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Decline with a short explanation
Decline with a short explanation.
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A friend asks you to meet today. You have work.
죄송해요. 일이 있어서 오늘은 못 만나요.
Sorry. I have work, so I can’t meet today.
Notice the pattern
A brief apology and reason are enough. 죄송해요 softens the reply. 일이 있어서 오늘은 못 만나요 explains why you cannot meet.
Try it yourself
Decline politely and give your reason.
Build the Korean sentence: “I have work, so I can’t meet today.”
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Say it in your own time.
Say the key sentence without looking, then adapt one detail for your own situation.
죄송해요. 일이 있어서 오늘은 못 만나요.
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