How to say instead in Korean?

To use instead in Korean with nouns, you need to use the following sentence structure: Noun + 대신 오늘은 동생 대신 내가 식사값을지불하겠다. I will pay for the meal today instead my brother. To use instead in Korean with verbs, the structure is a little bit different: Verb + 는 대신 오늘 오 는 대신 내 일 올 수 있나요? Instead of coming today, could you come tomorrow?

How to use 보다 to express instead in Korean?

When ‘instead’ is used with indication of preference , with an expression such as ‘it is better’ or ‘one would prefer’, 보다 can replace 대신. Noun + 보다 나는 자가용 보다 기차를 타는 것을 좋아한다. I prefer to take a train instead a car.

How to say almost in Korean?

Almost in Korean can be expressed by using the following sentence structures: Verb + ᄅ/을 뻔하다 Example: 나는 수업시간에 잠들 뻔 했어 . I almost fall asleep during the class. 거의 다 + Verb Example: 이제 거의다 왔다. We are almost here. 거의 모든 + Noun Example: 거의 모든 사람들은 떠났어요. Almost everyone has left. -- Learn more about almost in Korean in this free lesson .

What structure to express hope in Korean?

Some sentence structures to express hope in Korean: Verb + 기를 바라다 and Verb + 는 것을 바라다 Another sentence structure would be Subject + Object+ Verb + ᄊ으면 좋겠다 ᄊ으면 implies a conditional wish or hope (“if”). -- Learn more about hope in Korean in this free lesson .

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Grammar Point	Pattern	Example
Expressing instead in Korean	Noun + 대신	오늘은 동생 대신 내가 식사값을지불하겠다.
Expressing similarity with 처럼	Subject + noun + 처럼 + verb	그녀는 그녀의 엄마처럼보인다.
Expressing almost in Korean	Verb + ᄅ/을 뻔하다	나는 수업시간에 잠들 뻔 했어.
Quoted sentences in Korean (past, present, future)	S + O + V in past tense + ᄊ다고 (말)했어요	그는 숙제를 끝냈다고 했어요.
Expressing simultaneous actions	Verb + (으)면서	누나는 점심을 먹으면서 신문을 읽는다.
Expressing hope in Korean	Verb + 기를 바라다	그는 좋은 대학에 가기를 바란다.
Whenever and when in Korean	Verb + ᄅ 때	청소를할때음악을틀어놓는다.
Expressing certainty and uncertainty	Verb + 다고	그녀가 내일 파티에 온다고 생각한다.
Turning Korean adjectives into nouns	Verb + 음	적다 → 적음
Turning Korean verbs into nouns	Verb without ‘다’ + 는것/ 기	공부하기
Korean superlatives	A + (이)가 / (은)는 + B + 보다 더 + adjective	노란 공이 파란공보다 더 커요
Expressing 'must' in Korean	Verb + ~야(만) 한다	공부를 해야(만) 한다

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