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day 39to tell the truth

unit 5 · body, health & feelings

    to tell the truth

    Talk about lies, secrets, jokes and memories, and explain that you had no choice with -(으)ㄹ 수밖에 없다.

    today’s words

    • 거짓말 geojinmal · lie (거짓말하다: tell a lie)
    • 비밀 bimil · secret
    • 믿다 mitda · believe, trust
    • 농담 nongdam · joke (농담하다)
    • 자랑 jarang · boasting; pride (자랑하다: show off)
    • 바라다 barada · hope, wish for
    • 원하다 wonhada · want, wish
    • 희망 huimang · hope; wish
    • 결심 gyeolsim · decision, resolution (결심하다: resolve)
    • 거절 geojeol · refusal (거절하다: turn down)
    • 싸우다 ssauda · fight, argue, quarrel
    • 사실 sasil · fact, truth
    • 기억 gieok · memory (기억하다: remember)
    • 기억나다 gieongnada · come back to you, be remembered
    • 생각나다 saenggangnada · come to mind, think of
    • 잊다 itda · forget
    • 잊어버리다 ijeobeorida · forget (completely)
    • 옳다 olta · right, correct (morally)

    sentences

    • 돈이 없어서 집에서 밥을 먹을 수밖에 없었어요. · I had no money, so I had no choice but to eat at home.
    • 콘서트 표가 그날밖에 없어서 갈 수밖에 없었어요. · The concert tickets were only for that day, so I had no choice but to go.
    • 사실은 어제 친구하고 조금 싸웠어요. · To tell the truth, I had a bit of a fight with a friend yesterday.
    • 비가 오면 고향 친구들이 생각나요. · When it rains, I think of my friends back home.
    • 제 희망은 한국 회사에서 일하는 거예요. · My hope is to work for a Korean company.