living costs = 물가
The country's living costs are high.
*물가는 prices나 the cost of living도 많이 쓰입니다
그 나라는 물가가 비싸다
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That country is expensive.
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The cost of living in that country is high.
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Prices are high in that country.
그게 뭔데요?
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What does that mean?
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What does pet peeve mean?
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What is a pet peeve?
pet peeve = 나를 짜증나게 하는 것, 내가 싫어하는 것
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Pet peeve means something that you don't like or you really hate
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Something that annoys and bothers you a lot
나는 사람들이 침 뱉는 게 정말 싫어
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I don't like/hate when people spit on the street
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I can't stand it when people spit on the street
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It really bothers/annoys me when people spit on the street
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It drives me crazy when people spit on the street
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I get pissed off/annoyed when people spit on the street
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What annoys me is when people spit on the street
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What annoys me is when people spit on the street
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What annoys me is people spitting on the street
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It drives me crazy, people shaking their legs
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It drives me crazy when people shake their legs
break a promise (약속을 어기다)
나한테 피해주는 사람이 싫다 (피해=damage)
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waste my time
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I don't like when people make me waste my time
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I don't like when people bothers/annoys me
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I don't like when people can't do their things so I need/have to do that
까칠한 말투와 냉소적인 사람
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sarcastic(비꼬는), cynical(까칠한, 냉소적인)
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people who say in a sarcastic and cynical way
새치기
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cut in line
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when people cut in line in front of me
If you could change something about yourself?
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If I could change something about myself, I'd like to
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I wish I had a very fluent speaking skill
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I wish I had thicker hair
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I wish I was taller
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I wish I was more patient
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If I was taller, that would be great/awesome
When it ain't broken, don't fix it
Have you found out what you want to do?
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Yes, I've found out what I want to do.
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No, I haven't found out what I want to do.
저는 거의 샤넬만큼이나 비싼 가방을 샀습니다
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I bought a bag that was (almost) as expensive as Chanel
저는 거의 우리집만큼이나 편안한 호텔에 머물렀습니다
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I stayed at a hotel that was (almost) as comfortable as (our) home
저는 거의 제 얼굴만큼이나 큰 버거를 먹었습니다
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I ate a burger that was (almost) as big as my face
It wasn't romantic -> 로맨틱하지 않았어요
It wasn't all romantic -> 로맨틱하지만은 않았어요
He wasn't bad -> 그는 나쁘지 않았어
He wasn't all bad -> 그는 나쁘지만은 않았어
It was priceless.
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이것은 매우 가치가 있었습니다.
It turned out to be priceless.
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이것은 매우 가치가 있었던 거 였더라고요.
What I stumbled into(우연히 접하다)
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내가 우연히 접했던 것
What I stumbled into was priceless.
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내가 우연히 접했던 것은 매우 가치가 있었습니다.
What I stumbled into turned out to be priceless.
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내가 우연히 접했던 것은 매우 가치가 있었던 거 였더라고요.
What I stumbled into by following
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내가 따름으로써 우연히 접했던 것
What I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition
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내가 호기심과 직감을 따름으로써 우연히 접했던 것
What I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless.
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내가 호기심과 직감을 따름으로써 우연히 접했던 것은 매우 가치가 있었던 거 였더라고요.