2021-02-17

Let’s learn about "얘깃거리(things to talk)" #10

1. 엄마는 인자하세요 : My mother is gracious/warm-hearted.


[other expressions]

- (우리/저희) 엄마는 인자하다. (to the younger or friends)

- (우리/저희) 엄마는 인자해. (to the younger or friends)

- (우리/저희) 엄마는 인자해요.

- (우리/저희) 엄마는 인자하세요.

- (우리/저희) 엄마는 인자합니다. (formal)


[explanations]

* 우리 : (1) we or our (2) I or my in the sentence

* 저희 : (1) we or our (2) I or my in the sentence

* 엄마 : mom

* 어머니 : mother (a little honourific)

* 어머님 : mother (honourific form)

* 는 : a suffix makes 엄마 subjective after a word ends a vowel

* 인자한 : warm-hearted; gracious

* 인자하다 : a verb form of 인자한

* 인자해 : 인자하다 + -어(a descriptive verb ending suffix)

* 인자하세요 : 인저하다 + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -어(a descriptive verb ending suffix)

* a verb + -요 / -ㅂ니다 : a descriptive verb ending suffix has an honourific by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ’


2. 무슨 일 하세요? : (1) What’s your occupation? (2) What kind of work do you do?


[other expressions]

- 뭔/무슨 일 하니? (to the younger or friends)

- 뭔/무슨 일 하냐? (to the younger or friends)

- 뭔/무슨 일 해? (to the younger or friends)

- 뭔/무슨 일 해요?

- 뭔/무슨 일 하세요?

- 뭔/무슨 일 하십니까? (formal)


- 직업이 뭐야/무엇이야? (to the younger or friends)

- 직업이 뭐니/무엇이니? (to the younger or friends)

- 직업이 뭔가/무엇인가? (to the younger or friends)

- 직업이 뭔데/무엇인데? (to the younger or friends)

- 직업이 뭔가요/무엇인가요?

- 직업이 뭔데요/무엇인데요?

- 직업미 뭡니까/무엇입니까? (formal)


[explanations]

* 뭔 : a short form of 무슨(what; what kind of...)

* 일 : (1) work (2) job; occupation

* 하다 : do

* 해? : 하다 + -어?

* a verb + -냐? / -니? / -어? : a questioning verb ending suffix

* 하세요? : 하다 + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -어(a questioning verb ending suffix) + -요(honourific suffix)

* 합니까? : 하다 + -ㅂ니까? : a questioning verb ending suffix has an honourific by ‘-ㅂ’

* 직업 : occupation

* 이 : a suffix makes 직업 subjective after a word ends a consonant

* 뭐 : a short form of 무엇( what)

* 이다 : be; exist; have

* a noun + -니? / -이니? / -야? / -이야? / -ㄴ가? / -인가? / -ㄴ데? / -인데? : a quedtioning form of 이다

* a noun + -요? / -이요? / -입니까? : an honourific questioning form of 이다 by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ’


3. 직업명 (the name of occupations)


- 회계사 : accountant

- 대사 : ambassador

- 교수 : professor

- 은행가 : banker

- 사업가 : businessman

- 치과의사 : dentist

- 형사 : detective

- 외교관 : diplomat

- 기술자 : engineer

- 소방관 : fire fighter

- 사진작가 : photigrapher

- 미용사 : hairstylist

- 통역사 : interpreter

- 목사 : minister; pastor; priest

- 비서 : secretary

- 수의사 : veterinarian

- 실내 장식가 : interior designer

- 변호사 : lawyer

- 노무직 종사자 : blue-collar worker

- 사무직 종사자 : white-collar worker

- 전문직 종사자 : professional


4. 직책이 뭐예요? : What’s your position at work? / What are you in charge of?


[other expressions]

- 직책이 뭐야/무엇이야? (to the younger or friends)

- 직책이 뭐니/무엇이니? (to the younger or friends)

- 직책이 뭔가/무엇인가? (to the younger or friends)

- 직책이 뭔가요/무엇인가요?

- 직책이 뭡니까/무엇입니까? (formal)


[explanations]

* 직책 : a position at work; a title at work

* 이 : a suffix makes 직책 subjective after a word ends a consonant

* 뭐 : a short form of 무엇(what)

* 뭔가? : 뭐 + -ㄴ가?

* 뭡니까? : 뭐 + -ㅂ니까?

* a noun + -야? / -이야? / -니? / -이니? / -ㄴ가? / -인가? : a questioning form of 이다

* a noun + -요? / -이요? / -입니까? : an honourific questioning form of 이다 by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ’


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