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“I ate until I nearly burst, and…” in Korean

배가 터지도록 먹었더니 움직이기 싫네요

baega teojidorok meogeotdeoni umjigigi silleyo

Situation: Dining out & orderingLevel: Advanced (TOPIK 5–6)

Meaning

I ate until I nearly burst, and now I don’t want to move.

-도록 means “to the point of,” and -았/었더니 links an action to its result. 배가 터지다 (“belly bursts”) is a lively way to say you are stuffed.

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Syllables: 17 · Words: 5

In natural speech, sounds link and shift across words. The table below reads each word separately, as it sounds when said on its own.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
배가
배	ㅂ+ㅐ	bae
가	ㄱ+ㅏ	ga
터지도록
터	ㅌ+ㅓ	teo
지	ㅈ+ㅣ	ji
도	ㄷ+ㅗ	do
록	ㄹ+ㅗ+ㄱ	rok
먹었더니
먹	ㅁ+ㅓ+ㄱ	[머] meo
었	ㅇ+ㅓ+ㅆ	[걷] geot
더	ㄷ+ㅓ	[떠] deo
니	ㄴ+ㅣ	ni
움직이기
움	ㅇ+ㅜ+ㅁ	um
직	ㅈ+ㅣ+ㄱ	[지] ji
이	ㅇ+ㅣ	[기] gi
기	ㄱ+ㅣ	gi
싫네요
싫	ㅅ+ㅣ+ㅀ	[실] sil
네	ㄴ+ㅔ	[레] le
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Linking: when a syllable ending in a consonant (patchim) is followed by a syllable that starts with a vowel, the consonant moves over to the next syllable. 먹었더 → [머걷떠]
Tensing: after a final ㄱ, ㄷ or ㅂ sound, ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ and ㅈ become tense (ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ). 었더 → [얻떠]
Liquid assimilation: when ㄴ and ㄹ meet, both are pronounced as ㄹ. 싫네 → [실레]