@all.libertas: how to say "should've" in korean, and the one ending that turns any verb into a regret. 살 걸 그랬어 (sal geol geu-rae-sseo) means i should've bought it. it comes from 사다 (sa-da), to buy. take off 다, and since 사 ends in a vowel, add ㄹ 걸 그랬어. 가다 (ga-da) works the same way, so 갈 걸 그랬어 (gal geol geu-rae-sseo) means i should've gone. if the verb ends in a consonant, add 을 걸 그랬어 instead. 먹다 (meok-da) becomes 먹을 걸 그랬어 (meo-geul geol geu-rae-sseo), i should've eaten. when you're just talking to yourself, koreans cut it short. 살걸. 갈걸. same regret, one breath. and when you're talking to someone older or someone you just met, add 요 at the end. 살 걸 그랬어요. for "shouldn't have," put 지 말 after the verb. 먹지 말 걸 그랬어 (meok-ji mal geol geu-rae-sseo) means i shouldn't have eaten it. you'll say this one a lot after korean bbq. one thing to watch. if you raise your voice at the end, 갈걸? turns into a guess, like "he'll probably go." keep it flat for a regret. 자다 (ja-da) means to sleep. so how do you say "i should've slept"? answer below. #LearnKorean #KoreanGrammar #KoreanForBeginners #KoreanLanguage #KoreanPhrases

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