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My interest in K-pop naturally triggered my interest in learning the Korean language.

I feel like I can’t connect completely with a song unless I understand what the lyrics are trying to convey.

To be honest, I do not particularly enjoy studying, but learning Korean is different.

My desire to try to connect with my favorite artists in their language is a huge motivation for me.

Learning Korean is a slow process, but the feeling I get when my favorite artist responds to me is fantastic.

The greatest gift is that I now realize that there’s a whole other world out there.

LIVE

Noona, daebak!

Thank you!

I feel like I can’t connect completely with a song unless I understand what the lyrics are trying to convey.

<feel like>는 ‘~인 것 같은 기분이다, ~같다’라는 뜻이고, feel like 뒤에는 접속사 that이 생략되었다.

unless는 ‘~하지 않는다면’이라는 뜻의 접속사로, 조건절을 이끈다.

what the lyrics are trying to convey는 동사 understand의 목적어로 쓰인 wh-명사절이다.

Learning Korean is a slow process, but the feeling I get when my favorite artist responds to me is fantastic.

the feeling 뒤에는 목적격 관계대명사 that이 생략되어 있으며, 관계절 I get when my favorite artist responds to me가 the feeling을 수식하는 구조이다.

when은 ‘~할 때’라는 뜻의 시간 부사절로, 관계절 내의 종속절을 이끌고 있다.

The greatest gift is that I now realize that there’s a whole other world out there.

첫 번째 that절인 that I now realize … out there는 is의 보어로, 문장의 주격 보어 역할을 한다.

that there’s a whole other world out there는 동사 realize의 목적어 역할을 하는 명사절이다.