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What a Surprise, Best Wishes -기를 바라다

A classmate tells you they have been accepted overseas. You react to the news, then offer a wish for what comes next. -다니 highlights the surprising fact; -기를 바라다 says what you hope will happen.

React to the Fact Itself

Present action verbs take -ㄴ다니 after a vowel and -는다니 after a consonant. Adjectives take -다니 and nouns -(이)라니. Past facts use -았/었다니. It can express surprise, admiration, dismay, or disbelief; the feeling depends on what follows.

beolsseo joreophandani sigani cham ppareuneyo.

To think we’re graduating already—time passes so quickly.

wonhadeon hakgyoe hapgyeokhaetdani jeongmal gippeoyo.

I’m so happy to hear you got into the school you wanted.

Offer a Wish for What Comes Next

Attach -기를 바라다 to an action verb or adjective stem: 합격하기를 바라다, 행복하기를 바라다. The wish often concerns another person’s future and is common in messages, greetings, and formal speech. 를 can be omitted: 잘 지내기 바라요.

sae hakgyoeseo joeun chingudeureul mannagireul barayo.

I hope you meet good friends at your new school.

apeurodo geonganghago haengbokhagireul barayo.

I hope you stay healthy and happy in the years ahead.

Hint · 힌트

The standard spelling is 바라요, from 바라다, even though 바래요 is often heard. For a wish about your own intended action, -고 싶어요 or -았으면 해요 often fits more naturally.

Vocabulary

Korean	English
졸업하다 joreophada	to graduate
합격하다 hapgyeokhada	to pass or be accepted
바라다 barada	to hope
앞으로 apeuro	from now on
행복하다 haengbokhada	to be happy
친구 chingu	friend
믿기지 않다 mitgiji anta	to be hard to believe
그립다 geuripda	to miss someone or something
아쉽다 aswipda	to feel regret
홀가분하다 holgabunhada	to feel relieved
시원섭섭하다 siwonseopseophada	to have mixed feelings at an ending
눈물이 나다 nunmuri nada	to tear up
꿈만 같다 kkumman gatda	to feel like a dream
설레다 seolleda	to feel excited in anticipation
마음이 따뜻해지다 maeumi ttatteuthaejida	one’s heart to warm
부담스럽다 budamseureopda	to feel burdened
걱정이 앞서다 geokjeongi apseoda	to feel worried first
응원하다 eungwonhada	to cheer on
축하하다 chukhahada	to congratulate
기원하다 giwonhada	to wish for

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