韓国語日記翻訳【30】

The end of the year is always busy, but the end-of-year party is fast approaching. Last year, I prepared a quiz (browser game) as a performance, but the server I rented for testing couldn’t handle access from more than 10 people, and it went down, so I had to give the quiz verbally. This time, I intend to make up for this failure.

연말은 늘 바쁘지만 송년회가 어느새 코앞으로 다가왔어요.
작년에는 공연으로 퀴즈(브라우저 게임)를 준비했는데, 테스트용으로 빌린 서버가 10명도 넘는 접속을 감당하지 못하고 다운되는 바람에 결국 퀴즈를 직접 말로 진행해야 했어요.
이번에는 그 실패를 만회해 보려고 해요.

解説

⭐ Sentence 1A

연말은 늘 바쁘지만

🌐 Overall Meaning

“The end of the year is always busy, but…”

This is the first half of the sentence. The speaker is describing a situation that repeats every year. At the end of every year, there is always a lot of work to do.

🧩 Grammar Breakdown

연말 means “the end of the year” or “year-end.”

은 is the topic particle. It marks 연말 as the topic being discussed.

늘 means “always.” It expresses a habitual situation that happens regularly.

바쁘지만 comes from 바쁘다 (“to be busy”) and the ending -지만, which means “but” or “although.”

The speaker first presents a fact and then prepares to introduce a contrasting idea.

🌟 Final Overview

This clause means:

“The end of the year is always busy, but…”

The ending -지만 signals that another idea is about to follow.