Let’s learn about "대화 중 상황(Situation in conversation)" #9

1. 진짜예요? : Really?

[other expressions]

- 진짜니? (to the younger or your friends)

- 진짜야? (to the younger or your friends)

- 진짜냐? (to the younger or your friends)

- 진짜예요?

- 진짜입니까? (formal)

[explanations]

* 진짜 : real thing

* 진짜의 : real

* 진짜이다 : be real

* a noun + -(이)니? / -(이)냐? / -(이)야? : a question form of 이다 to the younger or your friends

* a noun + -예요? : 진짜 + -예요? : an honourific questioning form of 이다 by ‘-요’; this is used after a word ends a vowel

* 진짜입니까? : 진짜 + 입니까? : an honourific questioning form of 이다 by ‘-ㅂ’

2. 설마요! : No way? / I can’t believe it.

[other expressions]

- 설마! (to the younger or your friends)

- 설마요!

[explanations]

* 설마 : by no means; really?; you don't say so

* 설마요? : 설마 + -요(an honourific suffix)

3. 말도 안돼 / 웃기지 마 : That’s ridiculous / No kidding

[other expressions]

- 말도 안 된다. (to the younger or your friends)

- 말도 안 돼. (to the younger or your friends)

- 말도 안 돼요. 

- 웃기지 마. (to the younger or your friends)

- 웃기지 마라. (to the younger or your friends)

- 웃기지 마요. (to the younger or your friends)

- 웃기지 마십시오. (formal)

[explanations]

* 말 : a word

* 도 : too; also

* 안 : not

* 되다 : become

* 돼 : 되다 + -어(a descriptive verb ending suffix)

* 돼요 : 되다 + -어(a descriptive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific suffix)

* 됩니다 : 되다 + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix ‘-ㅂ’)

* 웃다 : laugh

* 웃기다 : make someone laugh

* -지 말다 : don’t do

* -지 마 : -지 말다 + -아(an imperative verb ending suffix)

* -지 마요 : -지 말다 + -아(an imperative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific suffix)

* -지 마십시오 : -디 말다 + -십시오(an imperative verb ending suffix has an honourific by ‘-십’

4. 맞아요 : That’s right / That’s true.

[other expressions]

- 맞다. (to the younger or your friends)

- 맞아. (to the younger or your friends)

- 맞아요.

- 맞습니다. (formal)

[explanations]

* 맞은 : right

* 맞다 : be right

* 맞아 : 맞다 + -아(a descriptive verb ending suffix)

* 맞아요 : 맞다 + -아(a descriptive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific suffix)

* 맞습니다 : 맞다 + -습시오(an imperative verb ending suffix has an honourific by ‘-습’