Korean adverb

원래

월래said like thiswollae

originally; primarily; by nature

From the first; innately.

Standard pronunciation: [월래]
Level: Intermediate

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원래 in a sentence

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내 꿈은 원래 교수가 아니라 군인이었다.
내 꾸믄 월래 교수가 아니라 구니니얻따.said like thisnae kkumeun wollae gyosuga anira guninieotda.
이 일은 원래 불가능하다고 생각했던 것이다.
이 이른 월래 불가능하다고 생가캗떤 거시다.said like thisi ireun wollae bulganeunghadago saenggakaetdeon geosida.
우리 집은 원래 가난해서 학비를 내가 벌어야 했다.
우리 지븐 월래 가난해서 학삐를 내가 버러야 핻따.said like thisuri jibeun wollae gananhaeseo hakbireul naega beoreoya haetda.

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Dictionary data from the Korean Basic Dictionary by the National Institute of Korean Language, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR. We added the romanization. This page is shared under the same licence.