~(으)나 = But, however

(This is the same as ~지만, but more often used in formal writing.)

가고 싶으나 시간이 없다 = I should like to go, but I have no time.

나는 그녀를 보았으나, 무시하고 지나갔다 = I saw her but I just ignored her and walked past.
밥을 많이 먹었으나 여전히 배가 고팠다 = I ate a lot but I was just as hungry as before.
내일 날씨는 대체로 맑겠으나, 경남지역은 한때 비가 오겠다 = The weather will be clear tomorrow, but it will rain once in the Gyeongnam area.
나폴레옹은 비록 전투에서 승리했으나 보상은 보잘 것 없었다 = Napolean won the battle, but the rewards were poor.

전반 = In general, across the board

나는 유럽 역사 전반에 관심이 있다 = I’m interested in European history in general.
유가상승이 경제 전반에 큰 영향을 미치고 있다 = Rising oil prices are greatly affecting the entire economy.
우리는 교육 전반의 문제점에 관해 토론했다 = We discussed the whole range of problems in education.

Verb ~(으)므로 = Because, as, for, since

(This is a non-colloquial form used only in writing.)

파올로의 생일은 형 생일보다 두 달쯤 늦으므로 9월이다 = Since Paolo’s birthday is about two months behind his older brother’s, it’s in September.

가을 날씨가 좋으므로 관광객이 많이 온다 = Since the fall weather is good, many tourists are coming.
아버님이 오셨으므로 그날은 일찍 집에 가기로 했다 = Since my father was visiting, I decided to go home early that day.

Noun ~(이)므로 = Because it is…,

사흘 있으면 명절이므로 길이 막힐 거다 = Because the holiday starts in three days, the roads will be jammed.
내일이 추석이므로 할머니 댁에 가야 한다 = Because tomorrow is Chusŏk, I must go to Grandmother’s house.
내일부터 휴가(이)므로 오늘 일을 끝마쳐야겠다 = Since tomorrow is the start of my vacation, I have to finish the job today.

@princesskaji replied to your post“~기 십상이다 = is (more) likely to…, There’s a strong possibility that… 너무…”

so the ~이다 doesn’t get conjugated?

The ~이다 does get conjugated! Those example sentences are just left in plain dictionary form, but you would conjugate it when speaking or writing.

~기 십상이다 = is (more) likely to…, There’s a strong possibility that…

너무 춥거나 너무 건조한 경우, 사람들은 죽기 십상이다 = In cases where it is too cold or too dry, people are likely to die.
생선은 더운 날씨에서 상하기 십상이다 = Fish goes bad easily in hot weather.
조심하지 않으면 병나기 십상이에요 = You can get sick easily if you’re not careful.
과도한 다이어트는 건강을 해치기 십상이다 = Extreme diet is likely to damage your health.

Baby Korean 7: Showering 2

easykoreanintermediate:

After you had your shower you decided to 머리를 말리다 and 수건으로 몸을 닦아요. You did this quickly so you wouldn’t be late for work.
After you 수건으로 몸을 닦아요. You began to 바디 로션을 발라요 and 옷을 입어요.
Once your hair was dry you 머리를 빗어요. And 욕실에 들어갔어요.

VOCAB:
머리를 말리다 – When you want to dry your hair you do this action

수건으로 몸을 닦다 – You dry your self with a towl

옷을 입다 – It is the opposite of taking your clothes off

머리를 빗다 – you do this with a comb and place it on your head.

~(으/ㄹ/을)려나? = I wonder…

Used when wondering to oneself. An answer is not expected. Sometimes just ~려나 sometimes ~ㄹ려나, interchangeable depending on pronunciation.

비가 올려나? = I wonder if it will rain.
언제쯤 고향에 갈 수 있을려나? = I wonder when we can go to our hometown.
내일은 날씨가 좋으려나? = I wonder if the weather will be good tomorrow?
누가 오려나? = I wonder who will come.
언제 떠나려나? = When are you going to leave?