해외 가짜 K-브랜드, 사진 찍어 신고
Fake K-Brand Shops Abroad: Take a Photo and Report Them
Part of the July 30, 2026 daily edition
해외에 가짜 K-브랜드 가게가 있습니다. 한국 가게와 비슷하지만 진짜가 아닙니다. 그래서 정부가 ’가짜 K-브랜드 신고센터’를 만들었습니다. 여행 중에 이런 가게를 보면 휴대전화로 사진을 찍어서 바로 신고할 수 있습니다. 인터넷에서 본 가짜도 신고할 수 있습니다.
Translation
There are fake K-brand shops overseas. They look like Korean shops, but they are not the real thing. So the government has set up the '가짜 K-브랜드 신고센터' (a center for reporting fake K-brands). If you see a shop like this while you are travelling, you can take a photo with your mobile phone and report it right away. You can also report fakes that you see on the internet.
Vocabulary
- 가짜명사 (noun)fake, counterfeit
- 진짜명사 (noun)the real thing, genuine
- 해외명사 (noun)overseas, abroad
- 여행명사 (noun)travel, trip
- 휴대전화명사 (noun)mobile phone
- 신고명사 (noun)a report (to the authorities)
- 가게명사 (noun)shop, store
- 정부명사 (noun)the government
Grammar points
-지만but
Attach -지만 to a verb or adjective stem to join two things that contrast. The first half is true, and the second half goes against it. In the article, 비슷하지만 says the shops look similar, but they are still not real.
Example: 이 가게는 크지만 물건이 적습니다.
This shop is big, but it doesn't have many things.
-아서/어서and then
-아서/어서 links two actions in order: you do the first one, and the second one follows from it. 찍어서 신고합니다 means you take the photo first, and that same photo is what you report with. Use -아서 after ㅏ/ㅗ vowels and -어서 elsewhere.
Example: 사진을 찍어서 친구에게 보냈습니다.
I took a photo and then sent it to my friend.
-(으)ㄹ 수 있습니다can, be able to
This is the basic way to say you can do something, or that something is possible. Add -ㄹ 수 있습니다 to a stem ending in a vowel, and -을 수 있습니다 to a stem ending in a consonant. To say you cannot, use -(으)ㄹ 수 없습니다.
Example: 여기에서는 사진을 찍을 수 있습니다.
You can take photos here.
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