Intermediate 3 — listening

To be late → 늦어서

To be tired → 피곤해서

To be ill → 아파서

To have something on

To be sorry — formal

To be thankful → 고마워요

I'm sorry for being late.

Pleased to meet you. (literally: meeting you, I'm glad)

I'm too tired, so I can't go.

To rain → 비가 와요

To snow

To be cold → 추우니까

To be dangerous

To be careful → 조심하세요

To take something with you

It's raining, so take an umbrella.

We haven't time, so let's take a taxi.

The road is slippery, so be careful.

Because of — after a noun

Thanks to

Reason

The reason is… — opens the sentence

So, therefore

So — also what I mean is

We cancelled the hike because of the rain.

I came to Korea because I'm learning Korean.

If — optional, sits at the front for emphasis

By any chance, just in case

To need → 필요하면

To be all right → 괜찮으면

To dislike → 싫으면

To not know → 모르면

If you have time, let's go together.

If you don't know, ask.

To get to Gyeongbokgung, take line 3.

Sorry to bother you, could I ask for directions?

I went yesterday but it was closed.

It's a bit pricey but genuinely good.

Then, in that case — also of course

But, anyway — short for 그런데

However

Anyway, in any case

Actually, in fact

As expected — a compliment when said about food

Then let's meet tomorrow.

Actually, I don't really know either.

Just as good as they say!

I'm so sorry I'm late.

It's fine. Did something happen?

The subway broke down, so I waited ages.

Ah, I saw it on the news. Line 3 was chaos today.

Exactly. So I switched to the bus.

You must be hungry. Since you're here, let's eat first.

Sounds good. What's good here?

Naengmyeon is what this place is known for, so try that.

I can't handle spicy food — will it be all right?

If you order the water version it isn't spicy.

To break down → 고장 났어요

To be blocked, jammed → 길이 막혀요

A good while

First of all, for now

What's up, what happened

Suddenly

Nothing to be done about it

To order (food) → 시켜요

I'm late because the traffic was bad.

Excuse me, may I ask you something?

Of course, go ahead.

I'd like to eat dinner nearby — where's good?

Tourists usually go that way, but I'd recommend this side.

Why's that?

Because that side is expensive. Here is cheaper and tastier.

Are they open at weekends too?

They're closed Sunday, so go on Saturday.

Thank you so much. You've saved me.

Nearby, the vicinity

Tourist

Usually

Thanks to you

To open → 열어요

To close → 닫아요

To be closed, to take a day off

A local

It's the best

It was genuinely delicious

It was fine

It was so-so

It wasn't great

A restaurant worth the trip

The queue — from English waiting

Strongly recommend — slang, very common online

The queue was long but it was worth eating.

Thanks to you I went somewhere good.