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그들은 절제하는 편이구나.

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Building Sentence
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그들은 절제하는 편이구나.

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They're kind of restrained.

그들은 절제하는 편이구나.

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  • Expression

    절제하는 편 = kind of restrained

  • Speaking Tips

    ▶ kind of (~인 편)를 줄여서 kinda라고도 하는데, 이건 말끝을 흐리는 영어식 말버릇 중 하나에요. 비슷한 의미로 sort of도 쓰는데 kind of가 좀 더 가벼운 표현이죠. 유사 표현을 좀 더 살펴볼게요. - you know (너도) 알지/ 있잖아 - kinda(=kind of) ~인 것 같은 - something like that 그런 거/ 비슷한 거 - ~ or something ~인가 무엇인가 - You know, they're restrained or something... 있잖아, 그 사람들은 소극적이라나 뭐라나...

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    ▶ American Guys vs English Guys (1) Tiffany: Did you see the Ellen DeGeneres Show? Sally: Sure! I love her show. Did you see Emma Watson's interview about the difference between American guys and English guys? Tiffany: No. What did she say? Sally: She said that English guys dress well and are very well-mannered. Tiffany: Ha ha... That's what she said? Sally: Yeah. She said it takes them more than two months to ask somebody out on a date. Tiffany: Oh, they're kind of restrained...