EP09
생각보다 ~해요
saenggakboda haeyo
It's more ~ than I expected.
PRONUNCIATION
생각보다 ~해요
EP09 · K-PATTO Story
At the Han River
How to say "It's more ~ than I expected" in Korean — 생각보다 ~해요 (saenggakboda haeyo)
How to Use
Used when something turns out different from what you had in mind.
Rule: 생각보다 goes at the front and the adjective follows. Whether it means more or less depends on that adjective — 생각보다 맵지 않아요 means less spicy.
Examples
생각보다 맛있어요!
It's tastier than I expected!
생각보다 어렵지 않아요.
It's not as hard as I thought.
생각보다 빨라요!
It's faster than I expected!
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