Caveat: 너말이짧다

니선생님인대… 너말이짧다?
niseonsaengnimindae… neomarijjalpda?
I am your teacher… [why] are your words short?

I guess this expression is a way to reproach an insolent teenager who is answering in monosyllables or in an impolite way. It seems pretty straightforward, but I find the last verb difficult to pronounce, because it has that fortis (doubled = faucalized) consonant (ㅉ=jj).
Anyway, Curt seemed to think I should master this phrase, so I’ve been working on it.
[daily log: walking, 5.5 km]

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