Day 239 — Don’t rush | Korean Blueprint
Daily Korean
Today’s Phrase
서두르지 마세요
seo·du·reu·ji ma·se·yo
seodureuji maseyo
Don’t rush
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Phrase Breakdown

서두르지
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rush (negative verb form)
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마세요
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please don’t
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Please do not rush.

Example Phrases

괜찮아요, 서두르지 마세요.
gwaenchanayo, seodureuji maseyo.
It’s okay, don’t rush.
괜찮아요 reassures before advising; this creates a soft, supportive tone.
시간이 충분해요. 천천히 하세요.
sigani chungbunhaeyo. cheoncheonhi haseyo.
There’s plenty of time. Take it slowly.
충분하다 means ‘to be sufficient / enough’; 천천히 = ‘slowly.’
서두르다 실수할 수 있어요.
seodureuda silsuhal su isseoyo.
If you rush, you might make a mistake.
서두르다 in this clause functions as a conditional ‘if you rush’; followed by a possibility expression.

Related Phrases

천천히 해요
cheoncheonhi haeyo
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급할 것 없어요
geuphal geot eopseoyo
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여유 있게 하세요
yeou itge haseyo
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Quick Review
세상이 참 좁네요

Can you recall what this means?

sesang-i cham jomneyo
What a small world!