2019-10-05

Let’s learn about "당연하죠, 물론이죠"(certainly)

1. When you want to say "I’m sure of it" you can express like these in Korean :


1. Without honorific to the younger


<Normal Response>

- 당연하지! (very often)

- 당연하네!

- 당연해! (often)

- 물론이지! (very often)

- 물론이네!

- 물론! (very often)

- 물론이야! (rarely)


<Affirmative Response>

- (내/내가) 장담하지! (often)

- (내/내가) 장담해!(often)

- (내/내가) 장담하네!

- (내/내가) 보증하지! (often)

- (내/내가) 보증해! (often)

- (내/내가) 보증하네!

- (내/내가) 맹세해! (very often)

- (내/내가) 맹세하지! (often)

- (내/내가) 맹세하네!

- 내 말 믿어도 된다. (very often)

- 내 말 믿어도 되네. (often)


<Imperative Sentences to the very younger>

- 내 말 믿어도 된다네.

- 내 말 믿어. (very often)

- 내 말 믿어라. (very often)

- 내 말 믿게나. (often)

- 내 말 믿어야 돼. (often)

- 내 말 믿어야 돼네.


2) With a little honorific regardless of age


<Normal Response>

- 당연하지요! (very often)

- 당연하죠! (very often)

- 당연해요! (often)

- 물론이지요! (very often)

- 물론이죠! (very often)

- 물론이예요! (often)


<Affirmative Response>

- (저가/제가) 장담하지요! (often)

- (저가/제가) 장담하죠! (often)

- (저가/제가) 장담해요!(often)

- (저가/제가) 보증하지요! (often)

- (저가/제가) 보증하죠! (often)

- (저가/제가) 보증해요! (often)

- (저가/제가) 맹세하지요! (often)

- (저가/제가) 맹세하죠! (very often)

- (저가/제가) 맹세해요! (very often)

- 저의 말 믿어도 돼요. (very often)

- 저의  말 믿어도 되세요. (often)

- 제 말 믿어도 돼요. (very often)

- 제  말 믿어도 되세요. (often)


3) With honorific to the very elder


<Normal Response>

- 당연합니다. (very often)


<Affirmative Response>

- (저가/제가) 장담합니다! (often)

- (저가/제가) 보증합니다! (often)

- (저가/제가) 맹세합니다. (very often)

- 저의 말 믿어도 됩니다. (very often)

- 제 말 믿어도 됩니다. (very often)


2. The above can be translated like these in English


<Normal response>

- Certainly!

- Sure!

- You bet. <— I can bet on it : 거기에 내기를 걸어도 좋아(요).

- Sure things!

- I’m sure of it.

- I guarantee it. (내가 장담한다 / 내가 보증한다)

- Definitely!

- (I’m) Positive! (그보다 더 확실한 건 없다 / 그보다 더 확실한 것은 없다)

- I give you my word. (제 말 믿으셔도 됩니다)

- There is no question about it.

- No doubt about it.

- I’m 99% sure of it.

- I swear. (맹세해 or 맹세해요)

- Cross my heart.


3. Dialogue of the above


<A person> 정말 할 거야? 확실해? Are you sure you want to do this?


<B person> 물론이지. 반지나 줘. Positive. Just give me the ring.


4. Explanation of the above


▷ 당연[當然]하다 : be rightful; be proper; be fair; be reasonable; be natural; be justifiable; be just; <서술적:descriptive> be no wonder.


▷ 물론[勿論] : of course; to be sure; undoubtedly; naturally; needless to say


•  …은 물론이다 : it goes without saying that ‥ / it is a matter of course that ‥

• 물론 당신이 옳다 : Of course, you are right

• 그녀는 영어는 물론이고 프랑스어도 말할 줄 안다 : She speaks French, not to mention English. / She speaks French as well as English. / She speaks not only English but also French

• 남의 것을 훔쳐서는 안 된다는 것은 물론이다 : Needless to say,[It goes without saying that] you should not steal


▷ 맹세 : an oath; a vow; a pledge; [=약속] a promise


• 맹세를 지키다[어기다] : keep[break] one's vow[oath]

• 맹세하다 : swear; vow; make a vow; [=선서하다] take an oath; [=약속하다] promise[pledge]

• 신 앞에 맹세하다 : swear by God[Heaven] / swear before[to] God

• 충성을 맹세하다 : pledge one's loyalty

• 하느님을 두고 나의 결백을 맹세합니다 : I swear by God that I am innocent

• 그는 금주를 맹세했다 : He swore to give up drinking

• 나의 비밀을 누구에게도 말하지 않겠다고 맹세하겠소 : Will you promise me[give me your word of honor] that you will not tell my secret to anyone?

• 그 둘이는 서로 결혼하기로 맹세하고 있다 : They have promised to marry each other

• 아버님은 금연을 맹세하셨다 : My father made a vow[vowed] not to smoke

• 그는 절대 도박을 하지 않겠다고 맹세했다 : He swore [vowed] to stop gambling


▷ 보증[保證] : a guarantee; a warranty; (a) security


• 보증하다 guarantee; warrant; assure; ensure; answer for; vouch for; certify; endorse

• 신원을 보증하다 vouch for character / guarantee character / stand[go] surety for

• 품질을 보증하다 guarantee[warrant] the quality


▷ 확실[確實] : certainty; trustworthiness; reliability; authenticity


• 확실하다 : [=틀림없다] certain; sure ; secure; positive; [믿을 만하다] reliable ; trustworthy ; [=확정되다] definite

• 확실한 근거 solid[sure] grounds

• 확실한 증거 positive[indisputable] proof[evidence].

• 확실한 투자[사업] a sound investment[business].

• 확실한 담보 a good security

• 확실한 대답 a definite answer

• 확실한 방법 a sure[safe / valid] method

• 확실한 사실 an established[a certain] fact

• 확실한 정보 accurate information

• 확실한 증인[보증인] a reliable witness [guarantor / surety]

• 확실한 약속 a positive promise.


▷ 반지[半指·斑指] a (finger) ring


• 결혼[약혼] 반지 : a wedding[an engagement] ring.

• 금반지 : a gold ring

• 루비 반지 : a ring gemmed with rubies

• 보석 반지 : a ring set with a jewel / a jewel ring

• 반지를 낀 손가락 : a ringed finger

• 반지를 끼다 : put[slip] a ring on one's finger

• 반지를 뽑다 : slip a ring off one's finger

• 반지 자국 : a ring mark


▷ 내기 : (1) a bet; a wager; betting; staking; gambling (2) [=경쟁] a match; a race; a bout; a contest


• 내기에 이기다[지다] : win[lose] a wager[bet]

• 내기 마작[바둑]을 하다[두다] : play mah-jongg[paduk] for money[stakes]

• 내기에 응하다 : take[accept] a wager[bet]

• 내기로 돈을 잃다 : lose money in[on] a bet / lose one's bet / gamble away

• 내기하다 : wager ; bet ; lay[have] a wager ; make a bet ; lay down a stake.

• 먹기내기 : an eating contest

• 술마시기 내기 : a drinking bout

• 내기하다 : see who will win


▷ 장담[壯談] : an[a positive] assertion; affirmation; a positive statement


• 장담하다 : assert; affirm; state positively

• 의사는 내 병이 다 나았다고 장담했다 : The doctor pronounced that I was cured

• 그것은 반드시 일어나리라고 장담한다 : I assure you that it will happen

• 그것이 사실임을 나는 장담한다 : I affirm it to be a fact

• 장담할 수는 없지만 그는 시험에 합격하리라 생각한다 : I cannot say positively[for certain], but I believe he will pass the examination

• 그 말이 옳다고 장담할 수 있습니까 : Can you affirm[vouch for] the truth of the statement?


▷ 믿다 : (1) [=의심치 않다] believe; put belief in; credit; give credit[credence] to; put credit in; accept as (2) [=신뢰하다] trust; trust[believe / confide] in; have confidence in; put trust[faith] in; [=의지하다] rely on; depend upon; trust to; place reliance on; look[turn] to for help; lean[reckon / calculate] on; [=기대하다] expect


▷ 믿음 : (1) [=믿는 마음] trust; confidence; credit; reliance; credence (2) [=신앙] religion


• 믿음을 얻다 : be trusted by / get credit[trust] / be in confidence[trust]

• 믿음을 잃다 : lose credit / lose the confidence

• 믿음을 배반하다[어기다] : betray trust[confidence]

• 믿음이 없는 사람 : an impious person / an infidel

• 믿음이 두텁다 : be pious / be devout / have a strong[deep] faith

• 믿음을 갖게 되다 : get religion / become pious

• 믿음을 버리다 : forsake[give up / renounce / abjure] one's faith

• 그는 믿음이 강하다[약하다] : He is strong[weak] in faith

• 나는 믿음이 깊은 편이 못된다 : I'm not one for religion

• 그는 믿음이 깊은 가정에서 자랐다 : He was brought up in religion


No comments:

Post a Comment