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Can someone help me with a few translations?

detmi7mile
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Can someone help me with a few translations?

Postby detmi7mile » May 11th, 2010 12:33 am

곧 떠나는데...왜 이제야 나타났니?

I know the first part is something about soon and leaving? I don't quite understand the second part.

The next one is way too complicated for me:

좋아하는 사람이 생겼다. 그런데 그 사람 앞에 가면 입이 안떨어진다

I can only recognize favorite person, but, and then person again. The last word I have no idea how to approach that.

And one more:

보고싶어!

Google said this means miss!

감사합니다!!

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Postby trutherous » May 11th, 2010 8:37 am

곧 떠나는데...왜 이제야 나타났니?

I know the first part is something about soon and leaving? I don't quite understand the second part.


이제야 -just now, at this moment 나타나다 -to 'show up,' to appear

I'm just about to leave, why did you show up now? :arrow: I'm just about to leave and you show up now? :arrow: Now you show up, just when I'm about to leave?

The next one is way too complicated for me:

좋아하는 사람이 생겼다. 그런데 그 사람 앞에 가면 입이 안떨어진다

I can only recognize favorite person, but, and then person again. The last word I have no idea how to approach that.


I have come to like someone, but in front of him I cannot open my mouth. :arrow: There's someone I like but in front of him I find myself unable to speak. :arrow: I am too shy to talk to the person I like.

And one more:

보고싶어!

Google said this means miss!


I suppose Google 'missed' some of the various nuances of this expression.

보고싶어! (보다 to see 싶다 - to want or desire) Lit: seeing wants - want to see
To a person away from your presence, by letter or phone or email: 'I miss you" or "I want to see you."

Movie, show, play, concert, place, thing, etc. "I want to see it" connotates 'Oh I want to see it!'

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Postby detmi7mile » May 11th, 2010 3:58 pm

Excellent!! Thanks!! ^_^

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