숨을 못 쉬겠어

I can't breathe

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I can't breathe Informal expression combining 숨을 쉬다 (to breathe) with 못 (cannot) and -겠어, which conveys the speaker's current inability or feeling. Depending on context, it may be literal or an exaggeration meaning something feels suffocating.

KO: 이 방은 너무 더워서 숨을 못 쉬겠어.

EN: This room is so hot that I can't breathe.

숨을 못 쉬겠어!

I can't breathe!

— 언터처블: 1%의 우정 (2011)

냄새 때문에 숨을 못 쉬겠어

I can’t breathe because of the smell.

— 얼지마, 죽지마, 부활할거야 (1990)

젠장, 숨을 못 쉬겠어

Damn, I can't breathe.

— 엘리트 스쿼드 (2007)

숨을 못 쉬겠어, 차 세워

I can't breathe. Pull over.

— 빅토리아 (2015)

숨을 못 쉬겠어

I can't breathe.

— 잉글리쉬 페이션트 (1996)