Lesson 8
내가 분명히 말했지. 열두 번도 더 말했지!!!!!!!
= I told you. I told you over twelve times!
When is this phrase usually used?
You usually say this phrase after someone makes a mistake that you've warned them about or told them not to do. Basically, you are saying, "Why didn't you do as I told you?" or "How could you forget what I said?" while emphasizing the fact that you had told the person about it so many times before. As for the number twelve, it doesn't necessarily mean you warned or told the person exactly twelve times. It's kind of an exaggeration, just like the English expression, "I've told you over a hundred times."
Vocabulary & Grammar Points
* 내가 [nae-ga] = I (subject)
Ex) 내가 말했잖아!
[nae-ga ma-raet-ja-na!]
= I told you!
* 분명히 [bun-myeong-hi] = for sure; clearly
Ex) 저건 분명히 거짓말이에요.
[jeo-geon bun-myeong-hi geo-jit-ma-ri-e-yo.]
= That’s clearly a lie.
* 말하다 [ma-ra-da] = to tell; to say; to talk; to speak
Ex) 아무한테도 말하지 마세요.
[a-mu-han-te-do ma-ra-ji ma-se-yo.]
= Don’t tell anyone.
* 열두 번 [yeol-du beon] = twelve times
Ex) 저는 그 영화를 열두 번 봤어요.
[jeo-neun geu yeong-hwa-reul yeol du beon bwa-sseo-yo.]
= I saw that movie twelve times.
* -도 [-do] = too; also
Ex) 저도 갈 거예요.
[jeo-do gal geo-ye-yo.]
= I’m going there, too.
* 더 [deo] = more
Ex) 맥주 더 있어요?
[maek-ju deo i-sseo-yo?]
= Do you have more beer?