한KOREAN3001Intermediate 1

Intermediate 1 · Lesson 25

Explain different expectations

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Lesson information & display

Planning guide: about 30 min · Progress by understanding and practice, not by the clock.

Completion records the activities you finished. It is not a pronunciation score or a Korean proficiency certificate.

Unit contents
Relationships and cultural differences
25Explain different expectations26Apologize while separating intention and impact27Decline a request politely28Set a boundary around personal questions29Check whether a misunderstanding is resolved30Work through differences in conversation
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Learn the expressions

Use 인 줄 알았어요 after a noun, with or without a final consonant. 시작 시간인 줄 알았어요 reports what you thought then. Here we use it when later information differs.

Situation or formKorean expression
시작 시간 + 인 줄 알았어요세 시가 시작 시간인 줄 알았어요.
준비 시간 + 인 줄 알았어요세 시가 준비 시간인 줄 알았어요.
시작하다 → 시작하는 줄 알았어요세 시에 시작하는 줄 알았어요.
가다 → 가는 줄 알았어요바로 가는 줄 알았어요.

Use 인 줄 with a noun and -는 줄 with an action. 알았어요 does not make your belief someone else’s promise. You can report it using the previous unit: 준은 …인 줄 알았다고 했어요.