밖에 나가다
bakke nagada
To go outside in Korean is 밖에 나가다 (bakke nagada).
The phrase is used to describe the action of leaving a building or an enclosed area to enter the open air.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase 밖에 나가다 is composed of 밖 (outside), the particle 에 (to/at) and 나가다 (to go out).
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase changes based on tense and politeness. The polite form is 밖에 나가요, the informal/casual form is 밖에 나가 and the past tense form is 밖에 나갔다. To express the future tense, use 밖에 나갈 거예요.
How do you pronounce it?
bakke nagada
Did you know?
- The phrase 밖에 can also function as a particle meaning 'nothing but' or 'only' when used with a negative verb.
- The word 밖 meaning 'outside' is also used in a common idiomatic expression 밖으로 돌다 to describe someone who avoids their family and spends all their time outdoors.
- If you are already outside and tell someone to 'come out' into the open air, you would use 나오다 instead of 나가다.
Examples in context
- 나가십시오Go outside, please
- 나가Go outside
- 선생님 나가십시오Teacher, please go outside
Example conversation
Jihoon and Subin are studying in a room.
- 지훈 Ji-hun수빈 씨, 너무 답답해요.Subin ssi, neomu dap-dap-haeyo.Subin, I feel so suffocated.
- 수빈 Su-bin그럼 우리 밖에 나가다.geureom uri bakke nagada.Then let's go outside.
- 지훈 Ji-hun좋아요. 잠깐만 쉴까요?joayo. jamkkanman swil-kkayo?Great. Shall we rest for a bit?
- 수빈 Su-bin네, 같이 가요.ne, gat-i gayo.Yes, let's go together.
