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시간이 흐르며 변한 우정을 영어로 설명하기 (B1): “meet”과 “know”, “used to”와 “would”, 첫인상

A woman looks at the old Cedar House photograph that arrived at a man's office, while the man reads a message on his phone.

B1 영어 관계 표현 정리: “meet”, “get to know”부터 “lose touch”, “keep in touch”까지, “meet”과 “know”의 차이, “used to”와 “would”, 그리고 한 우정이 어떻게 변했는지 쓰는 짧은 프로필.

관계는 단계별로 이야기하세요. 어떻게 만났는지, 어떻게 서로 알아 갔는지, 무엇이 달라졌는지, 지금은 어떻게 연락하며 지내는지 순서로요. 처음 만난 순간에는 “meet”, 그 뒤로 이어지는 관계에는 “know”를 써요. “We met in 2014, and I’ve known her for over ten years.” 과거와 현재를 비교할 때는 지난 습관과 상태에 “used to”, 반복된 과거 행동에만 “would”, 지금에는 단순현재를 써요. 이 주제는 B1(중급) 수준으로, 친구나 동료를 정확하게 설명하고 싶은 성인을 위한 내용이에요.

이 글이 맞는 분

  • 간단한 과거 이야기는 할 수 있지만 사람을 설명할 때 “friend”와 “we talked a lot” 정도밖에 못 쓰는 중급 성인.
  • 직장이나 사적인 자리에서 동료, 룸메이트, 옛 동창, 연인에 대해 영어로 이야기하며 원어민이 고를 만한 표현을 쓰고 싶은 분.
  • “I know him since school”이라고 말하거나 과거 이야기에 모두 “would”를 쓰는 분.
  • 아직 이르다면: 과거형 하나하나를 아직 생각하며 만든다면, 먼저 학창 시절과 지금의 삶을 비교하는 B1 초중급 글부터 시작하세요. 이 글은 짧은 과거 이야기를 할 수 있다고 가정해요.
  • 너무 쉽다면: 이 표현들과 “used to”, “would”를 이미 자연스럽게 쓴다면, 현재완료로 두 사람의 이사를 비교하는 글로 넘어가세요. 경험과 계속되는 변화를 다뤄요(B1+).

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단어 카드

meet · get to know

Meet someone for the first time; gradually learn about their character and life.

Maya met Sal at an evening course and got to know her during a group project.

become friends · get on

Start a friendship; have a friendly, comfortable relationship.

They became friends quickly because they got on well during long train journeys.

have something in common

Share an interest, experience, belief, or characteristic.

They discovered that they had photography and long-distance running in common.

go out together · be together

Date romantically; continue as a romantic couple.

They went out together after the course and were together for nearly two years.

propose · get married

Ask someone to marry you; become legally or formally married.

Arun proposed during a quiet walk, and they got married the following spring.

break up · split up · ex

Break up or split up means end a romantic relationship; afterwards, the former partner may be called an ex.

They split up respectfully, and Jo still occasionally speaks to her ex.

lose touch · get in touch

Stop communicating; contact someone again.

The old flatmates lost touch after moving abroad, then got in touch through a professional network.

keep in touch

Continue communicating despite distance or changing circumstances.

They keep in touch with a monthly video call.

대화

narrator A local community survey asked adults what helps friendships survive major life changes.

maya The first result surprised me: regular contact mattered more than frequent contact. People who had one meaningful monthly conversation often felt closer than people who exchanged short messages every day.

owen That makes sense, although daily messages can help during a crisis. What was the second result?

maya Shared activities helped new colleagues become friends because conversation felt less forced. Exercise groups were especially effective, except when competition became too serious.

owen So having something in common opens the door, but it doesn't guarantee that people will get on.

maya Exactly. The final claim was that an honest disagreement can strengthen a friendship. The key was what happened afterwards: people needed to discuss the issue instead of pretending it hadn't happened.

owen I agree, but only if both people listen. Repeated personal criticism can still end a friendship.

문장 형태

How has the relationship changed?

We met as colleagues and became close friends because we had similar working habits. We used to have lunch together every day, but now we live in different cities and keep in touch by video call.

A relationship profile combines stages, reasons, a then-now contrast, and the current situation.

  • met
  • got to know
  • used to
  • lost touch
  • got in touch

추가 연습

Two meetings, two revised impressions

Maya looks at the old Cedar House photograph that arrived at Owen's office, while Owen reads a message on his phone.

Owen first met Tariq in the entrance of Cedar House, the flat they were going to share during their first year of work. Tariq had labelled every kitchen shelf before Owen had unpacked a cup. Owen assumed he would be controlling. That evening, however, Tariq quietly repaired a loose window and left the warmest room for Owen, whose early radio shifts began before the heating came on. Owen reinterpreted the labels as an anxious attempt to make an unfamiliar home work. They became close friends, although opposite schedules later caused arguments. After Owen moved out, each mistook the other’s silence for indifference, and they gradually lost touch.

Twelve years later, a padded envelope arrived at Owen’s office. It contained a photograph of the Cedar House residents and a note from Priya, another former flatmate. Owen assumed Tariq had refused to join her exhibition because his name was absent. A phone call revealed that Tariq had been seriously ill and Priya was waiting for permission to share his details. Owen sent a message acknowledging their old arguments without excusing them. Tariq replied that evening. They did not pretend the missing years had vanished, but agreed to meet at the exhibition and learn who each had become.

Hana first met Luis at a neighbourhood repair workshop. He was silently relabelling every tool drawer, and she read his concentration as coldness. Later, a newcomer struggled to explain a broken lamp. Luis switched into Portuguese, listened patiently, and helped her test each wire. Hana realized that his silence had hidden careful attention rather than dislike. They began running monthly workshops together and got to know each other through ordinary decisions: sharing unpopular jobs, resolving mistakes, and making space for nervous visitors. Months later they started going out together. When Luis proposed two years after that first workshop, Hana remembered how completely one observed action had changed her first impression.

Past and present habits and states

used to + base verb

Use used to for repeated past actions or past states that are no longer true, or are presented as contrasting with now.

Owen used to be impatient, and he used to leave home before sunrise.

didn't use to · Did you use to…?

After did or didn't, write use to in the base form. In normal speech, used to and use to usually sound alike.

Tariq didn't use to complain directly. Did he use to work late?

would + base verb for repeated actions

Would can describe repeated past actions when the past time is already clear. It normally cannot describe past states.

During that year, we would eat together on Sundays, but not ‘We would be flatmates.’

past simple for past facts or bounded periods

Use past simple for completed facts, events, or habits in a finished past period, especially when there is no direct now contrast.

They argued twice in their final month and moved out in June.

present habit: usually + present simple

Use present simple with frequency expressions for current habits.

Maya usually works out on Tuesdays, but she sometimes trains on Saturday.

present state: present simple

Use present simple for states that are true now; common state verbs include be, know, like, have, and live.

Owen knows Tariq's situation now, and they have a more honest relationship.

temporary present: present continuous

Use present continuous for temporary or changing current activity, not a stable state such as know.

They are rebuilding their friendship, but they still live in different cities.

used to / be used to / get used to

Used to + base verb describes a former habit or state. Be used to + noun or gerund means be accustomed to it; get used to + noun or gerund means become accustomed to it. Use not … any more or any longer to state that a former situation has ended.

Owen used to drive, but he does not drive any more; he is now used to cycling in rain.

One relationship across time

How has the relationship changed?

We met as colleagues and became close friends because we had similar working habits. We used to have lunch together every day, but now we live in different cities and keep in touch by video call.

A relationship profile combines stages, reasons, a then-now contrast, and the current situation.

  • met
  • got to know
  • used to
  • lost touch
  • got in touch
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처음 만남부터 지금까지: 관계 표현

일이 일어나는 순서대로, 타임라인처럼 외우세요.

  • 시작: “meet”(처음 만나다), “get to know”(알아 가다), “become friends”(친구가 되다).
  • 잘 지내기: “get on well”(“get along”도 많이 써요), “have something in common”(공통점이 있다).
  • 연애: “go out together”, “propose”, “get married”, “break up” 또는 “split up”. 헤어진 연인이나 전 배우자는 “ex”라고 해요.
  • 연락: “lose touch”(연락이 끊기다), “get in touch”(다시 연락하다), “keep in touch”(계속 연락하다). “The old flatmates lost touch after moving abroad, then got in touch through a professional network.”

“meet”, “know”, “get to know”? “argue”와 “discuss”?

“meet”은 처음 만나는 사건이고, “know”는 상태예요. “know”는 진행형으로 쓰지 않고, “for”나 “since”와 함께라면 현재완료를 써요. 한국어로는 “2015년부터 알아요”처럼 현재형으로 말하기 때문에 “I know her since 2015”라는 실수가 자주 나와요. “get to know”는 그 사이에 천천히 알아 가는 과정이에요.

  • “I met my closest colleague at a training conference.” 처음 만났다는 뜻일 때 “meet” 뒤에는 전치사가 필요 없어요.
  • “argue with someone about something”은 화를 내며 다투는 것이에요. “The flatmates argued with each other about overnight guests.”
  • “discuss something with someone”은 차분하게 의논하는 것이에요. 한국어 “~에 대해 논의하다” 때문에 “discuss about”이라고 하기 쉽지만 “about”은 쓰지 않아요. “They discussed the rent increase with their landlord.”

첫인상 고쳐 말하기

좋은 관계 이야기는 첫인상을 바로잡는 경우가 많아요. 과거완료는 그보다 먼저 일어난 일을 보여 줘요.

  • 첫인상: “At first I thought he was controlling, because he had labelled every kitchen shelf.”
  • 근거: “That evening, though, he quietly repaired a loose window and left me the warmest room.”
  • 새로운 생각: “Now I see the labels as his way of making a strange flat feel like home.”
  • 표현 틀: “At first I thought…, but…”, “I hadn’t realized that…”

“used to”, “would”, 단순과거 중 무엇을 쓸까?

한국어 “-곤 했다”는 반복된 행동을 나타내니 “would”나 “used to”로 옮길 수 있어요. 하지만 “예전에는 수줍음이 많았다” 같은 상태에는 “used to”만 쓸 수 있어요. “used to”는 이제는 끝난 과거의 습관과 상태에 쓰고, “would”는 시점이 분명할 때 반복된 행동에만 쓰며 상태에는 쓰지 않아요. 단순과거는 한 번 일어난 일, 그리고 횟수나 날짜로 말하는 습관에 써요.

  • “used to”: “I used to be shy with new classmates.” “We used to have lunch together every day.”
  • “would”: “During that year, we would eat together on Sundays.” “We would be flatmates.”는 틀린 문장이에요.
  • 부정문과 의문문: “I didn’t use to call my former classmates.” “Did you use to work late?” “did” 뒤에는 “use”를 써요.
  • 단순과거: “They argued twice in their final month and moved out in June.”
  • “be used to + -ing”는 “익숙하다”라는 뜻이에요. “I’m used to cycling in the rain.”

들어 보세요: 공통점이 있으면 친구가 될까요?

두 동료가 우정에 관한 설문 조사에 대해 이야기해요. “become friends”, “have something in common”, “get on”을 찾아 들어 보세요.

그다음 소리 내어 답해 보세요. 같은 관심사가 있으면 우정이 보장될까요? “I agree up to a point, but…”으로 시작해 보세요.

Maya Shared activities helped new colleagues become friends because conversation felt less forced. Exercise groups were especially effective, except when competition became too serious.

Owen So having something in common opens the door, but it doesn't guarantee that people will get on.

나에게 맞는 방법으로 이 단원 배우기

다섯 단계로 관계 프로필 쓰기

실제 인물이나 가상의 인물 한 명에 대해 100~150단어로 써 보세요.

  • 누구인지: “a former colleague”, “an old flatmate”처럼 관계를 정확히 밝히세요.
  • 어떻게 만났고 어떻게 알아 갔는지.
  • 공통점, 그리고 갈등이 있었다면 그 이야기.
  • 과거와 현재: “used to”나 “would”로 한 문장, 그다음 현재형으로 한 문장.
  • 지금: 어떻게 연락하며 지내는지, 또는 앞으로 어떨 것 같은지.
  • 예시: “We met as colleagues and became close friends because we had similar working habits. We used to have lunch together every day, but now we live in different cities and keep in touch by video call.”

자주 하는 실수

프로필을 쓴 뒤 다음을 확인하세요.

  • “I know her since 2015.” 맞는 표현은 “I’ve known her since 2015.”
  • 처음 만난 일을 말할 때 “I knew him in 2015”라고 하지 마세요. “I met him in 2015.”
  • “We would be neighbours.” 상태에는 “used to”를 써요. “We used to be neighbours.”
  • “I didn’t used to…” “did” 뒤에는 “I didn’t use to…”
  • “We discussed about the rent.” 맞는 표현은 “We discussed the rent.”

하루 10분 연습법

실제로 아는 사람들로 연습하세요.

  • 2분: 대화를 듣고 한 줄씩 따라 말해 보세요.
  • 3분: 한 사람과의 관계를 “meet”부터 “keep in touch”까지 다섯 단계 표현으로 말해 보세요.
  • 3분: “We used to…, but now we…” 형태로 과거와 현재를 세 쌍 말해 보세요.
  • 2분: “Can colleagues become real friends?”에 이유와 예를 들어 답해 보세요.

다음 단계

다음으로 현재완료를 써서 두 사람의 이사를 비교하거나, 같은 수준에서 균형 잡힌 영화 리뷰를 써 보세요. 프로필에서 우정에 대해 일반화했다면, 작은 조사 결과를 과장 없이 전하는 연습을 해 보세요.

자주 묻는 질문

“meet”과 “know”는 어떻게 다른가요?

“meet”은 처음 만나는 순간, “know”는 그 뒤로 이어지는 관계예요. 만난 해는 “We met in 2014”, 그 뒤로 이어진 관계는 “I’ve known her since 2014.”라고 해요.

“used to” 대신 “would”는 언제 쓸 수 있나요?

시점이 분명할 때 반복된 과거 행동에만 써요. “At university, we would cook together on Fridays.” 상태에는 “used to”를 써요. “We used to live next door.”

“lose touch”와 “keep in touch”는 어떻게 다른가요?

“keep in touch”는 계속 연락하는 것, “lose touch”는 점점 연락이 끊기는 것이에요. “get in touch”는 보통 한동안 연락이 없다가 누군가에게 연락하는 것이에요.

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