서당 개 삼 년이면 풍월을 읊는다

seodang gae sam nyeonimyeon pungworeul eumneunda [서당 개 삼 녀니면 풍워를 음는다]

서당 개 삼 년이면 풍월을 읊는다더니 · 서당 개 삼 년이면 풍월을 읊는다고

you pick things up just by being around them long enough (lit. after three years at a village school, even the dog recites poetry)

Example

서당 개 삼 년이면 풍월을 읊는다고, 카페 3년 차라 커피 맛을 좀 알아요.

Even the school dog recites poetry after three years: I've worked at a café for three years, so I know a bit about coffee.

Word parts

서 writing당 hall삼 three년 year풍 wind월 moon

A dog living at a 서당 (traditional village school) hears the pupils every day for three years and ends up reciting poetry (풍월, literally 'wind and moon').

Good to know

Pronounced [서당 개 삼 녀니면 풍워를 음는다]. Often said modestly about skills you picked up just by being around something, without formal training.