€λΌκ³ λ§ν©λλ€. |
| Jaehwi: βDebtβλΌλ μλ―Έλ‘βλΉβ μ΄λΌλ λ¨μ΄λ μμμμ? μλ₯Ό λ€λ©΄ βλνν λ λΉμ΄ 500λ§μμ΄ μλ€.βμ²λΌμ. λΉκ³Ό μ μΈλ μ΄λ»κ² λ€λ₯Έκ°μ? |
| Kyejin: βλΉβ μ΄λΌλ μ μ£Όλ‘ λμ΄λ λ¬Όμ§μ μΈ κ²μλ§ μ¬μ©ν©λλ€. νλΉλ§ βμ μΈβλ μ΄λ€ μ¬λμκ² μΉμ μ΄λ νΈμλ₯Ό λ°μμ λμ κ°μ΄ λ³΄λ€ κ°μ μ μΈ λΉ emotional debt λΌλ μλ―Έμ λλ€. |
| Jaehwi So if I happen to stay at someoneβs house at night, I can say μ€λλ°€ μ μΈ μ’ μ§κ² μ΅λλ€, meaning βthank you for letting me stay over tonight. Iβll be indebted to you.β λ€λ₯Έ μλ¬Έ μλμ? |
| Kyejin: λλ λͺ©μ¬λκ» ν° μ μΈλ₯Ό μ§μλ€. |
| Jaehwi: Iβm greatly indebted to my pastor. μ, κ·ΈλΌ λ€μ νν μ΄ν΄λ³ΌκΉμ? |
| Kyejin: μ¬κ³ μΉλ€ |
| Jaehwi: to make trouble. |
| Kyejin: βμ¬κ³ βλΌλ λ¨μ΄λ βκ΅ν΅μ¬κ³ 'μ κ°μ΄ accident λΌλ μλ―Έλ‘ μ¬μ©λμ§λ§, λ λ€λ₯Έ μλ―Έλ‘ βtroubleβ μ΄λΌλ μλ―Έλ‘ μ¬μ©ν©λλ€. |
| Jaehwi: μ, κ·ΈλΌ μλ¬Έ 보μ€κΉμ? |
| Kyejin: μ¬κ³ μΉλ©΄ μλΌ. |
| Jaehwi: Donβt make any trouble. |
| Kyejin: λ μ΄λ€ μ¬λμ΄ trouble-maker μΈ κ²½μ°μ, βκ·Έ μ¬λμ μ¬κ³ λ₯Ό λ§μ΄ μΉλ μ¬λμ΄λ€.β λΌκ³ μ΄μΌκΈ°ν μ μμ΅λλ€. |
| Jaehwi: Ok, now on to the grammar. |
| GRAMMAR POINT |
| Jaehwi: In this lesson, youβll learn some expressions that mean βto tell the truth.β μ, λ¨Όμ 첫λ²μ§Έ νν μ΄ν΄λ³ΌκΉμ? |
| Kyejin: μ¬μ€λλ‘ λ§μλ리면.. |
| Jaehwi: to tell the truth, honorific. |
| Kyejin: μ΄λ² λνμμλ μ΄λ° λ¬Έμ₯μ΄ λμμμ£ ? μ¬μ€λλ‘ λ§μλ리면, μ±κ²©μ΄ κ·Έλ κ² μ’μ§ μμμ |
| Jaehwi: To tell the truth, he doesnβt have the best personality. |
| Kyejin: μ¬κΈ°μ βμ¬μ€λλ‘'λ as a truth. λΌλ μλ―Έμ λλ€. κ·Έλμ μ΄λ€ μΌμ λν μ¬μ€ truth or fact λ₯Ό λ§ν λμλ βμ¬μ€λλ‘ λ§νλ©΄' νΉμ βμ¬μ€λλ‘ λ§μλ리면'μ΄λΌλ ννμ μ¬μ©νλ©΄ λ©λλ€. |
| Jaehwi: κ·Έλ°λ° βμ¬μ€λλ‘'μ λμ¨ βλλ‘'λ μ΄λ€ μλ―ΈμΈκ°μ? |
| Kyejin: βλλ‘'λ μμ΄μ βasβ μ κ°μ μλ―Έμ μ‘°μ¬μ λλ€. μλ₯Ό λ€μ΄μ, μ΄λ κ² μ¬μ©ν μ μμ΄μ. κ·Έλλ‘ μμ΄λΌ. |
| Jaehwi: Stay as it is. In the phrase κ·Έλλ‘, κ·Έ means it, and λλ‘ means βasβ. You can see the word λλ‘ worked exactly the as same as the English word βasβ in this sentence. λ λ€λ₯Έ μλ¬Έ μ΄ν΄λ³ΌκΉμ? |
| Kyejin: λλ κ·Έλ λ₯Ό μλ κ·Έλλ‘ μ¬λνλ€. |
| Jaehwi: I love her as she is. μ¬λ κ³ λ°±ν λ μμ£Ό μ’μ ννμ΄ λ μ μκ² λλ°μ. |
| Kyejin: κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ λ μ¨μμ μμ£Ό λ€μ μ μλ μ΄ ννμλ βλλ‘'λΌλ μ‘°μ¬κ° λ€μ΄κ°λλ€. λ¬Έμ κ·Έλλ‘. |
| Jaehwi: Literally. |
| Kyejin: λ¬Έμλ βletterβ λ λ»μ΄κ΅¬μ κ·Έλλ‘λ βas it is,β κ·Έλ¬λκΉ βλ¬Έμ κ·Έλλ‘βλ βliterallyβλ μλ―Έλ₯Ό κ°μ§λ ννμ΄ λλκ±°μ£ . |
| Jaehwi: μ, κ·ΈλΌ μλ ννμΌλ‘ λμκ°μ, βμ¬μ€λλ‘ λ§μλ리면'μ μ¬μ©ν μλ¬Έ νλ λ μ΄ν΄λ³ΌκΉμ? |
| Kyejin: μ¬μ€λλ‘ λ§μλ리면 λλ λνμ λμ€μ§ λͺ»νμ΅λλ€. |
| Jaehwi: To tell the truth, I didnβt graduate from university. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ΄λ² λ μ¨ λνμ βμ¬μ€λλ‘ λ§μλ리면β κ³Ό λΉμ·ν ννμ΄ μμμ£ ? μ΄λ² λνμ λμ¨ λ¬Έμ₯ μ½μ΄μ£Όμκ² μ΄μ? |
| Kyejin: βμμ§ν λ§μλ리면.. κ·Έ μΉκ΅¬ μ΅κ·Όμ ꡬ쑰쑰μ λμμ λͺ λ¨μ λ€μ΄κ°κ±°λ μ.β |
| Jaehwi: To be honest with you, he got put on the shortlist for getting let go after the restructuring. |
| Kyejin: βμμ§νβλ βμμ§νλ€β to be honest λΌλ μλ―Έμ λμ¬λ₯Ό λΆμ¬ adverb λ‘ λ§λ κ²λλ€. κ·Έλμ βhonestlyβλΌλ μλ―Έκ° λλκ±°μ£ . |
| Jaehwi: So μμ§ν λ§μλ리면 literally means βto tell you honestly.β μλ¬Έ νλ μ΄ν΄λ³ΌκΉμ? |
| Kyejin: μμ§ν λ§μλ리면 λ§€μ° λΆλλ½μ΅λλ€. |
| Jaehwi: To be honest with you, I feel very ashamed. OR literally βto tell you honestly, I feel very ashamed.β |
Outro |
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| Jaehwi: Ok, thatβs all for this lesson. Remember to check the lesson notes, and weβll see you next time. Thanks for listening, bye! |
| Kyejin: λ€μ μκ°μ λ§λμ! |
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