Korean words for yes, therefore, but, even though : 그래, 그렇다, 그래서, 그렇다고, 그래봤자
Let’s learn Korean words for yes, therefore, but, even though with BLACKPINK lyrics.
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그래 [geu-rae] yes, okay, all right
그래 난 멋대로 해
geu-rae nan meot-dae-ro hae
Yeah, I just do what I want
*그래(yeah) +
난(나(I) + 는(topic particle), =난) +
멋(taste) + 대로(according to) +
해(do)
(*~대로, ~는 대로 is used to express that the following action is in accordance with the previous action)
그렇다 [geu-reo-ta] yes, to be so
난 그냥 그래
nan geu-nyang geu-rae
That’s just how I am
*난(나(I) + 는(topic particle), =난) +
그냥(just) +
그래(be so)
그래서 [geu-rae-seo] (and) so, therefore
넌 쉽지 않은 걸. 그래서 더 끌려.
neon swip-ji a-neun geol. geu-rae-seo deo kkeul-lyeo
You are no easy catch, and that’s why I want you more
*넌(너(you) + 는(topic particle), =넌) +
쉽지 않은(쉽다(be easy) + ~지 않다(don’t) +은(noun modifier)) +
걸(probably) +
그래서(so) +
더(more) +
끌려(be attracted)
(*Verb[adjective] stem + 지 않다 : don’t, can’t
Verb[adjective] stem + ~(으)ㄹ걸(요) : probably, I think)
그렇다고 [geu-reot-ta-go] but
그렇다고 함부로 들이대면 no no
geu-reo-ta-go ham-bu-ro deu-ri-dae-myeon no no
But if you cross the line, no, no
*그렇다고(but) +
함부로(recklessly) +
들이대면(들이대다(challenge) + ~면(if)) +
no no
그래봤자 [geu-rae-bwat-jja] even though, even so
누구와도 비교 못해. 그래봤자 you gon’ still love me
nu-gu-wa-do bi-gyo mot-hae. geu-rae-bwat-ja you gon’ still love me
I’m incomparable, you gon’ still love me nonetheless
*누구(who) + 와(with) + 도(too) +
비교(comparison) +
못해(can’t) +
그래봤자(even so) +
you gon’ still love me
Grammar Reference
*Verb[adjective] stem + 지 않다 : don’t, can’t
ex)쉽지 않은 : 쉽다(be easy) + ~지 않다(don’t) +은(noun modifier)
*~면, ~으면, ~다면/~(이)라면 : if (hypothetical)
ex)들이대면 : 들이대다(challenge) + ~면(if))
BLACKPINK music video to enjoy
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