Today’s expressions What does that/this mean? I don’t think so. I hope so. 난 그렇게 생각하지 않아. 그게 무슨 뜻이니 ? 나도 그러길 바라.

Idioms and expressions. 은유 and 관용구 관용구 Unit 7 lesson 1

Korean vs. English  이상한 냄새가 난다.  Something smells fishy.

What is an idiom?  돼지 멱 따는 소리 같다.  her voice sounds like nails on a chalkboard. 관용구

Conversation Time

Conversations A)Hi, Mike. I heard you were blue. B) How did you know? A) A little birdie told me.

Conversations A) What’s wrong? B) I’m not going to pass math class.

Conversations A) You should talk to your teacher. B) I don’t think so. He’s such a crab. He doesn’t like me. A) You’re right. He has a heart of stone, but you should try talking to him.

Conversations B) What if he blows up at me? A) Don’t worry. His bark is worse than his bite. B) I hope so.

A)Hi, Mike. I heard you were blue. B)How did you know? A) A little birdie told me.What’s wrong? B)I’m not going to pass math class. A)You should talk to your teacher. B) I don’t think so. He’s such a crab. He doesn’t like me. A) You’re right. He has a heart of stone, but you should try talking to him. B)What if he blows up at me? A) Don’t worry. His bark is worse than his bite. B) I hope so.

Idioms.

He’s a chicken h e’s a c h i c k e e n

She has a big mouth b m s h h iu o ge a s a t h a

i It’s a lemon l m n ’s t a e o

New ideas

Feeling Blue I feel sad

He’s a Crab He’s not a kind. He’s not nice.

A little birdie told me:  when you don’t want to say who told you a secret you say, “A little bird told me”.

It’s Raining cats and dogs. There is a lot of rain. It’s raining heavily.

It cost an arm and a leg  Something is so expensive you have to give parts of your body. I really want an iPhone, but it costs an arm and a leg.

To blow up:  -To become angry.  -To lose your temper. If I fail my test my mother is going to blow up.

(He’s) a couch potato:  A person is lazy.

… has butterflies in their stomach:  A person is nervous.

A)Hi, Mike. I heard you were sad. B)How did you know? A) I can’t tell you who told me. What’s wrong? B)I’m not going to pass math class. A)You should talk to your teacher. B) I don’t think so. He’s not kind. He doesn’t like me. A) You’re right. He’s a cold person, but you should try talking to him. B)What if he gets angry at me? A) Don’t worry. He’s not dangerous. B) I hope so.