Usages of soseol
어제 빌린 소설을 오늘 아침에 반납했어.eoje billin soseoreul oneul achime bannaphaesseo.
I returned the novel I borrowed yesterday this morning.
저는 도서관에서 소설을 읽어요.jeoneun doseogwaneseo soseoreul ilgeoyo.
I read a novel at the library.
저는 밤에 조용한 데서 소설을 읽으면 더 몰입하게 돼요.jeoneun bame joyonghan deseo soseoreul ilgeumyeon deo moriphage dwaeyo.
When I read a novel in a quiet place at night, I get more immersed.
그 서점은 조용해서 만화 말고 소설도 천천히 고르기 좋아요.geu seojeomeun joyonghaeseo manhwa malgo soseoldo cheoncheonhi goreugi johayo.
That bookstore is quiet, so it’s nice to slowly browse not only comics but also novels.
어제 읽던 소설은 책갈피를 꽂아 두고 나왔어.eoje ilgdeon soseoreun chaekgalpireul kkoja dugo nawasseo.
I left the novel I was reading yesterday with a bookmark in it.
저는 밤에 조용한 데서 소설을 읽곤 해요.jeoneun bame joyonghan deseo soseoreul ilggon haeyo.
I tend to read novels in quiet places at night.
내가 좋아하는 작가의 새 소설은 줄거리가 쉬워서 독자들이 쉽게 읽을 수 있어.naega johahaneun jakgaui sae soseoreun julgeoriga swiwoseo dokjadeuri swipge ilgeul su isseo.
The new novel by the writer I like has an easy plot, so readers can read it easily.
사촌이 추천한 작가 인터뷰를 보고 나니까 그 소설을 읽고 싶어졌어.sachoni chucheonhan jakga inteobyureul bogo nanikka geu soseoreul ilggo sipeojyeosseo.
After watching the writer interview my cousin recommended, I wanted to read the novel.
이 소설은 정말 읽을 만해요.i soseoreun jeongmal ilgeul manhaeyo.
This novel is really worth reading.
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