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Explain a delay
Explain a delay.
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You arrived late and want to explain briefly.
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길이 막혀서 늦었어요.
길이 막혀서 늦었어요.
I was late because of traffic.
Notice the pattern
In this simple past pattern, put the past ending on the result. 길이 막혀서 gives the reason, and 늦었어요 says what happened.
Try it yourself
Explain what caused the delay.
Build the Korean sentence: “I was late because of traffic.”
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Say it in your own time.
Say the key sentence without looking, then adapt one detail for your own situation.
길이 막혀서 늦었어요.
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