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그러지망 geu-reo-ji-mang
Don't do that~ (whiny plea, not a flat command)
What does 그러지망 mean?
그러지망 (geu-reo-ji-mang) means: Don't do that~ (whiny plea, not a flat command).
명령형 '-마'에 ㅇ받침을 붙이면 딱딱한 금지가 투정 섞인 애원으로 바뀐다. 연인·친한 친구 사이에서만 자연스럽다.
🔊 From the story above
애교체 — Aegyo-che
그런거임 — geu-reon-geo-im, "that's just how it is"
이게 원래 이런 거야 — i-ge won-rae i-reon geo-ya, "that's just how it originally is"
이게 원래 이런 거임 — i-ge won-rae i-reon geo-im
아니요 — a-ni-yo, "no"
아니용 — a-ni-yong, "nope~"
그런거든 — geu-reon-geo-deun, "that's just how it is, you know"
그런거덩 — geu-reon-geo-deong
How it's actually used
- 오늘 데이트 취소됐다고 그렇게 속상해하지 마, 그러지망.
oneul deiteu chisowwaetdago geureoke soksanghaehaji ma, geureojimang.
Don't be so upset that our date got canceled, please don't.
💡 Uses a cute, whiny tone to soothe someone who is sulking. - 오늘 야근해야 돼서 약속 못 나가. — 에이, 그러지망~ 같이 가자!
oneul yageun-haeya dwaeseo yaksok mot naga. — ei, geureoji-mang~ gachi gaja!
I have to work overtime today so I can't make it. — Aw, don't be like that~ come with us!
💡 Ending with '-mang' adds a playful, pouty tone with close friends. - 나 먼저 잘 거야. — 혼자 자면 심심하단 말이야, 그러지망.
na meonjeo jal geoya. — honja jamyeon simsim-hadan mal-iya, geureoji-mang.
I'm going to sleep first. — It's boring to sleep alone, don't do that.
💡 Used between romantic partners or best friends to whine affectionately.
Related words in Pronunciation & Phonology
웃겨또 ut-gyeo-tto음운 변동 eum-un byeon-dong된소리 doen-so-ri연음법칙 yeon-eum-beop-chik그런거임 geu-reon-geo-im