생각보다 (좀/훨씬) 오래 걸리네

It's taking (a little/a lot) longer than I thought.

그러게.. 시간이 어느 정도 걸릴 줄은 알았는데 이렇게 오래 걸릴 줄은 몰랐어

Yeah, I know. I knew it would take some time but I didn't think it would take this long.

know - 예상한 상황, 알고 있던 지식

think - 예상이나 판단과 반대, 예상과 다른 상황


생각보다 돈이 많이 드네

그러게. 싸지 않을거라는 것은 알았는데 이렇게 많이 들 줄은 몰랐어

- It's costing (a lot/ a little) more than I thought.

- Yeah, I know. I knew it wouldn't be cheap but I didn't think it would cost this much.



<Homework>


A: 생각보다 어렵네

B: 그러게, 쉽진 않을거라건 알고 있었는데 이 정도로 어려울 줄은 몰랐네.


A: It's harder than I thought

B: Yeah, I know. I knew it wouldn't be easy but I didn't think it would be this hard.

 * I didn't think it would be hard like this (이런식으로 어려울줄 몰랐어)


A: 생각보다 훨씬 머네.

B: 그러게. 가깝진 않을거라는 알았는데 이렇게 멀 줄은 몰랐네.


A: It's way(much) farther than I thought. 

B: Yeah, I know. I knew it wouldn't be close but I didn't think it would be this far.


A: 생각했던 것만큼 맛이 있진 않네.

B: 그러게. 너무 기대하면 안된다는건 알았는데 이 정도로 별로일 줄은 몰랐네.


A: It's not as good as I thought.

B: Yeah, I know. I knew I shouldn't have expected too much but I didn't think it would be this bad.

 * shouldn't have gotten(had) my hopes up too high



<Additional examples>


A: This situation is getting worse than I thought.

B: Yeah, I know. I knew it would last some time but I didn't think it would last this long.


A: Hey, it took you longer than I thought.

B: Yeah, I know. I knew I had a lot yesterday but I didn't think it would take me this long.


A: I bought it used though, it causes problems more often than I thought.

B: Yeah, I know. I knew it wouldn't be like new but I didn't think it would cause problems this often.


A: He's sleeping a lot more than I thought.

B: I know. I knew he would do that because it was the weekend but I didn't think he would sleep in this much.


A: This movie is sadder than I thought it would be.

B: Yeah, I know. I knew it would be obviously a sad one but I didn't think it would be so sad.


A: The pay is less than I thought.

B: Yeah, I know. I knew it wouldn't be a lot but I didn't think it would be this little.


A: Wow, this movie was so much more fun than I thought.

B: Yeah, I know. I knew it would be good but I didn't think it would be this much fun.


A: My phone is making a lot more problems than I thought.

B: Yeah I know. I knew it would make some problems but I didn't think it would be this often.


A: Your dog is growing bigger than I thought.

B: Yeah, I know. I knew this type of dog wouldn't be small but I didn't think it would grow this big.


A: You eat a lot more than I thought.

B: Yeah, I know. I didn't think I could eat more because I felt full but and I didn't think I would eat a lot this much any even dessert.  

 * 예상과 일치하지 않음. 예상과 달라서 Knew 안됨


A: There are more people than I thought.

B: Yeah, I know. I knew some people would come but I didn't think this many people would come because of the corona thing.


1. I knew she would be pretty but I didn't think she would be this beautiful. - 예쁠거라 예상(본적없음)

2. I knew she was pretty but I didn't think she would be this beautiful. - 예쁜줄은 알았는데 더 예쁨(본적있음/실물처음봄등)



- I invited my friends to my home last weekend.

- I pretty much stayed home all last week.

- I'm planning to vote this Wednesday, after that I'm going to hang out with my girl.

- I didn't do much last week and this week. I think I'm just going to stay home for quarantine.

- During the weekend, I studied English through Youtube videos because I'm into English nowadays.

- Last weekend, I went to work because I'm on a rotating shift.

- My daughter and I went to a bookstore last Sunday.

- I didn't do anything last week.

- I drank too much last week, so I'm going to take a break this week.

- I just stayed home due to COVID-19. Actually, I work from home throughout the next week.

- Last weekend, I went to my parent's house, I had dinner with my family.

- Lately, I've been staying at home because of the lockdown.

- This weekend, I'm going to study in the morning and spend the rest of my time watching movies and reading books.

- I didn't do much last weekend because I was trying to stay home.

- I went hiking with my husband and my close friends to Gem mountain last Saturday.

- I've been self quarantining for about 8 weeks.

- I watched the lord of the ring movie series throughout the entire weekend.

- I just stayed home last week because of the coronavirus.

- I voted last Friday at the community center.

- I've been sheltering in the hospital since the beginning of this month due to the coronavirus.

- I walked around the neighborhood all day despite of the government's stay at home order.

- I've studied English with my sisters every day during this pandemic and I'll make sourdough bread tomorrow.

- Recently, I've been helping my dad with this work.

- Last week, I was going to go on a short trip with my family but I couldn't because I was quite busy.

- I went to IKEA with my wife to buy new furniture.

- I drank alcohol for three days in a row last weekend.

- We're just going to have lunch and go to a cafe and talk.

- I stayed in bed for a whole weekend.

- My family went to have dinner with my sister's fiance and his family last Saturday and I'm having my birthday party with friends this Saturday.

- We talked about our first impressions for nearly an hour.

- Yesterday was my birthday but I didn't get any presents.

- When I was in my childhood, I had a bubbly personality.

- I went to my grandmother's new apartment over the weekend.

- These days I have been practicing social distancing highly.

- I've been spending all day taking care of my children.




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