Level 10 Lesson 20 

Sentence Building Drill 19 

In this series, we focus on how you can use the grammatical rules and expressions that you 
have previously learned 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 be as flexible as possible when making Korean sentences. 
 
Key Sentence #1 
 
아까 거기는 공원이라기보다는 아이들이 노는 놀이터인 것 같던데요. 
= That place earlier, rather than a park, I thought it was closer to a playground where kids play. 
 
Key Sentence #2 
 
어제 컴퓨터가 갑자기 고장 나는 바람에 발표 준비는커녕 아무것도 못 했어요. 
= As a result of the computer breaking down suddenly yesterday, I could not do anything, let 
alone prepare for the presentation. 
 
Key Sentence #3 
 
회의가 곧 시작될 텐데 우리 회의에 늦지 않게 사무실로 돌아갈까요? 
= I guess the meeting will start soon, so shall we go back to the office so that we are not late for 
the meeting? 
 
 
Expansion & variation practice with key sentence #1 
 
Original sentence 
아까 거기는 공원이라기보다는 아이들이 노는 놀이터인 것 같던데요. 

 
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= That place earlier, rather than a park, it looked like it was closer to a playground where kids 
play. 
 
1. 
아까 거기는 공원이라기보다는  
= that place earlier is, rather than a park… 
 
여기는 프랑스 음식점이라기보다는  
= this place is, rather than a French restaurant… 
 
이 책은 초보자용이라기보다는  
= this book is, rather than for beginners… 
 
이 앱은 영상 편집 앱이라기보다는  
= this app is, rather than a video editing app… 
 
그 배우는 인기가 아주 많다기보다는  
= that actor is, rather than being very popular 
 
2. 
아이들이 노는 놀이터인 것 같던데요.  
= It looked like it was a playground for kids. 
 
문을 닫은 것 같던데요.  
= It looked like it was closed. 
 
무슨 사진관인 것 같던데요.  
= It looked like some sort of photo studio. 
 
피아노 학원인 것 같던데요.  
= It looked like it was a piano school. 
 
주연 씨 자리에 없는 것 같던데요.  

 
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 = It looked like Jooyeon was not at her desk. 
 
 
Expansion & variation practice with key sentence #2 
 
Original sentence 
어제 컴퓨터가 갑자기 고장 나는 바람에 발표 준비는커녕 아무것도 못 했어요. 
= As a result of the computer breaking down suddenly yesterday, I could not do anything, let 
alone prepare for the presentation. 
 
1.  
어제 컴퓨터가 갑자기 고장 나는 바람에  
= as a result of the computer breaking down suddenly yesterday 
 
어제 회사에 지갑을 놓고 오는 바람에  
= as a result of leaving my wallet at my office yesterday 
 
친구들이 소문을 내는 바람에  
= as a result of my friends spreading the rumor 
 
핸드폰을 실수로 초기화하는 바람에  
= as a result of resetting my phone by mistake 
 
노트북 충전기를 안 가져오는 바람에  
= as a result of not bringing my laptop charger 
 
2.  
발표 준비는커녕 아무것도 못 했어요.  
= I could not do anything, let alone prepare for the presentation. 
 
선물은커녕 아무것도 못 샀어요.  
= I could not buy anything, let alone a present. 

 
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저녁은커녕 점심도 못 먹었어요.  
= I could not even have lunch, let alone dinner. 
 
휴가를 가기는커녕 주말에도 못 쉬어요. 
= I cannot even rest on the weekend, let alone go on vacation. 
 
이름은커녕 얼굴도 기억이 안나요.  
= I do not even remember his face, let alone his name. 
 
 
Expansion & variation practice with key sentence #3 
 
Original sentence 
회의가 곧 시작될 텐데 우리 회의에 늦지 않게 사무실로 돌아갈까요? 
= I guess the meeting will start soon, so shall we go back to the office so that we are not late for 
the meeting? 
 
1.  
회의가 곧 시작될 텐데  
= I guess the meeting will start soon, so… 
 
그렇게 앉으면 나중에 허리 아플 텐데  
= if you sit like that, I think your back will hurt later, so… 
 
갑자기 일정을 바꾸면 다른 사람들이 안 좋아할 텐데  
= if you change the schedule suddenly, I guess other people will not like it, so… 
 
그렇게 하면 더 비쌀 텐데  
= it will become more expensive if you do it that way, so… 
 
자꾸 그러면 들킬 텐데  
= if you keep doing that, you will get caught, so… 

 
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2.  
우리 회의에 늦지 않게 사무실로 돌아갈까요?  
= Shall we go back to the office so that we are not late for the meeting? 
 
나중에 헷갈리지 않게 지금 결정할까요?  
= Shall we decide now so that we will not be confused later? 
 
내일 바쁘지 않게 지금 해 놓을까요?  
= Shall we do it now so that we will not be busy tomorrow? 
 
아이들이 만지지 못하게 여기에 둘까요?  
= Shall we put it here so that kids cannot touch it? 
 
다른 사람들이 볼 수 없게 여기에 숨길까요?  
= Shall we hide it here so that other people will not be able to see it? 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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