Some more TOPIK practice sentences I've written Korean and intended English meaning in brackets. Any advice would be great! 그분은 정점이 없어요. 저는 단점이 하나도 없어요(!) (That person has many flaws, but I am flawless!) 남편은 친구를 통해서 만났어요. (I met my husband through friends.) 소비자는 그 브랜드에 관심이 없다. (The consumers do not care for that brand.) 뉴스에서 나온 신고만입니다. 실제 발생률이 더욱 높은 것 같습니다. (This is just what has been reported on the news. The real incidence rate might be much higher.) 실제 감정을 안 표현하면 사람을 어떻게 대할 거예요? (If you don't express your real feelings, how will you deal with people?) 문제들이 한꺼번에 해결됐어요 (All problems were solved at once.) 새로운 컴퓨터 기술을 개발하면서 개인 정보의 안전와 관련한 문제가 생길 수 있어요. (When developing new computer technology, problems related to personal information security may appear.) "네, 소님. 미니 바에서 넣은 음료가 방비에 포함 드릴게요." (Yes, the drinks (that are placed in) the mini-bar will be included in the room fee.) 요즘은 사라 씨는 힘이 없는 거 같아요. Sarah has been looking down lately. 다음 달의 대회에 나가서 마련해야겠다. I will participate in the competition next week so I better prepare. Thank you for your help!

Difference between word pairs: 증가하다/감소하다 and 늘다/줄다 The book I am studying points out that both 증가하다/감소하다 and 늘다/줄다 mean "increase/decrease". How do the contexts differ? Can I replace them with each other? 현대 사회에서는 결혼율이 감소하는/주는 것 같은데 우리 나라에서는 오히려 최근 결혼율이 늘었다/증가했다. 게다가 이혼율이 작년보다 10%정도 감수했다/줄었다. 그렇기 덕분에 앞으로 10년 동안 인구가 년마다 1000명으로 증가할 것이다/늘 것이다. (In modern society marriage rates seem to be decreasing, but in our country the marriage rates have actually increased lately. Moreover, divorce rates have fallen by 10% compared to last year. Thanks to this, the population will increase by 1000 people every year for the next ten years.) This was a very complicated sentence to construct with my level of Korean, so I hope it's understandable! 감사합니다!

"I thought..." Korean grammar questions 안녕하세요! 요즘 '(으)ㄴ/는/(으)ㄹ 줄 알았다' 문법을 배워 보고 있었어요. 좀 북잡한 거이라서 도와 주세요! 표시하고 싶은 영어 번역도 쓸게요 :) 어, 이 일은 월요일 까지 할 줄 알았어요 (Oh, I thought this work had to be done until Monday.) 친구가 실수 한 줄 알았지만 원래 제가 실수 했어요 (I thought my friend made a mistake, but it was actually I who made the mistake.) 사진에 있는 사람은 누나인 줄 알았는데 누나의 웃을 입는 여동생이에요. (I thought that the person in the picture was my big sister, but it is actually my little sister wearing my big sister's clothes. 잘 부탁드려요! Joel

TOPIK Example sentences I'm practicing for TOPIK (level 3) and am currently reviewing some new grammar. If somebody could help me verify the sentences below I would be very grateful! I also wrote the meaning I wanted to express in English. This is the first time I write anything in my notebook here, so I hope this is how it works. Thank you! -는 김에 선생님 마나는 김에 시험에 대해서 물어보세요 When you are meeting with the teacher, please ask about the test at the same time. -오/가는 길에 교실에서 나가는 길에 책을 가지세요 When you go out of the classroom, bring the book with you. -는 대신대 날마다 가는 식당에 가는 대신에 (차라리) 혼자서 요리 합시다! Instead of going to the restaurant where we go every day, let's cook for ourselves! -더라도 -어머니께서 그 걸 아시더라도* 화내실 하지 않을 거예요 Even if mother knew about it, she would not be mad. -다시피 선생님도 아시다시피 재가 지난 주에 열이 났아서* 수업을 참석 못 했어요. As you know, teacher, I had a fever last week and could not attend class. -는/ㄴ 다거나 한다거나 안 한다거나 빨리 결정해! Whether you do it or not, make up your mind quickly! *These words are marked misspelled by my browser, but I don't know how they should be written instead.