LESSON NOTES

Newbie S3 #17
How Can You Tell Them It’s Not
Very Good in Korean?

CONTENTS
2 Korean Hangul
2 Romanization
3 English
3 Alternative Transcript
4 Vocabulary
4 Sample Sentences
5 Grammar

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 KOREAN HANGUL

1. 남편: 여보. 이 코트 어때요?

2. 아내: 별로예요.

3. 남편: 음.. 이 자켓 어때요?

4. 아내: 별로예요.

5. 남편: 음... 이 바지 어때요?

6. 아내: 다 별로예요.

7. 남편: 음.. 나는 어때요?

8. 아내: 별로예요.

9. 남편: 뭐예요?

ROMANIZATION

1. NAMPYEON: yeobo. i koteu eottaeyo?

2. ANAE: byeollo-yeyo.

3. NAMPYEON: eum... i jaket eottaeyo?

4. ANAE: byeollo-yeyo.

5. NAMPYEON: eum...i baji eottaeyo?

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6. ANAE: da byeollo-yeyo.

7. NAMPYEON: eum... na neun eottaeyo?

8. ANAE: byeollo-yeyo.

9. NAMPYEON: mwo-yeyo?

ENGLISH

1. HUSBAND: Honey, how is this coat?

2. WIFE: So-so.

3. HUSBAND: Hmm...how is this jacket?

4. WIFE: So-so.

5. HUSBAND: Hmm...how are these trousers?

6. WIFE: They are all so-so.

7. HUSBAND: Hmm...how about me?

8. WIFE: So-so.

9. HUSBAND: What?

ALTERNATIVE TRANSCRIPT

CONT'D OVER

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1. (1)남편: 여보. 이 코트 어때?

2. (2)아내: 별로야.

3. (3)남편: 음.. 이 자켓 어때?

4. (4)아내: 별로야.

5. (5)남편: 음... 이 바지 어때?

6. (6)아내: 다 별로야.

7. (7)남편: 음.. 나는 어때?

8. (8)아내: 별로야.

9. (9)남편: 뭐?

VOCABULARY

Hangul R omanization English

honey, darling (between a

여보 yeobo married couple)

어때요? eottaeyo How is it? / How about...?

자켓 jaket jacket

바지 baji pants, trousers

다 da all, everything

뭐예요? mwo-yeyo What is it? What?

SAMPLE SENTENCES

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여보 뭐 해? 녹차는 어때요?
yeobo mwo hae? nokcha-neun eo-ttae-yo?

"Honey, what are you doing?" "How about some green tea?"

추우니까 자켓을 입고 가세요. 바지가 더러워요.

chu-unikka jakes-eul ipgo gaseyo. baji-ga deoreowoyo.

"It's cold so put your jacket on before you "My trousers are dirty."
go."

다 줄게. 이거 뭐예요?
da julge. igeo mwo-yeyo?

"I'll give you all." "What is this?"

GRAMMAR

The Focus of This Lesson is Saying, "So-so" / "Not Particularly" - 별로

다 별로예요.
"They are all so-so."

별로 (byeollo) means, "so-so" or "not particularly" and we can use it in a variety of contexts. If
you only use it on its own, 별로 (byeollo) means "so-so." If you use it in negative sentences, it
means "not so" or "not very."

For Example:

1. A: 이거 맛있어?
igeo masisseo?
"Is this delicious?"

2. B: 별로.
byeollo "So-so."

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3. A: 이거 비싸?
igeo bissa?
"Is this expensive?"

4. B: 별로 안 비싸.
byeollo an bissa
"It's not very expensive."

In This Dialogue

Expressions using별로 (byeollo) in this lesson's dialogue:

1. 아내: 별로예요.
anae: byeollo-yeyo.
Wife: "So-so."

2. 아내: 다 별로예요.
anae: da byeollo-yeyo.
Wife: "They are all so-so."

♣ More Examples ♣

Korean Romanization "English"

별로 안 아파요. Byeollo an apayo. "It doesn't hurt that much."

별로 안 좋아요. Byeollo an joayo. "It's not so good."

Byeollo. Byeollo "So-so. It doesn't taste so

별로. 별로 맛없어. madeopseo. good."

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 "I'm not particularly in the
별로 안 하고 싶어요.
Byeollo an hago sipeoyo. mood to do it."

별로 배 안 고파요. Byeollo bae an gopayo. "I'm not so hungry."

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