한국인이 흔히 틀리는 영어 표현

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(x) English makes me hard.

(o) English is hard for me.

※ It is hard for foreigners to learn Korean.

  ＝Korean is hard for foreigners to learn.

(x) Recently, I'm hard because...

(o) Recently, I'm having a hard time because... (have a hard time: 고생하다)

(x) Especially, I'm sick...

(o) Especially, because I'm sick...

(x) I studied in there for a year.

(o) I studied there for a year.

(x) I went to Philippine.

(o) I went to the Philippines.

(x) In real

(o) In reality

(o) In real life

(x) Dear my friend

(o) My dear friend (소유격 + 형용사 + 명사)

(x) Dear my teacher

(o) My dear teacher. (dear 형용사 : 관사+형용사+명사 순)

(x) I'm watching the Olympic.

(o) I'm watching the Olympics.

(x) I went to fitness.

(x) I went to health.

(o) I worked out.

(o) I went to the gym.

(x) Don't do like that.

(o) Don't do it like that.

(o) Don't do it that way.

(x) I was busy to study all weekend.

(o) I was busy studying all weekend. (be busy ~ing)

(x) I have another schedule.

(x) I have another plan.

(o) I have other plans.

(x) This restaurant has lots of menus.

(o) This restaurant has a big menu.

(o) This restaurant has a variety of entrees.

(x) I'm at my company.

(o) I'm at work. (work : 일터)

(x) He entered a good college.

(o) He got into a good college.

(x) near from

(o) near

(o) near to

(x) He suggested me to go there.

(o) He suggested that I go there. (suggest that 주어 + should + 동사 구조)

(x) His skin is so greasy

(o) His skin is so oily

(x) Cream spaghetti is too greasy.

(x) This cake is too greasy.

(o) This cake is too rich.

(o) This spaghetti is too rich.

(x) Mama boy

(o) Mama's boy

(x) I've been to the US last year.

(o) I went to the US last year.

(o) I've been to the US.  (현재완료는 분명히 과거를 나타내는  부사와 쓸 수 없다.)

(x) He didn't answer my phone

(o) He didn't answer my call

(x) It was my first time to go there

(x) This is my first time to come here

(o) It was the first time I had gone there

(o) This is my first time here

(o) This is the first time I've been here

(x) He praised me.

(o) He complimented me.

(x) Even I go there, ...

(o) Even if I go there, ...  (even if + 가장, even though + 사실, even : ~ 조차도)

(x) He is leaving to America

(o) He is leaving for America  (leave + 지명 : 지명을 떠나다, leave for + 지명: 지명을 향해 떠나다)

※ He left Seoul for America.

(x) He is a staff there.

(o) He is a member of the staff there. (staff : 여러명 무리를 나타낸다.)

(x) I have a plan with my friend.

(o) I have plans with my friend.

(x) I had a promise with him.

(o) I had plans with him.

(x) He recommended me to see that. (recommend + 추천 대상)

(o) He recommended that I see that. (recommend thta 주어 + should + 동사)

(x) I'll leave after 15 minutes.

(x) I'll leave 15 minutes later.

(o) I'll leave in 15 minutes.

(x) I'm so stressful. (stressful : 스트레스를 주다 뜻)

(o) I'm so stressed out.

(x) He has no enough.

(o) He doesn't have enough.

(x) I'm in an English study.

(o) I'm in an English study group

(x) What's the spell?

(o) What's the spelling?

(o) How do you spell that?

(x) I want to include in this.

(o) I want to be included in this.

(x) Teach me slangs.

(o) Teach me slang.

(x) He's my senior.

(o) He's a senior employee.

(o) He's my superior.

(x) It's service.

(o) It's on the house.

(x) 5km

(o) 5 km

(x) I went to abroad.

(o) I went abroad.

(x) May I have your sign?.

(o) May I have your signature?

(x) Comming soon

(o) Coming soon

(x) Grand open

(o) Grand opening

(x) Make him to study.

(o) Make him study. (make + 목적어 + 동사원형)

(x) He is a 25-years-old man

(o) He is a 25-year-old man  (25-year-old : 형용사이니 S붙일 수 없다.)

(x) I like here.

(o) I like it here. (it : 상황, 장소 표현) 

(x) I took subway

(o) I took the subway

(전화할 때)

(x) I am Jungmin

(o) This is Jungmin. (상대방이 보이지 않으니까 This is ~)

(x) I have so much stuffs

(o) I have so much stuff

(x) He's so a nice guy.

(o) He's such a nice guy.  (such a 형용사 명사. so 형용사 a 명사)

(x) His saying is right

(o) What he's saying is right

(x) Congratulation

(o) Congratulations. (s가 없으면 '축하합~'처럼 들린다.)

(x) I told to him

(o) I told him. (tell은 타동사로 전치가 붙지 않는다.)

(x) He's in twenties.

(o) He's in his twenties. (시간의 전치사 in은 ~이 지난 후 뜻)

(x) The world best

(o) The world's best

(x) My condition is not good

(o) I'm not in good condition

(x) I called to my friend

(o) I called my friend

(x) The teacher yelled to him

(o) The teacher yelled at him

(x) It's very hard to me

(o) It's very hard for me

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(x) Vocabs or vocabularies

(o) Vocabulary

(x) Got married with him.

(o) Got married to him. (marry는 타동사로 전치사가 붙지 않는다.)

(x) The same with you

(o) The same as you (the same as + 주어 +동사/명사)

(x) I'm so poor

(o) Oh, poor me!

(x) I went to home

(o) I went home. (~집으로, home에 to 포함)

(x) I came to here

(o) I came here

(x) My dream is doctor

(o) My dream is to be a doctor

(x) I borrowed him money

(o) I lent him some money. ( borrow : 빌린 것이 주어쪽,  lend : 빌린 것이 목적어 쪽으로)

(x) My hobby is reading a book

(o) My hobby is reading (books)

(x) I'm successed at that.

(o) I was successful at that.

(o) I succeeded in doing that. (succeed in ~ : 성공하다, succeed to ~ : ~을 계승하다)

(x) like books and etc.

(0) like books etc. ( etc 앞에 and를 넣지 않음)

(x) I lost my weight.

(o) I lost weight. (I broke my arm. 팔이 신체의 일부, weight는 신체의 일부분이 아니다.) 

(x) It starts after two hours.

(o) It starts in two hours. (in + 시간 : ~후에)

(x) Different than
(o) Different from

(x) See whether or not he's coming.
(0) See whether he's coming.

(x) The reason why...
(o) The reason...

(x) He graduated college.
(o) He graduated from college.

(x) I'm going to lay down.
(o) I'm going to lie down.

(X) I study everyday.
(o) I study every day. (everyday : 매일의, every day : 매일)

(x) It effected me.
(o) It affected me.

(x) He's in his 20's.
(o) He's in his 20s.

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