Usages of somun
그런데 작은 소문은 금방 퍼지니까 함부로 말하면 안 돼.geureonde jageun somuneun geumbang peojinikka hamburo malhamyeon an dwae.
But even a small rumor spreads quickly, so you shouldn’t speak carelessly.
학교에서 들은 소문이 진짜인지 기자처럼 바로 확인해 보고 싶어.hakgyoeseo deureun somuni jinjjainji gijacheoreom baro hwaginhae bogo sipeo.
I want to check right away, like a reporter, whether the rumor I heard at school is true.
학교에서 들은 소문이 금방 퍼졌어요.hakgyoeseo deureun somuni geumbang peojyeosseoyo.
The rumor I heard at school spread quickly.
그 소문은 진짜예요?geu somuneun jinjjayeyo?
Is that rumor true?
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