그렇게 말할

say that

→ 그렇게

phrase Rare #21,915

say that Literally means “say it that way.” It is the attributive form of 말하다 and is usually followed by another expression, such as 수도 있다 (might), 줄 알다 (know or expect that someone will), or 것 같다 (seem likely to).

KO: 사람들이 그렇게 말할 수도 있어요.

EN: People might say that.

그렇게 말할 줄 알았다

I knew you’d say that.

— 똑바로 살아라 (1989)

그렇게 말할 줄 알았어.

I knew you'd say that.

— 주토피아 (2016)

그렇게 말할 수도 있겠죠

I suppose you could put it that way.

— 신경쇠약 직전의 여자 (1988)

라이언이 그렇게 말할 것 같아서요

Because I thought Ryan would say that.

— 영원 (2025)