Expressing considered possibility & realisation

~는 것 같기도 해요

I also kind of think that… / It might also be that…This often expresses a possibility you're considering, sometimes alongside another possibility. The

그럴 수도 있는 것 같기도 해요.

I think that could be possible too.

요즘 제가 좀 게으른 것 같기도 해요.

I also feel like I've been a little lazy lately.

그냥 피곤해서 그런 것 같기도 해요.

Maybe it's just because I'm tired.

제가 너무 많이 생각하는 것 같기도 해요.

I think I might be overthinking things too.

그 사람이 저를 오해한 것 같기도 해요.

I think that person might have misunderstood me.

생각보다 괜찮은 것 같기도 해요.

I think it's actually not too bad.

제가 잘못 이해한 것 같기도 한데요.

I think I might have misunderstood, though.

A: 요즘 왜 이렇게 집에만 있어요?

B: 글쎄요. 그냥 집에 있는 게 편한 것 같기도 하고, 나가기가 귀찮은 것 같기도 해요.

A: Why haven't you been going out much?

B: I don't know. Maybe staying home is just comfortable, and maybe I can't be bothered to go out either.

~다는 생각이 들어요

I get the feeling that… / I find myself thinking that…This one is a little more reflective. You're expressing a thought or realization you've arrived at.

시간이 정말 빨리 간다는 생각이 들어요.

I feel like time goes by really quickly.

가끔은 혼자 있는 시간도 필요하다는 생각이 들어요.

I feel like sometimes I need time alone too.

조금 더 일찍 시작했으면 좋았겠다는 생각이 들어요.

I think I wish I'd started a little earlier.

생각보다 제가 모르는 게 많다는 생각이 들어요.

I realize there's more I don't know than I thought.

꼭 완벽하게 할 필요는 없다는 생각이 들어요.

I feel like I don't necessarily have to do everything perfectly.

-(으)ㄹ 필요는 없다

You don't have to... / You don't necessarily need to...

지금 결정할 필요는 없어요.

You don't have to decide right now.

그렇게 걱정할 필요는 없어요.

You don't need to worry so much.

모든 걸 완벽하게 할 필요는 없어요.

You don't have to do everything perfectly.

다른 사람과 비교할 필요는 없어요.

You don't need to compare yourself with other people.

비교하다

to compare

굳이 갈 필요는 없어요.

You don't necessarily have to go.

굳이

necessarily / go out of your way to

돈을 많이 쓸 필요는 없어요.

You don't need to spend a lot of money.

다른 방법을 찾아봐야겠다는 생각이 들어요.

I feel like I should look for another way.

이제는 조금 쉬어도 되겠다는 생각이 들어요.

I feel like it's okay to take a little break now.

A: 한국어 공부하면서 제일 많이 느끼는 게 뭐예요?

B: 단어를 많이 아는 것도 중요하지만, 직접 말해 보는 게 더 중요하다는 생각이 들어요.

A: What do you feel the most while studying Korean?

B: I feel like knowing lots of vocabulary is important, but actually trying to speak is even more important.