There are several ways to say “but” and “however” in Korean.<\/p>\n
One way is to use \uadf8\ub807\uc9c0\ub9cc<\/strong> :<\/p>\n \ud638\ub3d9\uc740 \ud55c\uad6d\uc778\uc785\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/strong>. \uadf8\ub807\uc9c0\ub9cc \ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4\ub97c \ubabb \ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Hodong is a Korean person. However\/but he can’t speak Korean.<\/p>\n \ud638\ub3d9<\/strong> = Hodong. \uc740<\/strong> = topic marking particle. \ud55c\uad6d<\/strong> = Korea. \uc778<\/strong> = person. \uc785\ub2c8\ub2e4 <\/strong>= is.<\/p>\n \uadf8\ub807\uc9c0\ub9cc<\/strong> = but\/however. \ud55c\uad6d<\/strong> = Korean. \uc5b4<\/strong> = language. \ub97c<\/strong> = object marking particle. \ubabb \ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/strong> = can’t.<\/p>\n One thing to note is that \uadf8\ub807\uc9c0\ub9cc <\/strong>is pronounced as \uadf8\ub807\uce58\ub9cc<\/strong> by Korean speakers.<\/p>\n \ud558\uc9c0\ub9cc <\/strong>can also mean “but” or “however” :<\/p>\n \uc720\uc9c0\ub2c8\ub294 \ubc25\uc744 \ub9ce\uc774 \uba39\uc5b4\uc694. \ud558\uc9c0\ub9cc \uc0b4\uc774 \ucc0c\uc9c0 \uc54a\uc544\uc694<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Yujin eats a lot (literally eats a lot of rice) but\/however she doesn’t gain weight.<\/p>\n \uc720\uc9c0\ub2c8<\/strong> = Yujin. \ub294<\/strong> = topic marking particle. \ubc25<\/strong> = rice. \uc744<\/strong> = object marking particle. \ub9ce\uc774<\/strong> = a lot. \uba39\uc5b4\uc694<\/strong> = eat.<\/p>\n \ud558\uc9c0\ub9cc<\/strong> = but\/however. \uc0b4<\/strong> = weight (literally means “flesh”).\u00a0\uc774<\/strong> = subject marking particle.\u00a0\ucc0c\uc9c0 \uc54a\uc544\uc694<\/strong> = doesn’t gain\/doesn’t get fat.<\/p>\n \ud558\uc9c0\ub9cc<\/strong> is used in more informal situations.<\/p>\n \uadf8\ub7ec\ub098<\/strong> can also be used to mean “but\/however” :<\/p>\n \uc5b4\uc81c \uc5f4\uc2ec\ud788 \uacf5\ubd80\ud588\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4. \uadf8\ub7ec\ub098 \uc544\uc9c1\ub3c4 \uc2dc\ud5d8\uc5d0 \ub5a8\uc5b4\uc84c\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/strong>.<\/p>\n I studied hard yesterday, but I still failed the test.<\/p>\n \uc5b4\uc81c<\/strong> = yesterday.\u00a0\u00a0\uc5f4\uc2ec\ud788<\/strong> = hard. \uacf5\ubd80\ud588\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/strong> = studied.<\/p>\n \uadf8\ub7ec\ub098<\/strong> = but\/however. \uc544\uc9c1\ub3c4<\/strong> = still. \uc2dc\ud5d8<\/strong> = test. \uc5d0 <\/strong>= locative particle. \ub5a8\uc5b4\uc84c\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/strong> = failed.<\/p>\n \uadf8\ub7ec\ub098<\/strong> is used often in written speech and is more formal than \ud558\uc9c0\ub9cc<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are several ways to say “but” and “however” in Korean. One way is to use \uadf8\ub807\uc9c0\ub9cc : \ud638\ub3d9\uc740 \ud55c\uad6d\uc778\uc785\ub2c8\ub2e4. \uadf8\ub807\uc9c0\ub9cc \ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4\ub97c \ubabb \ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4. Hodong is a Korean person. However\/but he can’t speak Korean. \ud638\ub3d9 = Hodong. \uc740 = topic marking particle. \ud55c\uad6d = Korea. \uc778 = person. \uc785\ub2c8\ub2e4 = is. \uadf8\ub807\uc9c0\ub9cc = but\/however. \ud55c\uad6d…<\/p>\n