2020-10-05

Let’s learn about "양보” from Naver Portal

1. 양보[讓步] : concession; conciliation; compromise


* 양보하다 : concede; make a concession; compromise; be conciliatory; give way to ; give in; back down; yield ; meet halfway


2. See the original: https://phrase.dict.naver.com/detail.nhn?bigCategoryNo=2&middleCategoryNo=25&smallCategoryNo=164&targetLanguage=en


3. 대화(Dialogue)


<A person> 먼저 들어가세요 : You go first.


[other expressions]

- 먼저 들어가요. (to the younger or friendly)

- 먼저 들어가시죠.

- 먼저 들어가십시오. (formal)

- 먼저 들어가시겠어요?


[explanations]

* 먼저 : before; first

* 들어가다 : go (into)

* a verb + -세요 / -시죠 / -십시오 / -시겠어요? : please do (with honourific nuance by ‘-요’ / ‘-오’ / ‘-시’


<B person> 감사합니다. 그럼 제가 먼저 들어갈게요 : Thank you. I'll go first, then.


[other expressions]

- 감사해요. (to the younger or friendly)

- 감사하네요. (to the younger or friendly)

- 감사합니다. (formal)


- 그럼 제가 먼저 들어가요. (to the younger or friendly)

- 그럼 제가 먼저 들어가네요. (to the younger or friendly)

- 그럼 제가 먼저 들어갑니다. (formal)


[explanations]

* 감사(하다) : thank you

* 그럼 : then

* 제 = 저 : I (honourific word to other person)

* 가 : a suffix makes 제/저 subjective after a word ends a vowel

* 먼저 : before; first

* 들어가다 : go into

* a verb + -요 / -네요 / -ㅂ니다 : a descriptive verb ending suffix with honourific nuance by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ’


4. 문장(Sentences)


1) 먼저 하세요 : Please, you first.


[other expressions]

- 먼저 해요. (to the younger or friendly)

- 먼저 하시죠.

- 먼저 하십시오. (formal)


[explanations]

* 먼저 : before; first

* 하다 : do

* 하세요 / 하시죠 / 하십시오 : please do (honourific word to other person)


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