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건강한 삶 — A healthy life — habits, excuses and warnings
건강한 삶 — A healthy life — habits, excuses and warnings. Lesson 3 of Level 4A in the haru Korean regular course.
What you will be able to do
- Say how strong a symptom or a feeling is, with a picture of the degree: 잠을 못 잘 정도로 어깨가 쑤셔요. · 눈물이 날 정도로 매웠어요.
- Give the cause of a bad result — and point a finger at it: 요즘 야근하는 탓에 운동을 못 해요. · 추운 날씨 탓에 감기에 걸린 사람이 많아요.
- Start from what your listeners already know or can see, as in a presentation: 여러분도 아시다시피 … · 보시다시피 … · 지난주에 말씀드렸다시피 ….
- Warn someone where a bad habit will lead: 그렇게 매일 과음하다가는 건강을 해칠 거예요. · 계속 과속하다가는 사고가 날 수도 있어요.
Grammar in this lesson
- A/V-(으)ㄹ 정도로 — so … that … · to the point of … — showing how bad (or how good) it is
- A/V-는 탓에 · N 탓에 — because of … (and it's to blame) — the cause of a bad result
- V-다시피 — as you know · as you can see — starting from what the listener already knows
- V-다가는 — if you keep … (something bad will happen) — warnings