Workbook: Easy Korean - Level 6, Unit 28: There is no way that... (-(으)ㄹ 리가 없어요)

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Easy Korean - Level 6, Unit 28: Workbook

Practice 1: Conjugation

Change the words into the "There's no way" form (-(으)ㄹ 리가 없어요).

  1. 맵다 (to be spicy - ㅂ irregular) -> __________________
  2. 멀다 (to be far - ㄹ stem) -> __________________
  3. 비가 오다 (it rains) -> 비가 __________________
  4. 잊어버리다 (to forget) -> __________________

Practice 2: Past Tense

Change the verbs into the past tense "There's no way they did X" form (-았/었을 리가 없어요).

  1. 하다 (to do) -> __________________
  2. 만나다 (to meet) -> __________________
  3. 자다 (to sleep) -> __________________

Practice 3: Translate to Korean

Translate the sentences to express your strong disbelief.

  1. There's no way it's true! (be true/so: 그렇다 -> 그럴) -> ____________________________________!

  2. There's no way he doesn't know. (not know: 모르다) -> ____________________________________.

  3. There's no way she went to school. (go: 가다 -> past tense!) -> 학교에 ____________________________________.

Answers

Practice 1 1. 매울 리가 없어요 2. 멀 리가 없어요 3. 올 리가 없어요 4. 잊어버릴 리가 없어요

Practice 2 1. 했을 리가 없어요 2. 만났을 리가 없어요 3. 잤을 리가 없어요

Practice 3 1. 그럴 리가 없어요! (Very common expression!) 2. 모를 리가 없어요. 3. 갔을 리가 없어요.