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“There was a word I didn’t know in class” in Korean

수업 시간에 모르는 단어가 있었어요

sueop sigane moreuneun daneoga isseosseoyo

Situation: Work, school & formalLevel: Beginner (TOPIK 1–2)

Meaning

There was a word I didn’t know in class.

모르는 is the modifier form of 모르다 (“not know”), placed before a noun, as in “a word I don’t know.”

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

Syllables: 15 · Words: 5

Said aloud, it sounds like [수업 시가네 모르는 다너가 이써써요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
수업
수	ㅅ+ㅜ	su
업	ㅇ+ㅓ+ㅂ	eop
시간에
시	ㅅ+ㅣ	si
간	ㄱ+ㅏ+ㄴ	[가] ga
에	ㅇ+ㅔ	[네] ne
모르는
모	ㅁ+ㅗ	mo
르	ㄹ+ㅡ	reu
는	ㄴ+ㅡ+ㄴ	neun
단어가
단	ㄷ+ㅏ+ㄴ	[다] da
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	[너] neo
가	ㄱ+ㅏ	ga
있었어요
있	ㅇ+ㅣ+ㅆ	[이] i
었	ㅇ+ㅓ+ㅆ	[써] sseo
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	[써] sseo
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. 간에 → [가네]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
수업	noun	class, lesson	TOPIK level 1
모르다	verb	to not know	TOPIK level 1
있다	verb	to exist, to have	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “수업 시간에 모르는 단어가 있었어요” mean?

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Answer: There was a word I didn’t know in class

Question 2 How do you say “There was a word I didn’t know in class” in Korean?

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Answer: 수업 시간에 모르는 단어가 있었어요 sueop sigane moreuneun daneoga isseosseoyo

Question 3 How is “수업 시간에 모르는 단어가 있었어요” pronounced?

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Answer: [수업 시가네 모르는 다너가 이써써요]

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