Offering/Requesting: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 03:21, 24 January 2014

Offering and requesting services (without transfer of objects) follow common patterns in Korean.

Patterns	Breakdowns	Explanations	Forms
V + 아/어 줄까요?	V + 아/어 주(다) + ㄹ까요?	Wondering (ㄹ까요) if can give (주다) V	Normal
V + 아/어 드릴까요?	V + 드리(다) + ㄹ까요	Wondering (ㄹ까요) if can give (드리다) V	Polite

Korean	English	Notes
어디서 세워 드릴까요?	Where should I drop you off?	Literally, "I wonder (ㄹ까요) where (어디서) I can give (드리다) you a stop (세우다)"
문을 열어 줄까요?	May I open the door for you?	Literally, "I wonder (ㄹ까요) if I can give (주다) a door (문) open (열다)"
창문을 닫아 드릴까요?	May I close the window for you?

Patterns	Breakdowns	Explanations	Forms
V + 아/어 주세요	V + 아/어 주(다) + 세요	Asking (세요) to be given (주다) V	Normal
V + 아/어 주실래요	V + 주(다) + 시 + ㄹ래요	Asking (ㄹ래요) politely (시) if can be given (주다) V	Polite

Korean	English	Notes
내일 세시 와 주세요.	Please come tomorrow at three.
사진 좀 찍어 주실래요.	Please take my picture.
기차역을 세워주세요	Please, drop me off at the train station.

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 {{Example table
 |Korex1 =어디서 세워 드릴까요?
-|Engex1 =Where can I drop you off?
+|Engex1 =Where should I drop you off?
 |Comment1 =Literally, "I wonder ([[(으)ㄹ까요|ㄹ까요]]) where (어디서) I can give (드리다) you a stop (세우다)"
-|Korex2 =문 열어 줄까요?
+|Korex2 =문을 열어 줄까요?
 |Engex2 =May I open the door for you?
 |Comment2 =Literally, "I wonder ([[(으)ㄹ까요|ㄹ까요]]) if I can give (주다) a door (문) open (열다)"
-|Korex3 =
+|Korex3 =창문을 닫아 드릴까요?
-|Engex3 =
+|Engex3 =May I close the window for you?
 |Comment3 =
 |Korex4 =