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Usages of norae
지금 노래를 듣고 있어요.jigeum noraereul deutgo isseoyo.
I am listening to a song now.
친구들이 노래를 듣고 있어요.chingudeuri noraereul deutgo isseoyo.
Friends are listening to songs.
이 노래가 기억나요?i noraega gieoknayo?
Do you remember this song?
우리는 파티에서 노래를 부르고 춤추려고 해요.urineun patieseo noraereul bureugo chumchuryeogo haeyo.
We are going to sing and dance at the party.
집에서 노래를 불러요.jibeseo noraereul bulleoyo.
I sing a song at home.
주말에 친구들과 노래방에서 노래를 불러요.jumare chingudeulgwa noraebangeseo noraereul bulleoyo.
On weekends I sing at karaoke with friends.
이 노래는 밤에 들으면 느낌이 달라.i noraeneun bame deureumyeon neukkimi dalla.
This song feels different when you listen at night.
노래를 크게 불러요.noraereul keuge bulleoyo.
I sing loudly.
오늘은 목이 아파서 노래를 안 불러요.oneureun mogi apaseo noraereul an bulleoyo.
Today my throat hurts, so I’m not singing.
그 가수는 노래를 들을수록 목소리가 더 좋아.geu gasuneun noraereul deureulsurok moksoriga deo joha.
The more you listen to that singer, the better the voice sounds.
좋아하는 가수의 새 노래가 나와서 오늘 하루 종일 듣고 있어.johahaneun gasuui sae noraega nawaseo oneul haru jongil deutgo isseo.
A new song by my favorite singer came out, so I’ve been listening to it all day.
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