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✨Want to say “Not A, but (instead) B” in Korean? That’s exactly what -을 게 아니라 is for! 🙌

✅ It’s used to reject one option and suggest a better or correct alternative.

Examples:
친구를 기다릴 게 아니라 먼저 출발하자.
Instead of waiting for a friend, let’s leave first.

버스를 탈 게 아니라 지하철을 타세요.
Instead of taking the bus, take the subway.

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✨Want to say “Not A, but (instead) B” in Korean? That’s exactly what -을 게 아니라 is for! 🙌

✅ It’s used to reject one option and suggest a better or correct alternative.

Examples:
친구를 기다릴 게 아니라 먼저 출발하자.
Instead of waiting for a friend, let’s leave first.

버스를 탈 게 아니라 지하철을 타세요.
Instead of taking the bus, take the subway.

#learnkorean #koreangrammar #koreanlanguage #koreanstudy #topik #kiip

Want to say “while something was happening, another thing occurred” in Korean? That’s exactly what -는 사이(에) is for! 🙌

✅ It’s used when another action happens during a short gap of time, often unexpectedly.

Examples:
제가 잠깐 졸고 있는 사이에 버스가 출발했어요.
While I was dozing off for a moment, the bus left.

#studykorean #koreanlearners #kiip #topik #koreanstudy #koreanlanguage

Want to say “while something was happening, another thing occurred” in Korean? That’s exactly what -는 사이(에) is for! 🙌

✅ It’s used when another action happens during a short gap of time, often unexpectedly.

Examples:
제가 잠깐 졸고 있는 사이에 버스가 출발했어요.
While I was dozing off for a moment, the bus left.

#learnkorean #koreangrammar #koreanlanguage #koreanstudy #topik #kiip