All day long
하루 종일
[All day long]
Real Pattern
Use this chunk to describe something that has been happening for the entire day. It emphasizes the duration and can imply that the speaker is tired of it, has been waiting for a long time, or is simply stating a fact about a day-long event.
Pattern Application
하루 종일 비가 와서 밖에 못 나갔어요. — It rained all day, so I couldn't go outside.
주말에 뭐 했어? 하루 종일 잠만 잤어. — What did you do over the weekend? I just slept all day long.
하루 종일 회의만 해서 너무 피곤해요. — I'm so tired from being in meetings all day.
Tip
This is a very common and natural-sounding time expression. You can swap 하루 (day) with other time periods like 아침 (morning) or 저녁 (evening) to say 아침 종일 (all morning long).
하루 종일
Pretending you didn't see
보지 못한 척했다
[Pretended not to have seen]
Real Pattern
This expresses the act of pretending something isn't happening or that you didn't notice it. It carries a feeling of deliberate ignorance or avoidance. You can use ~는 척하다 (present) or ~은/ㄴ 척하다 (past) with other verbs to describe pretending to do anything.
Pattern Application
그 사람이 나를 보고도 못 본 척했어요. — That person saw me but pretended they didn't.
자? 아니, 자는 척했어. — Are you asleep? No, I was just pretending to be.
아프지 않았지만 아픈 척하고 학교에 안 갔어요. — I wasn't sick, but I pretended to be and didn't go to school.
Tip
This phrase often has a slightly negative nuance, implying that the person is avoiding a responsibility or a social interaction.
보지 못한 척했고
Not even a single one
하나도 팔리지 않았다
[Not even one was sold]
Real Pattern
The key chunk here is 하나도 (not even one), which is always followed by a negative verb. It's a strong way to emphasize that there is absolutely zero of something. It conveys a sense of completeness in the lack of something.