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1.Pronoun

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    I; me

    The humble form used by the speaker to refer to himself/herself for the purpose of showing humility to the listener.

    Korean definition: 말하는 사람이 듣는 사람에게 자신을 낮추어 가리키는 말.

    • Please tell me.

    • Sir, were you looking for me?

2.Pronoun

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    that

    A word used to indicate something that is far away from the speaker and the listener.

    Korean definition: 말하는 이와 듣는 이에게서 멀리 떨어져 있는 대상을 가리키는 말.

    • What shall we do after school today?

      I'm tired of this and that; I just want to rest.

  2. 2

    that

    A word that means 'that person.'

    Korean definition: '저 사람'을 가리키는 말.

    • Teenagers create a new language of their own and use it like a secret.

    • Popular artists strove to create works that could communicate with everyone, not works that only they themselves could understand.

3.Determiner

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    that

    A word used to indicate a person who is far away from the speaker and the listener.

    Korean definition: 말하는 사람과 듣는 사람에게서 멀리 떨어져 있는 대상을 가리킬 때 쓰는 말.

    • That child eating ice cream in the shade is my daughter.

    • That faintly visible white building is the apartment where my family lives.

4.Interjection

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    um; uh; erm

    An exclamation used when one cannot immediately think of anything to say.

    Korean definition: 할 말이 얼른 생각나지 않을 때 쓰는 말.

    • Um... uh... I don't know what to say.

    • Um, you asked me so suddenly that I've forgotten that person's name.

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    um; uh; erm

    An exclamation used when one is hesitant since he/she finds it hard to bring up something.

    Korean definition: 어떤 말을 꺼내기가 어려워 망설일 때 쓰는 말.

    • Sir, um... could you spare me a little time?

    • I understand your situation, but that, um... was clearly caused by the customer's own fault.