dinner with a professor

[iDoof]

Hi all,

I have an assortment of translation needs, somewhat loosely related to a dinner I'm about to have with a professor (i.e. translations need to be honorific). I appreciate all of your time and help!

1. "Did you have a good semester?" (Is 지난 학기 잘 보내셨어요 ok?)
2. "I'm looking forward to dinner next week!"
3. how do you say one has "lost faith"? Specifically, to "lose faith in God" vs. "lose faith in man"?
4. "He's living life the best way he knows how"
5. "In his own way, he is happy"

As usual with Korean translations, they don't have be literal...I'm just looking for the most natural (but closest possible) approximation.

Thank you, and a blessed Happy New Year to all. Make next year a good one!!~

[trutherous]

1. "Did you have a good semester?" (Is 지난 학기 잘 보내셨어요 ok?)

Yeah that works - good sentence!

I am working on the rest of them -- be back later.. 나

[iDoof]

Great! Adding a 6th:

"I've met a lot of people from your lab!"

Much, much, much appreciated to all of you. Thanks!

[trutherous]

I don't know about how "natural" sounding they are but here you go...

2. 다음주에 같이할 저녁시사를 무척 기대하고 있어요

3. 그는 하나님에 대한 믿음을 잃었어요

4. 그는 그의 인생을 자기 방식대로 그럭저럭 살아가요. (자기 방식대로 살고 있어요)

5. 그렇게 사는 것에 그는 만족해 해요 - or - 아무튼 행복한가 봐요

6. 당신(교수님/박사님)의 실습실에서 많은 사람을 만났어요.

Wow number 4 was tough.

그는 하나님에 대한 믿음을 잃었는데 이제 그의 인생을 자기 방식대로 그럭저럭 살아요. 아무튼 어떤지 행복한가 봐요.

I've done the best I can -- now if we are really lucky we may get a response from a real native speaker

[trutherous]

bump - how did the dinner go?