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Clearing Up Misunderstandings

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  1. 제가 어제 말씀을 잘못 이해했던 것 같습니다.

    I think I misunderstood what you said yesterday.

  2. 아니에요, 제가 그런 의미로 말한 게 아니었어요.

    No, that's not what I meant to say.

  3. 혹시 제 설명이 불명확했다면 다시 한 번 설명해 드리겠습니다.

    If my explanation was unclear, I'll explain it again for you.

  4. 오해가 생긴 것 같은데, 상황이 좀 달랐어요.

    It seems there's been a misunderstanding, but the situation was actually different.

  5. 제가 제대로 전달하지 못해서 정말 죄송합니다.

    I'm very sorry for not communicating it properly.

  6. 제 입장에서 설명하자면, 그건 제 의도가 아니었습니다.

    From my perspective, that wasn't my intention.

  7. 제 말을 다시 해석해 보면, 저는 다음과 같은 뜻이었습니다.

    If I rephrase what I said, I meant it like this.

  8. 그렇게 받아들이실 줄 몰랐는데, 제가 더 명확하게 말씀드렸어야 했어요.

    I didn't realize you would interpret it that way; I should have been clearer.

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