Usages of ~aseo
근육이 아파서 오늘은 공원에서 천천히 걸었어.geunyugi apaseo oneureun gongwoneseo cheoncheonhi georeosseo.
My muscles hurt, so today I walked slowly in the park.
오늘은 목이 아파서 노래를 안 불러요.oneureun mogi apaseo noraereul an bulleoyo.
Today my throat hurts, so I’m not singing.
지금 휴대폰을 충전해야 해서 카페에서 조금만 기다려 주세요.jigeum hyudaeponeul chungjeonhaeya haeseo kapeeseo jogeumman gidaryeo juseyo.
I need to charge my phone now, so please wait just a moment at the café.
사람이 많아서 여기서 사진을 찍기 어려워요.sarami manhaseo yeogiseo sajineul jjikgi eoryeowoyo.
There are a lot of people, so it’s hard to take pictures here.
그녀는 안경을 새로 샀는데 잘 안 맞아서 조금 실망했어.geunyeoneun angyeongeul saero sassneunde jal an majaseo jogeum silmanghaesseo.
She bought new glasses, but they didn’t fit well, so she was a little disappointed.
쓰레기통 옆에 먼지가 많아서 먼저 치워야 해.sseuregitong yeope meonjiga manhaseo meonjeo chiwoya hae.
There’s a lot of dust next to the trash can, so I have to clean that first.
선풍기 리모컨을 못 찾아서 직접 버튼을 눌렀어.seonpunggi rimokeoneul mos chajaseo jikjeop beoteuneul nulleosseo.
I couldn’t find the fan remote control, so I pressed the button myself.
오늘은 빨래가 많아서 세탁기를 두 번 돌려요.oneureun ppallaega manhaseo setakgireul du beon dollyeoyo.
Today I have a lot of laundry, so I run the washing machine twice.
아침에 김치랑 밥을 먹고 나와서 오후까지 든든했어.achime gimchirang babeul meokgo nawaseo ohukkaji deundeunhaesseo.
I ate kimchi and rice in the morning before leaving, so I felt full until the afternoon.
오늘 도서관에서 친구를 다시 만나서 정말 반가웠어요.oneul doseogwaneseo chingureul dasi mannaseo jeongmal bangawosseoyo.
I was really glad to meet my friend again at the library today.
오늘은 기침이 심하고 콧물도 나서 병원에 가려고 해.oneureun gichimi simhago kosmuldo naseo byeongwone garyeogo hae.
Today I have a bad cough and a runny nose, so I’m thinking of going to the hospital.
어젯밤에는 기침 때문에 잠을 잘 못 자서 오늘 회복이 더 늦는 것 같아.eojesbameneun gichim ttaemune jameul jal mos jaseo oneul hoebogi deo neutneun geos gata.
Because I couldn’t sleep well last night due to coughing, it feels like recovery is slower today.
의사는 염증이 심하지 않아서 주사는 안 맞아도 된다고 했어.uisaneun yeomjeungi simhaji anhaseo jusaneun an majado doendago haesseo.
The doctor said the inflammation wasn’t severe, so I didn’t need an injection.
오늘은 눈이 아파서 안경을 써요.oneureun nuni apaseo angyeongeul sseoyo.
Today my eyes hurt, so I wear glasses.
택시를 타려다가 요금이 비싸서 지하철을 탔어요.taeksireul taryeodaga yogeumi bissaseo jihacheoreul tasseoyo.
I was going to take a taxi, but the fare was expensive, so I took the subway.
어제는 어깨가 아파서 손목 스트레칭만 조금 했어.eojeneun eokkaega apaseo sonmok seuteurechingman jogeum haesseo.
Yesterday my shoulders hurt, so I only did a little wrist stretching.
손목이 아파서 마우스를 오래 못 써요.sonmogi apaseo mauseureul orae mos sseoyo.
My wrist hurts, so I can’t use the mouse for long.
비가 와서 떡볶이를 배달해 달라고 했어.biga waseo tteokbokkireul baedalhae dallago haesseo.
Because it was raining, I asked for tteokbokki to be delivered.
백화점 입구에 사람이 많아서 안으로 들어가는 데 시간이 걸렸어.baekhwajeom ipgue sarami manhaseo aneuro deureoganeun de sigani geollyeosseo.
There were so many people at the department store entrance that it took time to get inside.
출구를 잘못 찾아서 개찰구 밖으로 바로 못 나갔어.chulgureul jalmos chajaseo gaechalgu bakkeuro baro mos nagasseo.
I looked for the wrong exit, so I couldn’t get out past the ticket gate right away.
개찰구 앞에 사람이 많아서 조금 기다렸어요.gaechalgu ape sarami manhaseo jogeum gidaryeosseoyo.
There were many people in front of the ticket gate, so I waited a little.
승강장에 사람이 많아서 다음 지하철을 기다려요.seunggangjange sarami manhaseo da-eum jihacheoreul gidaryeoyo.
There are many people on the platform, so I wait for the next subway.
영업시간이 끝나서 지금은 주문할 수 없어요.yeongeopsigani kkeutnaseo jigeumeun jumunhal su eobseoyo.
Business hours are over, so I can’t order now.
공원에 모기가 많아서 다리를 두 번이나 물렸어요.gongwone mogiga manhaseo darireul du beonina mullyeosseoyo.
There were many mosquitoes in the park, so I got bitten on my legs twice.
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