How to say "have been" in Korean Hello! In English, we use the expression "have been" all the time, but I still have no idea how to say it in Korean! The way I tend to want to translate it is by saying "~하고 있었다", but every time I say that, I am corrected to the present tense... so I have been (HA!) wondering how I could say this expression (if it's even translatable!) as I can't seem to figure it out. Examples: "I have been studying a lot these days." "I have been tired all morning." "What have you been up to?" (What have you been doing?) Thanks for the help in advance!

How to say "I can't ____ too much" Hello! Today I realized I didn't know how to say "I can't ____ too much" in Korean, which is kind of a problem because it's a very simple phrase in English... How would I translate that? Would Koreans even speak like that in the first place? Here are some examples of what I mean... "I can't talk too much today" "I can't go online too much today" "I can't play too much today" Thank you very much in advance! :)

How to soften a sentence ("would") Hello! I was wondering how I would soften a sentence (or question) similarly to how we use the word "would" in English. For example, how would I translate a sentence such as, "How would a Korean person say that?" The way I would translate it normally is, "한국 사람들이 그런 것 어떻게 (말)해요?" but I don't know how to translate the nuance that saying "would" gives in English. If there is a possible translation for this, please let me know! Thank you very much in advance!

"살아 봤으면 해" meaning Hello! I was wondering if anyone would be okay breaking apart the title of 2NE1's song 살아 봤으면 해, and describe how each part contributes to the meaning of the title. Thank you very much in advance! :D

"뭐하고 놀아?" meaning Hello! I am confusing about what "뭐하고 놀아?" means... I am confused about how exactly ~고 connects both verbs and what meaning it gives. Please help break it down for me! :) Thank you so much in advance! :D

Breaking apart the following short sentence... Hello! I need help breaking apart the following sentence, as it's confusing me a bit... "이게 무슨 의미로 말할려는 거야?" The parts that are particularly confusing me are the use of 로 in 의미, as well as to why 말하다 is being 'conjugated' with ㄹ려는 것이다, and what exactly that means. At first I thought it would be the passive voice, but adding 는 것 to the passive voice would n't change 리 to 려, so I'm still confused. Thank you very much for the help in advance!! :D

Breaking apart the following short sentence... Hello! Please help me break apart the following sentence... "위의 그림은 그것을 옮겨 그린 것이다." I am particularly confused about why 의 is being used here with 위, and as to what exactly 그것을 옮겨 means, and how it is being used in this sentence. Thanks in advance! :)

Breaking apart the following sentence... Hello! I've started reading 어린왕자 (The Little Prince), and I'm a little bit stuck on the first line... It goes as follows... "여섯 살적에 나는 《체험한 이야기》라는 제목 의, 원시림에 관한 책에서 기막힌 그림 하나를 본 적이 있다." My question is if it is possible for someone to please break apart that sentence, and describe the grammatical forms used within it. I am particularly stumped on the use of ~적 in '살적에' and '본 적이 있다', and ~의 in '제목의', as well as to what exactly 체험한 이야기 means. I understand it is describing 이야기 (story) with the verb 체험하다 (to experience), but I am not sure exactly what meaning this gives. Also, please provide a translation of the sentence if possible! :) Thank you very much in advance! :D

유럽 여행 지난 여름에 우리 처음으로 유럽에 갔어요. 우리 너우 좋아했어요! 유럽에서 우리 처음 간 나라는 이탈리아였어요! 이탈리아에서 우리 로마에 먼저 갔어요. 어릴 때 제가 세계에서 제일 좋아하는 도시가 로마이어서 로마에 마침내 가면 너무 행복했어요! 이탈리아에서 다른 간 도시가 피렌체고 베니스였어요! 베니스에 비하면 피렌체가 조금 더 좋아했는데요... 우리 그리고 오스트리아도 스위스도 갔어요. 이탈리아부터 오스트리아까지 하고 오스트리아부터 스위스까지 알프스산 너무 너무 너무 아름다웠어요! 우리 진짜 진짜 좋아했어요!! 스위스 후에 우리 프랑스에 갔어요! 파리스는 너무 아름답고 큰했어요! 마지막으로 우리 영국에 갔어요! 런던은 완전 예뻤어요! 중세 건물도 현대적인 건물도 있어서 다 너무 예뻤어요! 마침내, 캐나다에 갈 때, 우리 그린 랜드를 봤어요! 진짜 진짜 예뻤어요! 유럽에 다시 벌써 가고 싶어요... ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ