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Since -니까

It’s getting late, so you suggest taking a taxi: 늦었으니까 택시를 타요. -니까 introduces a reason and can lead into a suggestion or command. That’s one useful difference from -아서/어서.

oneureun bappeunikka naeil mannayo.

Since I am busy today, let's meet tomorrow.

Hint · 힌트

This is the reason-connector -아서/어서 promised you. -아서/어서 can’t sit in front of a command like -세요 or a suggestion; -(으)니까 is built for exactly that job. 추우니까 창문을 닫아 주세요 wouldn’t work with -아서/어서 dropped into the same slot.

chuunikka changmuneul dada juseyo.

It's cold, so please close the window.

nalssiga joeunikka sanchaekhaeyo.

The weather is nice, so let's take a walk.

i sikdangi masisseunikka yeogiro gayo.

Since this restaurant is delicious, let's go here.

sigani eopseunikka taeksireul tayo.

We don't have time, so let's take a taxi.

pigonhanikka puk swiseyo.

You're tired, so rest well.

Hint · 힌트

-아서/어서 tends to state a plain, fact-based cause. -(으)니까 carries a more subjective, persuasive edge, closer to “given that…” than a flat “because.” It’s the reason you offer right before asking for something or proposing a plan, which is exactly why it pairs so naturally with commands and suggestions.

Vocabulary

Korean	English
창문 changmun	window
닫다 datda	to close
바쁘다 bappeuda	to be busy
한가하다 hangahada	to be free, not busy
이유 iyu	reason
그러니까 geureonikka	so, therefore
일단 ildan	for now, first of all
혹시나 hoksina	just in case
특히 teukhi	especially
대신에 daesine	instead of
어쨌든 eojjaetdeun	anyway, regardless
그나저나 geunajeona	anyway, by the way (changing topic)
마찬가지로 machangajiro	likewise, similarly
게다가 gedaga	moreover, on top of that
물론 mullon	of course
당연히 dangyeonhi	naturally, of course
결과적으로 gyeolgwajeogeuro	as a result
그러므로 geureomeuro	therefore
즉 jeuk	that is, in other words
하지만 hajiman	but, however

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