아직 멀었어요 “A long way to go” | Korean FAQ

A common expression is 아직 멀었어요, which means that there’s still a long way to go before something will happen. But why is this expression using the past tense when it’s referring to something that will happen in the future?

In this week’s newest Korean FAQ episode I explain how this expression works, and why it can be used in the past tense to refer to the future.