Preface ㆍ 3
THE DIFFERENCES WHICH WILL MAKE YOU SHINE AS REALLY FLUENT ㆍ 11

1. “드라마에 나와요”: Not “She comes out in that drama.” ㆍ 12
2. “플러그를 뽑다”: Not “Plug Out.” ㆍ 17
3. Not “I didn’t know you can do that.” ㆍ 20
4. “로비에서 봐요”: Not “Let’s see in the lobby.” ㆍ 24
5. 후에: Not “Let’s leave after five minutes.” ㆍ 30
6. “충분히 예뻐요”: Not “You are pretty enough.” ㆍ 36
7. Not “More Better” ㆍ 42
8. One of the…s ㆍ 46
9. Not “France Wine” you say “French wine” ㆍ 48
10. -ㄹ 경우 ㆍ 52

NUMBERS ㆍ 59

1. 4시간 반 : Not “four hours and a half.” ㆍ 60
2. 1:1 “일 대 일”: You don’t say “one to one.” ㆍ 63
3. Not “1rd”, “2st”, “3nd.” ㆍ 67
4. Not “In their tens,” ㆍ 71

PLURALS ㆍ 73

1. Not “Staffs” ㆍ 74
2. 피해 Not “Damages” ㆍ 79
3. 경력 Not “Experiences” ㆍ 82
4. 일 많아요. Not “I Have A Lot of Works” ㆍ 84
5. WHEN THERE IS NO DISTINCTION BETWEEN SINGULAR AND PLURAL IN KOREAN BUT THERE IS IN ENGLISH ㆍ 85
6. Not “Equipments” ㆍ 90
7. Not “I Have a Good News” ㆍ 92

STOP THINKING IN KOREAN ㆍ 93

1. “가방 바꿨어요” : Not “You changed your bag.” ㆍ 94
2. “빅 사이즈” : Not “Big size” ㆍ 99
3. “핑크색” : Not “Pink colour” ㆍ 100
4. By and Until : “급해요 세시까지 해주세요.” Not “Do it until 3 p.m.” ㆍ 103
5. “다다음주” Not “Next next week” ㆍ 106
6. “오늘 아침에” Not “Today morning” ㆍ 109
7. Not “yes” ㆍ 111

THE ㆍ 115

1. Don't say “the our” or “the your.” ㆍ 116
2. When you have one noun followed by “of” then another noun after it you probably need “the” in front of the first noun. ㆍ 118
3. If a country name contains the word "Republic" or “Kingdom” you need "the" in front in a sentence. ㆍ 120
4. Don't put "a" in front of a plural noun. ㆍ 122
5. Articles are generally omitted: in newspaper headlines; in magazine headings; on signs in the street; on buildings. ㆍ 124
6. “We will overcome COVID-19.” “We will overcome the COVID-19 pandemic.”
It is not necessarily the word that determines if you use “the” or not, it can be context or the place of that word in the sentence. ㆍ 126

TRANSLATION ㆍ 131

1.“20년 만의 경제위기”: Not “There was an economic crisis in twenty years.” ㆍ 132
2. Not “He is one of the famous singers.” ㆍ 138
3. Not necessarily “exist” In some cases the verb “to be” is more natural. ㆍ 141
4. “위기 속에서” : Not “Under this crisis.” ㆍ 147
5 “현장”: It is hard to find one specific word which is a direct translation of “현장.” ㆍ 152
6. “중요한 이유 중 하나다”: Not necessarily : “It is one among the key reasons.” ㆍ 156
7. “최선을 다하다” : Rather than “Do your best.” ㆍ 158

DON’T NECESSARILY USE THE FIRST WORD YOU SEE IN THE DICTIONARY ㆍ 163

1. 소개하다 : “소개해 주신 app” Not “The app you introduced me to.” ㆍ 164
2. 준비하다 : “표 준비했다”. Not “He has prepared some tickets.” ㆍ 175
3. 내용: Not necessarily “content. ㆍ 190

EVERYDAY EXPRESSIONS ㆍ 199

1. “Check your e-mail” Not “yes” ㆍ 200
2. “Thank you” Not “yes” ㆍ 204
3. Not “yes?” ㆍ 208
4. “먼저 갈게요”: Not “I’ll go first.” ㆍ 210
5. “갔다 올게”: Not “I will go and come back.” ㆍ 216
6. “반갑다 “오래간만이다” Not “Nice to meet you.” ㆍ 218
7. “나 희정이야. 오래간만이다” Not “I am Hee-jeong.” ㆍ 221
8. Not “How’s your weekend?” ㆍ 222
9. “생일 축하합니다”. Not “Congratulations on your birthday!” ㆍ 223

ONE KOREAN WORD, MORE THAN ONE ENGLISH WORD ㆍ 225

1. 가능성 : Not “There is a big possibility.” Not “There is a low possibility.” ㆍ 226
2. 교육 : Not “I am away from my desk for education.” ㆍ 231
3. 넓다 : Not “The house is broad.” ㆍ 234
4. 키우다 : Not “To raise a dog.” ㆍ 238
5. 먹다 : You don’t “eat” medicine ㆍ 243

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1. 가능성 ㆍ 247
2. 나오다 ㆍ 251APPENDIX
3. By and Until ㆍ 255
4. Better ㆍ 258
5. 키우다 ㆍ 259
6. 교육 ㆍ 261
7. 최선을 다하다 ㆍ 263