Lesson 20
In this series, we focus on how you can use the grammatical rules and expressions that you have learned previously to train yourself to comfortably make Korean sentences.
We will start off with THREE key sentences and practice changing different parts of these sentences, so that you do not end up simply memorizing the same three sentences. We want you to be able to make Korean sentences as flexibly as possible.
Key Sentence (1)
혼자 가면 심심할 테니까 제가 같이 간다니까요.
= I told you. I am going with you because it will be boring if you go alone.
Key Sentence (2)
제가 몸이 약해 보이지만, 사실은 아주 건강한 편이에요.
= I look weak, but in fact, I am quite healthy.
Key Sentence (3)
헬스장에 돈까지 낸 이상, 운동을 안 하면 아까울 테니까 열심히 하세요.
= Now that you have even paid for the gym, it will be a waste if you do not exercise, so work out hard.
Expansion & Variation Practice with Key Sentence (1)
Original Sentence:
혼자 가면 심심할 테니까 제가 같이 간다니까요.
= I told you. I am going with you because it will be boring if you go alone.
- 혼자 가면 심심할 테니까 = because it will be boring if you go alone
이대로 나가면 추울 테니까 = because it will be cold if you go out like this
너무 일찍 일어나면 피곤할 테니까 = because you will be tired if you get up too early
혼자 하면 힘들 테니까 = because it will be hard if you do it alone - 제가 같이 간다니까요. = I told you. I am going with you.
저 괜찮다니까요. = I told you. I am okay.
이게 제일 좋다니까요. = I told you. This is the best one.
혼자서도 할 수 있다니까요. = I told you. I can do this even by myself.
Expansion & Variation Practice with Key Sentence (2)
Original Sentence:
제가 몸이 약해 보이지만, 사실은 아주 건강한 편이에요.
= I look weak, but in fact, I am quite healthy.
- 제가 몸이 약해 보이지만 = although I look weak
제가 어려 보이지만 = although I look very young
이게 처음에는 쉬워 보이지만 = although this looks easy at first
멀리서 보면 귀여워 보이지만 = although it looks cute from afar - 사실은 아주 건강한 편이에요. = I am actually pretty healthy.
친구들을 자주 만나는 편이에요. = I meet my friends quite often.
공부를 열심히 하는 편이에요. = I study pretty diligently.
저는 잠이 많은 편이에요. = I sleep quite a lot.
Expansion & Variation Practice with Key Sentence (3)
Original Sentence:
헬스장에 돈까지 낸 이상, 운동을 안 하면 아까울 테니까 열심히 하세요.
= Now that you have even paid for the gym, it will be a waste if you do not exercise, so work out hard.
- 헬스장에 돈까지 낸 이상 = now that you have even paid for the gym
* People in Korea often call gyms and fitness centers 헬스장, or sometimes even just 헬스.
사람들이 다 안 이상 = now that everybody has already found out
한국까지 온 이상 = since you have already come all the way to Korea
마음먹은 이상 = since you have already made up your mind - 운동을 안 하면 아까울 테니까 열심히 하세요. = It will be a waste if you do exercise, so work out hard.
너무 많이 넣으면 매울 테니 조금만 넣으세요. = It will be spicy if you put in too much of it, so just add a little bit.
* Note that you can shorten 테니까 to 테니.
지금 가면 차가 막힐 테니 나중에 가세요. = The traffic will be bad if you leave now, so go later.
내일 오면 저는 여기에 없을 테니 지금 이야기하세요. = I will not be here if you come back tomorrow, so tell me now.