She can’t read the room

*<오늘의 Survival English>

1,(‘그 사람 눈치가 없다’의 여러 표현들

A: Did you see him joking at the funeral?
장례식에서 그가 농담하는 거 봤어?

B: Yeah, he has no sense of the situation.
응, 상황 파악을 전혀 못 해.

A: She kept talking while everyone was upset.
다들 속상해하는데도 계속 말하더라.

B: She really can’t read the room.
정말 눈치가 없는 사람이야.

“눈치 없다”를 영어로 자연스럽게 말하는 표현 (원어민 자주 표현)

1️⃣ can't read the room

A: He kept making jokes while everyone was upset.

다들 화가 나 있는데 계속 농담을 하더라.

B: Yeah, he really can't read the room.

응, 정말 눈치가 없어.

2️⃣ have no sense of the situation

A: She started complaining during the ceremony.

행사 중에 불평을 시작하더라.

B: She has no sense of the situation.

그 사람은 상황 파악을 전혀 못 해.

3️⃣ be clueless

A: Everyone knew it was a sensitive topic.

그게 민감한 주제라는 걸 다 알고 있었어.

B: But he was totally clueless.

근데 그는 완전히 눈치가 없었어.

4️⃣ be tone-deaf (요즘 많이 쓰는 표현)

A: The boss joked about layoffs.

사장이 해고 얘기로 농담을 했어.

B: Wow, that's really tone-deaf.

와, 그건 정말 눈치 없는 행동이야.

5️⃣ have no social awareness

A: He interrupted everyone all night.

밤새 계속 사람들 말을 끊더라.

B: He has no social awareness.

그 사람 사회적 눈치가 전혀 없어.

6️⃣ be insensitive

A: She laughed at his mistake.

그 사람 실수에 웃어버렸어.

B: That was really insensitive.

그건 정말 눈치 없는 행동이었어.

7️⃣ not pick up on the vibe

A: Everyone felt uncomfortable, but he kept talking.

다들 불편해했는데도 계속 말하더라.

B: He didn't pick up on the vibe at all.

분위기 눈치를 전혀 못 챘어.