I caught a cold - KoreanBlueprint

Day 225 — I caught a cold | Korean Blueprint

Today’s Phrase

감기 걸렸어요

gam·gi geol·lyeos·seo·yo

gamgi geollyeosseoyo

I caught a cold

Daily Tip

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Phrase Breakdown

감기

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cold (illness)

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걸렸어요

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I caught / came down with

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I came down with a cold.

감기 걸렸어요. 쉬어야 할 것 같아요.

gamgi geollyeosseoyo. swieoya hal geot gatayo.

I caught a cold. I think I need to rest.

쉬어야 해요 means ‘must rest’; 할 것 같아요 softens to ‘it seems like I should.’

감기약 좀 주세요.

gamgiyak jom juseyo.

Please give me some cold medicine.

약 means ‘medicine’; 감기약 = ‘cold medicine’ as a compound noun.

빨리 나으세요.

ppalli nausseoyo.

Get well soon.

나다 in this context means ‘to recover’; 빨리 나으세요 is the polite imperative ‘please recover quickly.’

열이 나요

yeori nayo

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콧물이 나요

konmuri nayo

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목이 아파요

mogi apayo

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Quick Review

무엇을 도와드릴까요?

Can you recall what this means?

mueoseul dowadeurilkkayo?

How may I help you?