Easy Korean - Unit 18: Advanced Situational Expressions (Showing Interest)

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Easy Korean Level 10 - Unit 18: Advanced Situational Expressions (Showing Interest)

In Korean culture, active listening (λ¦¬μ•‘μ…˜ - reactions) is extremely important in conversations. If you just nod silently, the speaker might think you are bored.

In this lesson, we will learn how to show interest and encourage the other person to keep talking!

1. The Power of "κ·Έλž˜μ„œμš”?"

When someone is telling a story and pauses, you should prompt them to continue. - κ·Έλž˜μ„œμš”? (And then? / So what happened?) - κ·Έλž˜μ„œ μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ λμ–΄μš”? (So how did it turn out?)

2. Empathizing Reactions (Listening sounds)

Koreans use a lot of short interjections to show they are following along. - μ•„~ / 였~ / μš°μ™€~ (Ah~ / Oh~ / Wow~) - μ–΄λ¨Έ, 웬일이야. (Oh my, what in the world / what a surprise. - Used when hearing gossip or shocking news.) - λ§žμ•„μš”, λ§žμ•„μš”. (Right, right.) - κ·Έλ ‡κ΅¬λ‚˜~ / κ·ΈλŸ¬κ²Œμš”. (I see~ / Tell me about it.)

3. Asking for details: "Tell me more!"

When you want the juicy details! - μžμ„Ένžˆ μ’€ μ–˜κΈ°ν•΄ λ΄μš”. (Tell me about it in detail.) - 무슨 일 μžˆμ—ˆμ–΄μš”? (Did something happen?) - λŒ€μ²΄ μ™œ 그런 κ±°μ˜ˆμš”? (Why on earth did they do that?)

4. Showing Fascination

  • λ„ˆλ¬΄ ν₯λ―Έλ‘­λ„€μš”. (That is so interesting/fascinating.)
  • κ·€κ°€ μ†”κΉƒν•΄μ§€λŠ” μ΄μ•ΌκΈ°λ„€μš”. (It's a story that makes my ears perk up. -> It's very tempting/interesting.)

Example Dialogue

A: μ € μ–΄μ œ κΈΈμ—μ„œ μš°μ—°νžˆ μ „ λ‚¨μžμΉœκ΅¬λ₯Ό λ§Œλ‚¬μ–΄μš”. (I ran into my ex-boyfriend on the street yesterday by chance.) B: μ–΄λ¨Έ, 웬일이야! κ·Έλž˜μ„œ μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ λμ–΄μš”? (Oh my, what a surprise! So what happened?) A: 눈이 λ§ˆμ£Όμ³€λŠ”λ° λͺ¨λ₯Έ μ²™ν•˜κ³  μ§€λ‚˜κ°”μ–΄μš”. (We made eye contact, but we pretended not to know each other and passed by.) B: μ§„μ§œμš”? μžμ„Ένžˆ μ’€ μ–˜κΈ°ν•΄ λ΄μš”. ν‘œμ •μ΄ μ–΄λ• μ–΄μš”? (Really? Tell me in detail. What was his expression like?)

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