Talk To Me In Korean

We have already introduced how to say “as soon as” or “right after” in Korean through a previous lesson, but there is more than one way to say these phrases in Korean. In this lesson, we are introducing a more advanced and more figurative way of saying “as soon as”.1. Verb + -기가 무섭게The word 무섭다 literally means “to be scary” or “to be scared”, but -기가 무섭게 has nothing to do with being scared or scary in its translation. When you say that something happens right after you do something,  or even “as” you are doing it, you can say “verb + -기가 무섭게” and then say what happened.Ex)수업이 끝나기가 무섭게= as soon as the class ended(using -자마자) = 수업이 끝나자마자말이 끝나기가 무섭게= as soon as he finished talking(using -자마자) = 말이 끝나자마자2. Verb + -기가 바쁘게-기가 바쁘게 and -기가 무섭게 are almost always interchangeable and are used depending on personal preferences. Some people say 무섭게 more often, some say 바쁘게, and others may not use either of them at all and could just use -자마자 for everything.Ex)문을 열기가 바쁘게= as soon as I opened the doors(using -자마자) = 문을 열자마자