Let’s learn about "대화 중 상황(Situation in conversation)" #2

1. 소문에 의하면 : Rumour has it that ~

[other expressions]

- 소문에 의하면, ...

- 소문에 그러던데, ...

[explanations]

* 소문 : rumour

* 에 : a place suffix

* 의하다 : be due to; be owing to; depend on; be dependent on; be based on; be founded on

* -면 : when

* 그러다 : say so or in this way

* -그러던데 : 그러다 + -던데

* -던데 : I found...

ex) 굉장한 미모던데, 누구지? : She is so beautiful. Who is it?

2. 난 옛날에 벌써 들었다 : I heard that ages ago.

[other expressions]

- 난 옛날에 벌써 들었다. (to the younger or your friends)

- 난 옛날에 벌써 들었어. (to the younger or your friends)

- 난 옛날에 벌써 들었는데. (to the younger or your friends)

- 전 옛날에 벌써 들었어요.

- 전 옛날에 벌써 들었습니다. (formal)

[explanations]

* 난 : a short form of 나는

* 전 : a short form of 저는

* 나 : I (non-hinourific to other person)

* 저 : I (hinourific to other person. esp, the elderly)

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

* 옛날 : ages ago; long time ago

* -에 : a time suffix

* 벌써 : already

* 듣다 : hear

* 들었다 : heard

* 들었어 : 들었다 + -어(a descriptive verb ending suffix)

* 들었는데 : 들었다 + -는데(I found)

* 들었어요 : 들었다 + -어(a descriptive verb ending suffix) + -요(a honourific suffix)

* 들었습니다 : 들었다 + -습니다(descriptive verb ending suffix has a honourific by ‘-습’)

3. 전 금시초문인데요 : Never heard of it before / This is news to me.

[other expressions]

- 난 금시초문인데. (to the younger or your friends)

- 전 금시초문인데요.

- 전 금시초문입니다. (formal)

[explanations]

* 난 : a short form of 나는

* 전 : a short form of 저는

* 나 : I (non-hinourific to other person)

* 저 : I (hinourific to other person. esp, the elderly)

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

* 금시초문[今時初聞] : hearing (a matter) for the first time

* 이다 : be; exist; have

* -인데 : it is and [but] ~

* -인데요 : 인데 + 요(a honourific suffix)

* a noun + -입니다 : an honourific form of 이다 by ‘-ㅂ’

4. 그럴리가요? : Unbelievable /  No way / I can’t believe it

5. 무슨 말인지 알겠니? : Do you understand? : Get It?

[other expressions]

- 무슨 말인지 알겠니? (to the younger or your friends)

- 무슨 말인지 알겠어? (to the younger or your friends)

- 무슨 말인지 알겠어요?

- 무슨 말인지 알겠나요?

- 무슨 말인지 알겠습니까?

- 무슨 말인지 이해하셨나요?

- 무슨 말인지 이해하셨어요?

- 무슨 말인지 이해하셨습니까? (formal)

[explanations]

* 무슨 : what

* 말 : a word

* 이다 : be; exist; have

* -ㄴ지 / 인지 : someone wonder (if, whether, how, what, when, who, where)

* 알다 : know; understand; get

* 알겠니? : 알다 + -겠(one’s conjecture) + -니(a questioning verb ending suffix)

* 알겠어? : 알다 + -겠(one’s conjecture) + -어(a questioning verb ending suffix)

* 알겠어요? : 알다 + -겠(one’s conjecture) + -어(a questioning verb ending suffix) + 요(an honourific suffix)

* 알겠나요? : 알다 + -겠(one’s conjecture) + -나(a questioning verb ending suffix) + 요(an honourific suffix)

* 알겠습니까? : 알다 + -겠(one’s conjecture) + -습니까(a questioning verb ending suffix has an honourific by ‘-습’)

* 이해하다 : understand

* 이해하시다 : an honourific form of 이해하다 by ‘-시’

* 이해하셨다 : past tense of 이해하시다 by ‘-였’

* 이해하셨어요? : 이해하셨다 + 어(a questioning verb ending suffix) + 요(an honourific suffix)

* 이해하셨나요? : 이해하셨다 + 나(a questioning verb ending suffix) + 요(an honourific suffix)

* 이해하셨습니까? : 이해하셨다 + -습니까(a questioning verb ending suffix has an honourific by ‘-습’)