Learning Words (2)
gase
family's financial status
jip
place of residence
A specific experience explaining family financial difficulties
How to express past hardships in detail in Korean
The speaker describes a time when their family was going through difficulties. Phrases like '가세가 많이 기울게 되었어요' (The family's situation has worsened significantly.) and '어머니가 돈을 빌리러 다니실 정도로' (Mother is going around borrowing money.) show the indirect and euphemistic way of expressing economic hardship in Korean. Also, expressions like '-게 되었어요' (It has become...) that indicate the results of changes are repeatedly used to convey the gradual worsening of the situation.
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