Let’s learn about "초대•방문"(Invitation/Visiting) #13

1. 많이 드세요 / 마음껏 드세요 : Help yourself (as much as you want) / Feel free to eat whatever you want : Enjoy

[other expressions]

- 많이 먹어. (to younger people or friends)

- 많이 먹게. (to younger people or friends)

- 많이 먹어요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 많이 들어요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 많이 드세요. (more honourific by ‘-시’)

- 많이 드셔요. (more honourific by ‘-시’)

- 많이 드십시오. (formal; more honourific by ‘-시’)

- 마음껏 먹어. (to younger people or friends)

- 마음껏 먹게. (to younger people or friends)

- 마음껏 먹어요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 마음껏 들어요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 마음껏 드세요. (more honourific by ‘-시’)

- 마음껏 드셔요. (more honourific by ‘-시’)

- 마음껏 드십시오. (formal; more honourific by ‘-시’)

[explanations]

* 많이 : much; many

* 마음껏 / 맘껏 : to one's heart's content; to the full; to the utmost [hilt]; 맘껏 is a short form of 마음껏

* 먹다 : eat

* 들다 : an honourific form of 먹다 to the elderly

* 먹게 : 먹(the stem of 먹다) + -게(the speaker’s wish)

* 드세요 : 들(the stem of 들다; ㄹ erased before ㅅ) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -어(a propositive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 드셔요 : 들(the stem of 들다; ㄹ erased before ㅅ) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -여(a propositive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 드십시오 : 들(the stem of 들다; ㄹ erased before ㅅ) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ시오(an honourific propositive verb ending suffix)

* a verb + -어 / -게 : a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix

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

* a verb + -세요 / -셔요 / -십시오 : an honourific propositive verb ending suffix

2. 식기 전에 드세요 : Eat before it gets cold / You better start before it gets cold / Dig in before it gets cold

[other expressions]

- 식기 전에 먹어. (to younger people or friends)

- 식기 전에 먹게. (to younger people or friends)

- 식기 전에 먹어요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 식기 전에 들어요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 식기 전에 드세요. (more honourific by ‘-시’)

- 식기 전에 드셔요. (more honourific by ‘-시’)

- 식기 전에 드십시오. (formal; more honourific by ‘-시’)

[explanations]

* 식다 : get cold; cool (off); cool down; get cool

* 식기 : 식(the stem of 식다) + -기(a suffix makes a verb a noun)

* 전 : before

* -에 : a time suffix means "at/in/on"

* 먹다 : eat

* 들다 : an honourific form of 먹다 to the elderly

* 먹게 : 먹(the stem of 먹다) + -게(the speaker’s wish)

* 드세요 : 들(the stem of 들다; ㄹ erased before ㅅ) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -어(a propositive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 드셔요 : 들(the stem of 들다; ㄹ erased before ㅅ) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -여(a propositive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 드십시오 : 들(the stem of 들다; ㄹ erased before ㅅ) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ시오(an honourific propositive verb ending suffix)

* a verb + -어 / -게 : a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix

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

* a verb + -세요 / -셔요 / -십시오 : an honourific propositive verb ending suffix

3. (좀) 더 드세요 : Have some more / Would you like some more / Why don’t you have some more? / Would you like to have seconds? / Would you care for some more?

[other expressions]

- (좀) 더 먹어. (to younger people or friends)

- (좀) 더 먹게. (to younger people or friends)

- (좀) 더 먹어요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- (좀) 더 들어요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- (좀) 더 드세요. (more honourific by ‘-시’)

- (좀) 더 드셔요. (more honourific by ‘-시’)

- (좀) 더 드십시오. (formal; more honourific by ‘-시’)

[explanations]

* 좀 : a little; this has the meaning of "please"

* 더 : (some) more

* 먹다 : eat

* 들다 : an honourific form of 먹다 to the elderly

* 먹게 : 먹(the stem of 먹다) + -게(the speaker’s wish)

* 드세요 : 들(the stem of 들다; ㄹ erased before ㅅ) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -어(a propositive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 드셔요 : 들(the stem of 들다; ㄹ erased before ㅅ) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -여(a propositive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 드십시오 : 들(the stem of 들다; ㄹ erased before ㅅ) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ시오(an honourific propositive verb ending suffix)

* a verb + -어 / -게 : a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix

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

* a verb + -세요 / -셔요 / -십시오 : an honourific propositive verb ending suffix

4. 제 양보다 더 많이 먹었는걸요 : I’ve had more than my share

[other expressions]

- 내 양보다 더 많이 먹었다. (to younger people or friends)

- 내 양보다 더 많이 먹었네. (to younger people or friends)

- 내 양보다 더 많이 먹었어. (to younger people or friends)

- 내 양보다 더 많이 먹었는걸. (to younger people or friends)

- 제 양보다 더 많이 먹었어요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 제 양보다 더 많이 먹었는걸요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 제 양보다 더 많이 먹었습니다. (formal; more honourific by ‘-스’)

[explanations]

* 내 : I (non-honourific word to younger people or friends)

* 제 : : I (honourific word to the elderly)

* 양 : quantity; amount; volume

* 내 양 / 제 양 : my share

* -보다 : more than

* 많이 : much; many

* 먹다 : eat

* 먹었다 : past tense of 먹다 by ‘-었-‘

* 먹었는걸 : 먹었(the stem of 먹었다) + -는걸

* -ㄴ걸 / -는걸 : a verb ending suffix expressing one's thoughts or feelings about a action or state

* 먹었습니다 : 먹었(the stem of 먹었다) + -ㅅ(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)

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

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

* a verb + -습니다 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by ‘-스’