Quoting Someone

I have always been wondering how to say ‘Someone said..’ in Korean.  In a usual conversation it is common to quote a person for saying something.  I have not read about this lesson yet so I asked my language exchange partner (LEP) how to say it in Korean.

There are two ways to say this according to my LEP:

• 말했는데 – malhaenunde (formal)
• 그러던데 – geureodeonde (informal)

The pattern is subject + 말했는데 or 그러던데+ the thing or event that has been said.  This post is triggered by someone saying that Jinhae (a place in Korea) is a very beautiful place to visit during spring because of cherry blossoms.  Then i asked my self how do I say that in Korean?

My friend said the place is really beautiful –> 내 친구 말했는데 거기 정말 아름다운 곳이래.  The sentence can be broken down as follows:

• 내 친구 (nae chingu) – my friend
• 말했는데 (malhaeneunde) – said
• 거기 (kogi) – there, referring to a place
• 정말 (chongmal) – truly or really
• 아름다운 (areum daeun) – beautiful
• 곳이래 (koshirae) – place

I am so happy I learned this sentence pattern.