Kamis, 28 April 2016

Polite suggestions - (으)면 어때요? => "How about . . ."

Politeness is an important aspect of the Korean language. The following list indicates the increasing degrees of politeness.
  • -(으)면 어때?
    => "How about it?" (nonpolite) 
  • -(으)면 어때요? 
    => "How about it, please?" (polite but informal) 
  • -(으)면 어떨까요? 
    => "Would it be all right to . . . ?" (more polite) 
  • -(으)면 어떻겠습니까? 
    => "Would you mind if . . . ?" (polite and formal) 
  • -(으)면 어떠시겠습니까? 
    => "Would you mind if . . . ?" (polite, formal, and honorific)
  • 왕복표를 사면 어때(요)? 
    => How about buying a round-trip ticket? 
  • 10 시까지 기다리면 어떨까요? 
    => Would you mind waiting until ten o'clock? 
  • 대전에서 주무시면 어떠시겠습니까? 
    => Would you mind staying over in Taejn? 

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