This scene is from Crash Landing on You (사랑의 불시착), Episode 5. Jeong-hyeok draws the line: "I have a woman." And Se-ri? She is NOT about to lose this one.
So she does what any proud CEO would do. She refuses to let her pride take a hit.
Today's Word 겸사겸사 (gyeomsa-gyeomsa). Let's see how Se-ri uses it!
Se-ri나도 남자 있거든. 아니 많거든, 서울에.I've got a man too, you know. No, LOTS of men. In Seoul.
Learning Point
있거든 = I have... you know.
-거든 is a casual sentence ending with several uses:
· To give a reason or explain why
· To share information the other person may not know
· To emphasize your own point or position
In this scene, Se-ri uses it to protect her pride. She's making a point to Jeong-hyeok: "Just so you know, I've got a man too!"
Watch how quickly "I have a man" turns into "I have LOTS of men." Her pride won't let her settle for just one.
Jeong-hyeok많다고?Lots?
Learning Point
많다고? = Lots? / You said lots?
-다고? repeats what someone just said, to check it. Only three syllables, but that face says everything.
Se-ri그럼요. 지금쯤 줄초상 났을걸요. 나 죽은 줄 알고. 그래서 내가 빨리 돌아가야 되는 거고.Of course. There's probably one funeral after another by now, because they think I'm dead. That's why I have to hurry back.
Learning Point
줄초상 = funerals one after another in the same family
-았/었을걸요 = has probably happened; I bet ... already
So her men are dropping one by one from heartbreak? A little dramatic, but that's Se-ri.
Jeong-hyeok남자 만나러 돌아가야 한다는 거요?So you're saying you have to go back to meet men?
Learning Point
-다는 거요? = So you're saying...?
He presses her on it. Now Se-ri needs a way out.
Notice the 거요 at the end? It's short for 것이오, an old-fashioned, formal way of speaking. In the drama, Jeong-hyeok and the other North Korean characters talk like this, which makes them sound a bit like they stepped out of a period drama.
Se-ri겸사겸사죠. 남자도 만나고. 또 원래 가기도 해야 되고.Gyeomsa-gyeomsa-jyo. Namjado mannago. Tto wollae gagido haeya doego.Gyeomsa-gyeomsa. To meet men, and... well, I have to go back anyway.
Learning Point
겸사겸사 = for this and that; while I'm at it
And there it is, today's word. Her way out.
Today's Word 겸사겸사 (gyeomsa-gyeomsa)
겸사겸사 means doing one thing and another at the same time. You went for one reason, and handled something else while you were there. Closest English: "while I'm at it" or "killing two birds with one stone."
You'll hear it like this:
Seoul gan gime gyeomsa-gyeomsa chingudo mannasseo. – I was in Seoul anyway, so I met a friend while I was at it.
Sanchaekdo hal gyeom, jangdo bol gyeom, gyeomsa-gyeomsa nawasseo. – I came out to take a walk and do some shopping. Two birds, one stone.
Now look at the comic again. What's Se-ri's real reason for going back to Seoul?
Going home, of course.
Actually, Se-ri has had plenty of dating scandals. But right now? No boyfriend. She's only bringing up "men" because her pride is hurt.
With one word, 겸사겸사, she ties the truth and the bluff together. Not quite a lie, not quite the truth. Smooth, Se-ri. Very smooth.
Koreans love 겸사겸사 for hiding their real reason, too. "Jinagadaga gyeomsa-gyeomsa deullyeosseo." – "I was just passing by, so I dropped in." (Translation: I came to see you.)
Too shy to say why you really came? Just say 겸사겸사!