Ok, now let’s learn some Korean conjunctions.
Conjunctions are used to connect sentences together. Here are the most common ones.
Examples
친구랑 만났어요 그리고 저녁을 먹었어요. = I met a friend and also ate dinner.
친구랑 만났어요 그런데 저녁을 먹었어요. = I met a friend but ate dinner.
친구랑 만났어요 그래서 저녁을 먹었어요. = I met a friend so I ate dinner.
그러면 같이 가요. = Well then, let’s go together.
버거 아니면 피자 먹고싶어요? = Do you want to eat burgers or pizza?
왜냐하면 전 바빴어요. – Because I’ve been busy.
어쨌든 고마워요. – Anyways, thanks.
| WORD | TRANSLATION |
| 그리고 | AND,ALSO,AS WELL |
| 하지만 | BUT |
| 그런데,근데 | BUT,HOWEVER |
| 그러지만 | YES BUT,MOREOVER |
| 그러면,그럼,글쎄 | WELL,IN THAT CASE |
| 그래서, 그러니까 | SO,THUS,THEREFORE |
| 그래도 | BUT STILL |
| 아니면 | OR |
| 또는,혹은 | OR |
| 왜냐하면 | BECAUSE |
| 어쨌든, 아무튼 | ANYWAYS, IN ANY CASE |
| 어차피 | FINALLY |
| 만약에 | IF |