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By adding ~(으)ㄹ래요 to a word stem, a few different meanings can be created - Shall we/would you like/I want to/I’m going to. The honorific suffix ~시 can be added to make the expression formal when talking to those older and with higher status then you. 

~을래요 is added to stems that end in a consonant  ~래요 is added to stems that end in ㄹ ~ㄹ래요 is added to stems that end in a vowel

어디 갈래요? - Where shall we go?

저는 그거를 먹을래요 - I want to eat that 

피자를 먹을래요? - Shall we eat pizza?

저는 집에 갈래요 - I want to go home 

저는 이 책을 읽을래요 - I’m going to read this book 

이 영화는 좋아요 - This film is good 그럼 볼래요? - Shall we see it then?

배고파면 뭐 먹을래요? - If you’re hungry what shall we eat?

내일 도서관에서 공부할래요? - Would you like us to study in the library tomorrow?

오늘은 비가 오고 있어요, 뭐 하실래요? - It’s raining today, what shall we do?

🌧A&R🌧

So your boss is forcing you to do a job you don’t want to do, or your mom made you eat your vegetables, and you want to complain about it. LET’S LEARN HOW TO TALK ABOUT IT.

억지로 + (동사/Verb)  – To do unwillingly / be forced to do sth 선생님이 농담하셨을때 억지로 웃었어요. – When my teacher told a joke I forced a smile. 입맛이 없지만 엄마가 저녁을 만드셔서 억지로 먹었어요. I had no appetite, but I had to eat because my mom cooked dinner.

It can also mean physically forced (clothes, objects, etc.) 억지로 문을 열려다가 문고리가 고장났어요. – I forced the door open and the handle broke off. 

마지못해 + (동사/Verb) – To reluctantly do sth 안 친한 친구의 부탁을 마지못해 들어줬어요. – I unwillingly did a favor for my friend that I’m not very close with. 좋으면서 마지못해 미팅에 나가는 척 하지마. – Stop pretending like you don’t want to go to meeting (group blind date)

울며 겨자 먹기로 + (동사/Verb) – To bite the bullet or grin and bear it (literally translated means to eat mustard and cry) 울며 겨자 먹기로 싼 값에 집을 내놓았어요. – I bit the bullet and put my house up for cheap 표가 다 팔려서 울며 겨자 먹기로 암표를 샀어요. – The tickets sold out so I bit the bullet and bought a scalper’s ticket.

The most commonly used phrase is 억지로~, but these are all important pieces of grammar. They are all very similar, but are used in different situations. 마지못해~ is the least serious of the three, and 울며…~ is the most serious. 

One common phrase I’ll hear from friends is “마지못하는 척 하지마” when I’m pretending like I don’t want the last slice of pizza, I always want the last slice of pizza.

속상한 - Upset

비참한 - Miserable

우울한 - Depressed

낙담한 - Discouraged 

실망한 - Disappointed 

불행해 - Unhappy

외로워 - Lonely

불운한 - Unfortunate

아픔 - Pain

비극 - Tragedy 

A&R

입다/입어요To Wear (Pt.3)

입다/입어요 - To Wear (On body)

신다/신어요 - To Wear (footwear)

끼다/껴요 - To Wear (Hands)

벗다/벗어요 - To Take Off (anything)

옷을 갈아입다 - To change clothes

셔츠 입고 있어요 - I am wearing a shirt 

반지 껴요 - I wear rings

네 반지를 안 꼈어요 - I’m not wearing gloves

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웅덩이 is made of water, and 물(water) and 웅 share the same vowel (ㅜ)

정차하다 = to stop for a moment, to call at (-이/가) 발생하다 = to happen, take place 선발하다 = select, pick 추돌하다 = collide into from behind, to rear-end 기록하다 = to record 중단하다 = to stop, suspend 대기하다 = be on stand-by, on call 대피하다 = evacuate, take shelter 추락하다 = to crash/fall from a height 들이받다 = to run into, to hit 그치다 = to cease, stop, end 인상되다 = increase

침수되다 = be flooded, inundated, submerged 우수하다 = excellent, outstanding

연속으로 = in a row, in sequence 직후 = immediately after

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Thank you for enjoying it ^^ 

되다 is a verb that has A LOT of uses, I’ll just try and cover the main ones here. 

Become starting with its uses it’s worth noting how it gets conjugated. When it is followed by 어/아 it will change into either 돼 or 되어, both are correct, however 되어 seems to be used only for more formal style writing. [[ If it’s not followed by 어/아 it does not change, many Koreans seem to make this mistake so you might see it being used incorrectly sometimes.]]  

Usually when you’re first learning Korean you will see it translated as ‘to become’. 

선생님이 되고 싶어요. = I want to become a teacher. 겨울이 되면 눈이 많이 와요 = When it becomes winter it snows a lot. 

It can also be used to describe whether or not something is sufficient (often money).

만원 있으면 됩니다. = 10,000won will be enough. 

It also is part of a grammar point that is used to ask for, give or deny permission to do a certain action. If you google 어/아도 되다 and (으)면 안 되다 you can find more resources. 

여기서 사진을 찍어도 돼요?  = Can I take photos here?

아니요. 여기서 사진을 찍으면 안 돼요 = No. You cannot take photos here. 

Now it gets a little bit more complicated. In Korean there is a distinction between using 하다 and 되다. So although you can see 시작하다, 시작되다, 준비하다, 준비되다, 취직하다, 취직되다. The implied meaning differs slightly. 

Very simply; 하다 implies an ‘active’ action, i.e the subject of the sentence is the one who brought about the change. While 되다 is more passive and describes something that occurred through a series of events. 

 한국어를 배우기 시작했어요 = I started to learn Korean. 

학교가 시작됐어요. = School begins. 

음식이 다 됐어요 = The food is ready. 

You can see this difference in how you use the grammar points 게 되다 (to turn out)  vs 게 하다 (to make someone do something). 

여름 방학 때 호주에 가게 됐어요. = I went to Australia in the summer break. (Implies a slightly unexpected event or event out of the speakers direct control i.e their parents took them to Australia.) 

기다리게 해서 죄송해요. = Sorry for making you wait. 

There are many more ways of using 되다 but hopefully this explanation helped you a bit ~