2020-10-13

Let’s learn about "인사” from Naver Portal

1. 인사[人事] : (1) greetings; salutation; a bow; a kowtow; a salutation; thanks; gratitude; acknowledgment; manners; etiquette; courtesy (2) human affairs; what men can do (3) personal affairs; personnel


* 인사[人士] : men of society; persons; a man of good breeding; a gentleman; [=사람들]people; men


- 거물급 인사 : an important figure / a VIP

- 반정부 인사 : an antigovernment personage

- 재야 인사 : an opposition personage

- 각계 각층의 인사 : people of all social standings.


2. See the original: https://phrase.dict.naver.com/detail.nhn?bigCategoryNo=2&middleCategoryNo=21&smallCategoryNo=145&targetLanguage=en


3. 대화(Dialogue)


<A person> 안녕하세요 : (1) hello (2) good morning (3) good afternoon (4) good evening 


[other expressions]

- 안녕! (to the younger ir friendly)

- 안녕하세요. (to the friendly or the elderly)

- 안녕하시죠. (to the friendly or the elderly)

- 안녕하시지요. (to the friendly or the elderly)

- 안녕하십시까? (formal; to the friendly or the elderly)


[explanation]

* 안녕[安寧] : (1) (public) peace; tranquility; good health; well-being; welfare (2) How are you?; Good morning [day]; Good afternoon; Good evening; Good night; good-bye

* 안녕하다 : (1) be well; be all right. (2) [=평안하다] peaceful; calm; uneventful; [=건강하다] healthy; in good health; hale and hearty; be (quite) well; be doing well

* a verb + -세요 / -시죠 / -시지요 / -십니까? : an honourific questioning verb ending suffix by ‘-요’ / ‘-십’


<B person> 안녕하세요. 만나서 반가워요 : Hello. Nice to meet you.


[other expressions]

- 안녕하세요. 만나서 반갑네요. (to the younger or friendly)

- 안녕하세요. 만나서 반갑군요. (to the younger or friendly)

- 안녕하세요. 만나서 반갑습니다. (formal)


[explanations]

* 만나다 : meet

* 서 of 만나서 : a suffix, attached to the stem of a verb ends ‘-고’·‘-아’·‘-어’, makes its meaning clear

* 반가운 : glad; joyful; joyous; happy; welcome; delightful; pleasant

* 반갑다 : a verb form of 반가운

* a verb + -워요 / -네요 / -군요 / -습니다 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by ‘-요’ ㄴ -습’


<A person> 어떻게 지내세요? : How are you doing?


[other expressions]

- 어떻게 지내요? (to the younger or friendly)

- 어떻게 지내나요? (to the younger or friendly)

- 어떻게 지내는가요? (to the younger or friendly)

- 어떻게 지내는지요? (to the younger or friendly)

- 어떻게 지냅니까? (formal)

- 어떻게 지내시는가요? (more honourific)

- 어떻게 지내시는지요? (more honourific)

- 어떻게 지내십니까? (formal; more honourific)


[explanations]

* 어떻게 : how

* 지내다 : (1) [=때를 보내다] pass; spend; pass one's time (2) [=살아 나가다] live; get on[along]; lead[live] a life (3) [=교제하다] associate ; keep company ; mix[mingle] (4) [=어떤 지위를 누리다] serve ; hold ; follow a career (5) [=치르다] hold; celebrate; observe

* a verb + -요? / -나요? / -는가요? / -는지요? / -ㅂ니까? / -시는가요? / -시는지요? / -십니까? : an honourific questioning verb ending suffix by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ’ / ‘-십’


<B person> 잘 지내고 있어요. 당신은요? : I'm fine. How are you?


[other expressions]

- 잘 지내요? (to the younger or friendly)

- 잘 지내나요? (to the younger or friendly)

- 잘 지냅니까? (to the younger or friendly)

- 잘 지내세요? (more honourific)

- 잘 지내시죠? (more honourific)

- 잘 지내시지요? (more honourific)

- 잘 지내시는가요? (more honourific)

- 잘 지내시는지요? (more honourific)

- 잘 지내십니까? (formal; more honourific)


- 잘 지내고 있나요? (to the younger or friendly)

- 잘 지내고 있어요? (to the younger or friendly)

- 잘 지내고 있는가요? (to the younger or friendly)

- 잘 지내고 있는지요? (to the younger or friendly)

- 잘 지내고 있으신가요? (more honourific)

- 잘 지내고 있으신지요? (more honourific)

- 잘 지내고 있으십니까? (formal; more honourific)


- 잘 지내고 계세요? (more honourific)

- 잘 지내고 계시죠? (more honourific)

- 잘 지내고 계시지요? (more honourific)

- 잘 지내고 계시는가요? (more honourific)

- 잘 지내고 계시는지요? (more honourific)

- 잘 지내고 계십니까? (formal)


- 당신은요? (to the younger or friendly)

- 선생님은요? (to the elderly)

- 교수님은요? (to a professor)

- a title + 은요? (to the elderly)


[explanations]

* 잘 : well

* 지내다 : (1) [=때를 보내다] pass; spend; pass one's time (2) [=살아 나가다] live; get on[along]; lead[live] a life (3) [=교제하다] associate ; keep company ; mix[mingle] (4) [=어떤 지위를 누리다] serve ; hold ; follow a career (5) [=치르다] hold; celebrate; observe

* a verb + -고 있다 : a phrase makes a verb "be + a verb + ing". that is to say, this makes a verb present progressive form

* 계시다 : a honourific word to the elderly

* -고 계시다 : an honourific word of -고 있다

* 계세요 : 계시다 + -어요

* a verb + -요? / -나요? / -는가요? / -는지요? / -ㅂ니까? / -시는가요? / -시는지요? / -십니까? : an honourific questioning verb ending suffix by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ’ / ‘-십’

* 당신 : you (non-honourific word to other person; this shouldn’t be used to the elderly)

* 선생님 : a teacher

* 교수님 : a professor

* -은 : a suffix makes 당신 / 선생님 / 교수님 / a title subjective

* -요 of 당신은요? / 선생님은요? / 교수님은요? / - a title + 은 요? : an honorufic word to other person


<A person> 저도 잘 지내고 있어요 : I'm fine, too.


[other expressions]

- 나도 잘 지내요. (to the younger or friendly)

- 나도 잘 지냅니다. (to the younger or friendly)

- 나도 잘 지내고 있네요. (to the younger or friendly)

- 나도 잘 지내고 있습니다. (to the younger or friendly)


- 저도 잘 지냅니다. (formal)

- 저도 잘 지내고 있어요.

- 저도 잘 지내고 있습니다. (formal)


[explanations]

* 나 : I (non-honourific word to other person)

* 저 : I (honourific word to other person)

* 도 : also; too

* 잘 : well

* 지내다 : (1) [=때를 보내다] pass; spend; pass one's time (2) [=살아 나가다] live; get on[along]; lead[live] a life (3) [=교제하다] associate ; keep company ; mix[mingle] (4) [=어떤 지위를 누리다] serve ; hold ; follow a career (5) [=치르다] hold; celebrate; observe

* a verb + -고 있다 : a phrase makes a verb "be + a verb + ing". that is to say, this makes a verb present progressive form

* a verb + -요 / -네요 / -ㅂ니다 / -어요 / -습니다 : an honourific descritpive verb ending suffix by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ’ / ‘-습’


<B person> 만나서 반가웠어요. 다음에 또 만나요 : It was nice meeting you. Take care.


[other expressions]

- 만나서 반가웠네요. (to the younger or friendly)

- 만나서 반가웠어요.

- 만나서 반가웠습니다. (formal)


- 다음에 또 만납시다. (to the younger or friendly)

- 다음에 또 만나죠

- 다음에 또 만나시죠. (formal)


- 다음에 또 뵙죠.

- 다음에 또 뵙지요.

- 다음에 또 뵙겠습니다. (formal)


[explanations]

* 만나다 : meet

* 서 of 만나서 : a suffix, attached to the stem of a verb ends ‘-고’·‘-아’·‘-어’, makes its meaning clear

* 반가운 : glad; joyful; joyous; happy; welcome; delightful; pleasant

* 반갑다 : a verb form of 반가운

* 반가웠다 : past tense of 반갑다

* a verb + -어요 / -네요 / -습니다 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by ‘-요’ / ‘-습’

* 다음 : next time

* 에 : a time suffix

* 만나다 = 보다 : meet

* a verb + -ㅂ시다 / -죠 / -지요 / -ㅂ죠 / -ㅂ지요 / -겠습니다 : a persuasive honourific verb ending suffix means "Let’s do later" by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ’ / ‘-습’


<A person> 네, 그럼 안녕히 가세요 : You too.


[other expressions]

- 예.

- 네.


- 그럼 안녕히 가십시오. (formal)


[explanations]

* 네 = 예 : yes

* 그럼 : then

* 안녕히 : farewell

* 가다 : go

* a verb + -세요 / -ㅂ시오 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by ‘-요’ / ‘-오’

* 안녕히 가세요 / 안녕히 가십시오 : goodbye


4. 문장(Sentences)


1) 안녕히 주무세요 : Good night.


[other expressions]

- 안녕히 주무십시오. (formal)


[explanations]

* 안녕히 : farewell

* 자다 : sleep

* 주무시다 : an honourific form of sleep to the elderly

* a verb + -세요 / -십시오 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix means "please" by ‘-요’ / ‘-십’


2) 처음 뵙겠습니다. 저는 존 스미스라고 해요 : Pleased to meet you. My name is John Smith.


[other expressions]

- 처음 뵈요. (to the younger or the same age)

- 처음 뵙네요. (to the younger or the same age)

- 처음 뵙군요. (to the younger or the same age)

- 처음 보네요 (to the younger or the same age)

- 처음 보는군요. (to the younger or the same age)

- 처음 뵙습니다. (formal)

- 처음 뵙겠습니다. (formal)


- 나는 존 스미스예요. (to the younger or the same age)

- 나는 존 스미스입니다. (to the younger or the same age)

- 나는 존 스미스예요. (to the younger or the same age)

- 나는 존 스미스입니다. (to the younger or the same age)


- 저는 존 스미스라고 하네요. (to the younger or the same age)

- 저는 존 스미스라고 해요. (to the younger or the same age)

- 저는 존 스미스라고 합니다. (formal)


[explanations]

* 처음 : first

* 보다 : (1) see; look; watch (2) meet

* 뵈다 : a short form of 보이다(to be seen)

* 뵈요 : 뵈다 + -요

* 뵙네요 : 뵈다 + -ㅂ네요

* 뵙군요 : 뵈다 + -ㅂ군요

* 뵙습니다 : 뵈다 + ㅂ습니다

* 뵙겠습니다 : 뵈다 + 겠 + 습니다

* -겠- : a suffix indicates someone’s will or possibility

* a verb + -요 / -ㅂ네요 / -ㅂ군요 / -ㅂ습니다 / -습니다 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ’ / ‘-습’

* 나 : I (non-honourific word to other person)

* 저 : I (honourific word to other person)

* 는 : a suffix makes 나 / 저 subjective after a word ends a vowel

* 존 스미스 : John Smith

* -라고 : (saying) that it is; call-ing it (by name); "quote"

* 하다 : (1) do (2) called it by name in this sentence

* -라고 하다 : called by (a name)

* a noun + -예요 / -입니다 / -라고 하네요 / -라고 해요 / -라고 합니다 : be called by a name (with honourific by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ’)


3) 반갑습니다. 저는 존 스미스라고 해요 : Nice to meet you. My name is John Smith.


[other expressions]

- 반갑네요. (to the younger or the same age)

- 반갑군요. (to the younger or the same age)

- 반가워요. (to the younger or the same age)

- 반갑습니다. (formal)


- 나는 존 스미스예요. (to the younger or the same age)

- 나는 존 스미스입니다. (to the younger or the same age)

- 나는 존 스미스예요. (to the younger or the same age)

- 나는 존 스미스입니다. (to the younger or the same age)


- 저는 존 스미스라고 하네요. (to the younger or the same age)

- 저는 존 스미스라고 해요. (to the younger or the same age)

- 저는 존 스미스라고 합니다. (formal)


[explanations]

* 반가운 : jolly, merry, happy, mirthful, cheerful, glad, pleased; gladdening

* 반갑다 : a verb form of 반가운

* a verb + -네요 / -군요 / -워요 / -습니다 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by '-요’ / ‘-습’

* 나 : I (non-honourific word to other person)

* 저 : I (honourific word to other person)

* 는 : a suffix makes 나 / 저 subjective after a word ends a vowel

* 존 스미스 : John Smith

* -라고 : (saying) that it is; call-ing it (by name); "quote"

* 하다 : (1) do (2) called it by name in this sentence

* -라고 하다 : called by (a name)

* a noun + -예요 / -입니다 / -라고 하네요 / -라고 해요 / -라고 합니다 : be called by a name (with honourific by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ’)


4) 이곳은 처음이에요? : Is this your first time here?


[other expressions]

- 이곳은 처음인가요? (to the younger or friendly)

- 이곳은 처음인지요? (to the younger or friendly)

- 이곳은 처음이에요?

- 이곳은 처음입니까? (formal)

- 이곳은 처음이신가요? (more honourific)

- 이곳은 처음이신지요? (more honourific)

- 이곳은 처음이십니까? (formal; more honourific)


[explanations]

* 이곳 : here; this place

* 은 : a place suffix

* 처음 : first time

* 이다 : be

* -이에요 : this is used after a word ends a consonant

* a noun + -인가요? / -인지요? / -이에요? / -입니까? / -이신가요? / -이신지요? / -입니까? : an honourific questioning form of 이다 by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ’


5) 네, 처음이에요 : Yes, it is.


[other expressions]

- 네.

- 예.


- 처음이네요. (to the younger or friendly)

- 처음이군요. (to the younger or friendly)

- 처음이에요.

- 처음입니다. (formal)


[explanations]

* 네 = 예 : yes

* 처음 : first time

* 이다 : be

* -이에요 : this is used after a word ends a consonant

* a noun + -이네요 / -이군요 / -이에요 / -입니다 : an honourific descriptive form of 이다 by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ’


6) 성함을 여쭤 봐도 될까요? : What's your name?


[other expressions]

- 이름을 물어 봐도 되나요? (to the younger or the same age)

- 이름을 물어 봐도 되지요? (to the younger or the same age)

- 이름을 물어 봐도 되는가요? (to the younger or the same age)

- 이름을 물어 봐도 되는지요? (to the younger or the same age)

- 이름을 물어 봐도 됩니까? (formal; to the younger or the same age)


- 성함을 여쭤 봐도 되나요? (to the younger or the same age)

- 성함을 여쭤 봐도 되는가요? (to the younger or the same age)

- 성함을 여쭤 봐도 되는지요?

- 성함을 여쭤 봐도 됩니까? (formal)

- 성함을 여쭤 봐도 되겠습니까? (formal)

- 성함을 여쭤 봐도 될까요?


[explanations]

* 이름 : someone’s name; first name + last name

* 성함 : an honourific form of 이름 to other person or the elderly

* 묻다 : (1) ask (2) bury

* -어 of 물어 : a connection suffix between two verbs

* 보다 : (1) see; look; watch (2) try in this sentence

* 물어 보다 : try to ask (a polite form of 묻다 to other person)

* 여쭈다 : an honourific form of 묻다(ask)

* 여쭤 : 여쭈다 + -어(a connection suffix between two verbs)

* 여쭤 보다 : an honourific form of 물어 보다 to other person or the elderly

* 봐도 : 보다 + -아도

* -아도 / -어도 : [양보] but; yet; no matter ~ may

* 되다 : (1) become (2) can be; be able to do in this sentence

* 되겠습니까? : 되다 + 겠 + 습니까?

* -겠- : a suffix indicates someone’s will or possibility 

* 될까요? : 되다 + ㄹ(someone’s will) + 까요?

* a verb + -나요 / -는가요? / -는지요? / -ㅂ니까? / -습니까? / -까요? : an honourific questioning verb ending suffix by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ’ / ‘-습’


7) 철수라고 불러 주세요 : Please call me Cheol-soo.


[other expressions]

- 철수라고 불러요. (to the younger or the same age)

- 철수라고 부르세요.

- 철수라고 부르시죠.

- 철수라고 해요. (to the younger or the same age)

- 철수라고 하세요.

- 철수라고 하십시오. (formal)


- 철수라고 불러 줘요. (to the younger or the same age)

- 철수라고 불러 주시죠.

- 철수라고 불러 주시지요.

- 철수라도 불러 주세요.

- 철수아도 불러 주십시오. (formal)


[explanations]

* 철수 : Cheol-soo. (a Korean male name)

* -라고 : (saying) that it is; call-ing it (by name); "quote"

* 부르다 : call

* 하다 : (1) do (2) called it by name in this sentence

* -라고 하다 = -라고 부르다 : called by (a name)

* ㄹ of 불러 : a letter makes a verb future tense

* 러 of 불러 : a connection auxiliary suffix, attached to a verb or the stem of a verb ends ‘ㄹ’ or a verb contains  ‘-시’, represents the direct purpose of an action. this means "for the purpose of; in order to"

* 불러요 : 부르다 + -어요

* 해요 : 하다 + -어요

* 주다 : give

* a verb + -어요 / -세요 / -시죠 / -시지요 / -십시오 : an honourific persuasive verb ending suffix by ‘-요’ / ‘-오’ / ‘-십’

* 불러 줘요 / 불러 주세요 / 불러 주시죠 / 불러 주시지요 / -어 주십시오 : please call me a name.


8) 말씀 많이 들었어요 : I've heard so much about you.


[other expressions]

- 얘기 많이 들었네요. (to the younger or friendly)

- 얘기 많이 들었어요. (to the younger or friendly)

- 얘기 많이 들었습니다. (to the same age)


- 말씀 많이 들었어요.

- 말씀 많이 들었습니다. (formal)


[explanations]

* 얘기 : a short form of 이야기(story; a word in this sentence)

* 말씀 : an honourific word of 말(a word) to other person

* 많이 : so much

* 듣다 : hear

* 들었다 : past tense of 듣다

* a verb + -네요 / -어요 / -습니다 : a honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by ‘-요’ / ‘-습’


9) 만나 뵙고 싶었어요 : I've been looking forward to meeting you.


[other expressions]

- 만나 보고 싶었네요. (to the younger or friendly)

- 만나 보고 싶었어요.

- 만나 보고 싶었습니다. (formal)


- 만나 뵙고 싶었어요. (more honourific)

- 만나 뵙고 싶었습니다. (formal; more honourific)


[explanations]

* 만나다 : meet

* 보다 : see; look; watch

* 만나 보다 : meet and see

* 뵙다 : an honourific word of 보다 to the elderly

* 만나 뵙다 : an honourific word of 만나 보다 to the elderly

* 싶다 : want; hope

* 만나 보고 싶다 : looking forward to meet

 * a verb + -네요 / -어요 / -습니다 : a honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by ‘-요’ / ‘-습’


10) 이름의 철자가 어떻게 되세요? : How do you spell your name?


[other expressions]

- 이름의 철자가 어떻게 돼요. (to the younger or friendly)

- 이름의 철자가 어떻게 되나요? (to the younger or friendly)

- 이름의 철자가 어떻게 되는가요? (to the younger or friendly)

- 이름의 철자가 어떻게 되는지요? (to the younger or friendly)

- 이름의 철자가 어떻게 됩니까? (formal)

- 이름의 철자가 어떻게 되시는가요? (more honourific)

- 이름의 철자가 어떻게 되시는지요? (more honourific)

- 이름의 철자가 어떻게 되십니까? (formal; more honourific)


[explanations]

* 이름 : name; first name + last name

* 의 : a suffix makes 이름 possesive

* 철자 : alphabet

* 가 : a suffix makes 철자 subjective after a word ends a vowel

* 어떻게 : how

* 되다 : (1) become (2) be spelled in this sentence

* 돼요? : 되다 + -어요?

* a verb + -어요? / -나요? / -는가요? / -는지요? / -ㅂ니까? / -시는가요? / -시는지요? / -십니까? : an honourific questioning verb ending suffix by ‘-요’ / ‘-시’ / ‘-십’


11) 알게 돼서 기뻤습니다 = 만나서 기뻤습니다 : Happy to meet you.


[other expressions]

- 알게 돼서 기쁘네요. (to the younger or friendly)

- 알게 돼서 기쁘군요. (to the younger or friendly)

- 알게 돼서 기쁩니다. (formal)


- 알게 돼서 기뻤어요.

- 알게 돼서 기뻤습니다. (formal)


- 만나서 기쁘네요. (to the younger or friendly)

- 먼나서 기쁘군요. (to the younger or friendly)

- 만나서 기쁩니다. (formal)


- 만나서 기뻤어요.

- 만나서 기뻤습니다. (formal)


[explanations]

* 알다 : know

* 알게 되다 : get to know

* 알게 돼서 : a short form of 알게 되어서

* 만나서 : 만나다 + (어)서

* 알게 되어서 : 알게 되다 + -(어)서

* -서 or -어서 : (and) so; and then; so... that; because (of); on account of; for; as; from

* 기쁜 : happy; pleasant

* 기쁘다 : a verb form of 기쁜

* 기뻤다 : past tense of 기쁘다

* -군요 : 군(a suffix has a exclamation nuance) + 요(an honourific suffix)

* a verb + -네요 / -어요 / -군요 / -습니다 : a honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by ‘-요’ / ‘-습’


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