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On the Way to the Airport (10) 엊그제 같은데

2021-11-01

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할머니: 이젠 여기 사람 다 됐네.

여기 처음 왔을 때가 엊그제 같은데. 아이고.

Grandma: You’re like a local now. 

It seems like only yesterday when you came here for the first time. My (how time flies).

도우: 안녕하셨어요?

Do-woo: Have you been well?

할머니: 응.

Grandma: Of course.


Expression of the Week

엊그제 같은데 (seems like only yesterday)


엊그제 – n. a few days ago


Casual – 엊그제 같은데

Semi polite/polite – 그렇게 됐어요/됐습니다


>> [엊그제] is the same as [엊그저께] meaning a few days ago. “엊” comes from “어제” or yesterday, while “그저께” means the day before yesterday, so the two combined is used to refer to a few days ago.

>> This expression is not used literally but figuratively in the dialogue to refer to the fact that a lot of time has passed since Do-woo arrived. 


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