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Ask and answer why

Ask and answer why.

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Your friend is curious why you are taking the bus.

비가 와서 버스를 타요.

It’s raining, so I’m taking the bus.

Notice the pattern

왜 asks why. A reply with -아/어서 can give the reason and the action together. 비가 와서 means “because it’s raining.”

Try it yourself

Say why you are taking the bus.

Build the Korean sentence: “It’s raining, so I’m taking the bus.”

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RETRIEVE BEFORE YOU REVEAL

Say it in your own time.

Say the key sentence without looking, then adapt one detail for your own situation.

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