韓国語日記翻訳【31】

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 1B

송년회가 어느새 코앞으로 다가왔어요.

🌐 Overall Meaning

“The year-end party has somehow already come right around the corner.”

More naturally:

“The year-end party is suddenly almost here.”

🧩 Grammar Breakdown

송년회 means “year-end party.”

가 is the subject particle.

어느새 is an adverb meaning “before I knew it,” “somehow,” or “without noticing.”

It often expresses surprise at the passage of time.

코앞 literally means “in front of one’s nose.”

It is an idiomatic expression meaning:

“very close”

“just around the corner”

-으로 indicates direction.

다가왔어요 comes from 다가오다, which means “to approach” or “to come near.”

The past form 다가왔어요 is often used when something has already become noticeably close.

🌟 Final Overview

The expression 어느새 코앞으로 다가오다 is very natural Korean.

It conveys the feeling:

“Time passed so quickly that the event is suddenly almost here.”