Let’s learn about "축하와 기원(congratulation and petition)" #2

1. 아기 가지셨다면서요? : I hear you’re pregnant / I hear your have a new baby on the way

[other expressions]

- 아기 가졌다고? (to younger people or friends)

- 아기 가졌다며? (to younger people or friends)

- 아기 가졌다면서? (to younger people or friends)

- 아기 가지셨다고요?

- 아기 가지셨다면서요? (formal)

[explanations]

* 아기 : a baby

* 를 : a suffix makes 아기 objective after a word ends a vowel; thie omitted

* 가지다 : have

* 가졌다 : past tense of 가지다

* 가지셨다 : 가지(the stem of 가지다) + -ㅅ(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -었 + -다

* a verb + -고? / -며? / -면서? : a questionable verb ending suffix with a nuance of surprise at the news or words

* a verb + -고요? / -면서요? : an honourific questionable verb ending suffix with a nuance of surprise at the news or words by ‘-요’

2. 곧 출산하신다면서요? : I hear that you’ll be having a new baby soon / I hear your are expecting a baby

[other expressions]

- 곧 출산한다고? (to younger people or friends)

- 곧 출산한다며? (to younger people or friends)

- 곧 출산한다면서? (to younger people or friends)

- 곧 출산하신다고요?

- 곧 출산하신다면서요? (formal)

[explanations]

* 곧 : soon

* 출산 : [Pronunciation : 출싼] childbirth; delivery; parturition; procreation, labour; fall

* 출산하다 : give birth to; be delivered of

* 출산하시다 : 출산하(the stem of 출산하다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -다

* a verb + -고? / -며? / -면서? : a questionable verb ending suffix with a nuance of surprise at the news or words

* a verb + -고요? / -면서요? : an honourific questionable verb ending suffix with a nuance of surprise at the news or words by ‘-요’

3. 결혼 축하해요 : Congratulation on your wedding / Best wishes/regards on your wedding

[other expressions]

- 결혼 축하한다. (to younger people or friends)

- 결혼 축하하네. (to younger people or friends)

- 결혼 축하해. (to younger people or friends)

- 결혼 축하하네요.

- 결혼 축하해요.

- 결혼 축하합니다. (formal)

- 결혼 축하드려요. (more honourific)

- 결혼 축하드립니다. (formal; more honourific)

[explanations]

* 결혼 : wedding

* 을 : a suffix makes 출산 objective after a word ends a consonant; this omitted

* 축하 : congratulation; celebration; felicitation; rejoicing; (congratulatory) greetings

* 축하하다 : congratulate [felicitate] (a person) on; greet celebrate; keep (a festival); felicitate

* 축하의 : congratulatory, festival

* 축하한다 : 축하하다 + -ㄴ다(a suffix makes a verb present tense)

* 축하해 : 축하하다 + -어

* 축하합니다 : 축하하다 + -ㅂ니다

* 축하드리다 : an honourific form of 축하하다; -드리다 is an honourific form of 주다(give)

* 축하드립니다 : 축하드리다 + -ㅂ니다

* a verb + -ㄴ다 / -네 / -어 : a descriptive verb ending suffix

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

4. 그 행운의 사나이가 누구예요? : Who is the lucky guy / Who is the fortunate man? / Who is the lucky groom-to-be?

* 그 행운의 아가씨가 누구예요? : Who is the lucky girl / Who is the fortunate woman? / Who is the lucky bride-to-be?

[other expressions]

- 그 행운의 사나이가 누구니? (to younger people or friends)

- 그 행운의 사나이가 누구냐? (to younger people or friends)

- 그 행운의 사나이가 누구야? (to younger people or friends)

- 그 행운의 사나이가 누군가? (to younger people or friends)

- 그 행운의 사나이가 누군데? (to younger people or friends)

- 그 행운의 사나이가 누구인가? (to younger people or friends)

- 그 행운의 사나이가 누구인가요?

- 그 행운의 사나이가 누구예요?

- 그 행운의 사나이가 누굽니까? (formal)

- 그 행운의 사나이가 누구입니까? (formal)

[explanations]

* 그 : the; that

* 행운 : good luck; good fortune; a lucky [good] break

* -의 : a suffix makes 행운 possesive

* 사나이 / 사내 : a young man; manliness; manhood; manly qualities

- 사나이 대장부 : A man with a manly charm

* 대장부 : s short form of 사나이 대장부

- 사내대장부답게 굴어라 : Be a man

* -답게 : like

* 굴다 : behave

* 굴어라 : 굴다 + -어라(a little imperative and persuasive verb ending suffix)

* -가 : a suffix 사나이 the topic of the sentence after a word ends a vowel

* 누구 : who

* 이다 : be

* 누군가? : 누구 + -ㄴ가?

* 누굽니까? : 누구 + -ㅂ니까?

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

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