Let’s learn about "초대•방문"(Invitation/Visiting) #7

1. 불쑥 찾아와서 죄송해요 : I’m sorry to drop in suddenly / I didn’t mean to barge in like this / I’m sorry to intrude / Am I interrupting anything?

[other expressions]

- 불쑥 찾아와서 미안하다. (to younger people or friends)

- 불쑥 찾아와서 미안하네. (to younger people or friends)

- 불쑥 찾아와서 미안해. (to younger people or friends)

- 불쑥 찾아와서 미안하군! (to younger people or friends)

- 불쑥 찾아와서 미안하구나! (to younger people or friends)

- 불쑥 찾아와서 미안하네요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 불쑥 찾아와서 미안해요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 불쑥 찾아와서 미안하군! (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 불쑥 찾아와서 미안합니다. (formal; honourific by ‘-ㅂ’)

- 불쑥 찾아와서 죄송해요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 불쑥 찾아와서 죄송합니다. (formal; honourific by ‘-ㅂ’)

[explanations]

* 불쑥 / 갑자기 : suddenly, unexpectedly; abruptly, rapidly

* 찾아오다 : drop in; visit

* 찾아와서 : 찾아오(the stem of 찾아오다) + -아서/어서/여서(because of; owing to)

* 미안한 : sorry

* 미안하다 : be sorry; this has a little informal nuance

* 미안해 : 미안하(the stem of 미안하다) + -어(a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)

* 미안합니다 : 미안하(the stem of 미안하다) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ’)

* 죄송한 : sorry

* 죄송하다 : be sorry; this has a formal nuance

* 죄송해요 : 죄송하(the stem of 죄송하다) + -어(a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 죄송합니다 : 죄송하(the stem of 죄송하다) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ’)

* a verb + -다 / -네 / -어 / -아 : a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix

* a verb + -군! / -구나! : a non-honourific exclamatiry verb ending suffix

* a verb + -네 / -어 / -아 / -군! + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix

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

2. 아니에요. 괜찮아요. 들어오세요 : No. no. that’s okay. come in

[other expressions]

- 아니다. (to younger people or friends)

- 아니네. (to younger people or friends)

- 아니야. (to younger people or friends)

- 아니에요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 아닙니다. (formal; honourific by ‘-ㅂ’)

- 괜찮다. (to younger people or friends)

- 괜찮네. (to younger people or friends)

- 괜찮아. (to younger people or friends)

- 괜찮네요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 괜찮아요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 괜찮습니다. (formal; more honourific by ‘-스’)

- 들어와. (to younger people or friends)

- 들어와라. (to younger people or friends)

- 들어올래. (to younger people or friends)

- 들어와요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 들어올래요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 들어오실래요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 들어오세요. (more honourific by ‘-스’)

- 들어오시지요. (more honourific by ‘-스’)

- 들어오시죠. (more honourific by ‘-스’)

- 들어오십시오. (formal; more honourific by ‘-스’)

- 들어오시겠어요. (more honourific by ‘-스’)

[explanations]

* 아니다 : be not

* 아닙니다 : 아니(the stem of 아니다) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ’)

* 괜찮다 : be okay

* 괜찮습니다 : 괜찮(the stem of 괜찮다) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ’)

* a verb + -다 / -네 / -야 / -아 : a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix

* a verb + -네 / -아 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix

* a verb + -에요 / -ㅂ니다 / -습니다 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix

* 오다 : come

* 들어오다 : come in

* 들어와 : 들어오(the stem of 들어오다) + -아( a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix)

* 들어와라 : 들어오(the stem of 들어오다) + -아라( a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix)

* 들어올래 : 들어오(the stem of 들어오다) + -ㄹ( a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -래(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix)

* 들어오실래요 : 들어오(the stem of 들어오다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㄹ( a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -래(a propositive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 들어오세요 : 들어오(the stem of 들어오다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -어(a propositive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 들어오시지요 : 들어오(the stem of 들어오다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -지(a propositive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* -죠 : a short form of -지요

* 들어오십시오 : 들어오(the stem of 들어오다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ시오(an honourific propositive verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ’)

* 들어오시겠어요 : 들어오(the stem of 들어오다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -겠(the listener’s will) + -어(a propositive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* a verb + -아 / -아라 / -ㄹ래 : a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix

* a verb + -아 / -ㄹ래 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix

* a verb + -실래요 / -세요 / -시지요 / -시죠 / -십시오 / -시겠어요 : an honourific propositive verb ending suffix by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ’

2. 약소하지만 선물이에요 : It’s a little present for you / I’ve broght / got something for you / Here’s something for you

[other expressions]

- 약소하지만 선물이다. (to younger people or friends)

- 약소하지만 선물이네. (to younger people or friends)

- 약소하지만 선물이야. (to younger people or friends)

- 약소하지만 선물이네요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 약소하지만 선물이에요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 약소하지만 선물입니다. (formal; honourific by ‘-ㅂ’)

[explanations]

* 약소 : the weak and small; the weak; the minor; the lesser <—약(weak) + 소(small)

* 약소한 : an adjective form of 약소

* 약소하다 : a verb form of 약소

* 약소하지만 : 약소하(the stem of 약소하다) + -지만(but)

* 선물 : a present; a gift

* 이다 : be

* 선물이에요 : 선물 + -이(the stem of 이다) + -에요(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by ‘-요’)

* 선물입니다 : 선물 + -이(the stem of 이다) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ’)

* a verb + -다 / -네 : a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix

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

4. 어머, 안 그려셔도 되는데... : Oh, you didn’t have to

[other expressions]

- 오. (from everyone)

- 와. (from everyone)

- 어머. (from a woman)

- 안 그래도 된다. (to younger people or friends)

- 안 그래도 되네. (to younger people or friends)

- 안 그래도 되는데. (to younger people or friends)

- 안 그래도 돼. (to younger people or friends)

- 안 그려셔도 돼요. (more honourific by ‘-시’ and ‘-요’)

- 안 그려셔도 되는데... (more honourific by ‘-시’)

- 안 그려셔도 되는데요. (more honourific by ‘-시’ and ‘-요’)

- 안 그려셔도 됩니다. (formal; more honourific by ‘-시’ and ‘-ㅂ’)

[other expressions]

* 오 / 와 : Oh; Wow

* 어머 : Oh; Wow (a woman’s exclamation voice)

* 안 : this is exactly equal to "not" in English

* 그래도 : nevertheless; but; still; for all that; and yet; even so <— a short form of 그리하여도 / 그러하여도; 고래도 is another form of 그래도

* 그렇다 : be such <— a short form of 그리하다 / 그러하다 / 고러하다

* 그려셔도 : an honourific form of 그래도 by ‘-시’

* 되다 : (1) become (2) can; be able to do; be possible (3) act; do in the sentence

* 안 ... 되다 / 안 되다 : can’t; be not able to do

* 안 그래도 된다 / 안 그려셔도 됩니다 : don’t have to; didn’t have to

* 돼 : 되(the stem of 되다) + -어(a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)

* 됩니다 : 되(the stem of 되다) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ’)

* a verb + -다 / -네 / -어 / -는데 : a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix

* a verb + -네 / -어 / -는데 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix

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

* -는데 / -는데요 : both have a nuance of hesitation to speak