Let’s learn about "사교활동•연애"(Social activities / Dating) #4

1. 30대 초반/중반/후반입니다 : I’m in my early/mid/late 30s

   

 [other expressions]

- 30대 초반/중반/후반이다. (to younger people or friends)

- 30대 초반/중반/후반이네. (to younger people or friends)

- 30대 초반/중반/후반이야. (to younger people or friends)

- 30대 초반/중반/후반이네요. ( honourific by ‘-요’)

- 30대 초반/중반/후반이에요. ( honourific by ‘-요’)

- 30대 초반/중반/후반입니다. (formal; honourific by ‘-ㅂ’)

[explanations]

* 서른 : 30s

* 초반 : early / beginning

* 중반 : mid / middle

* 후반 : late; finishing

* -반 : phase

* 이다 : be

* a noun + -이다 / 이네 / 이야 : a non-honourific descriptive form of 이다

* a noun + -이네 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix

* a noun + -이에요 / -입니다 : an honourific descriptive form of 이다 by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ’

2. 몇 살 같아요? : How old do I look? / How old do you think I am? / Guess how old I am / Can you guess how old I am? / How old do I sound?

[other expressions]

- 몇 살 같니? (to younger people or friends)

- 몇 살 같냐? (to younger people or friends)

- 몇 살 같아? (to younger people or friends)

- 몇 살 같은가? (to younger people or friends)

- 몇 살 같아요? (honourific by ‘요’)

- 몇 살 같은가요? (honourific by ‘요’)

- 몇 살 같습니까? (formal; more honourific by ‘스’)

[explanations]

* 몇 : how much; how many

* 살 : a unit counts ages

* 같다 : (1) be the same (2) seem; look like in the sentence

* a verb + -니 / -냐 / -아 / -은가? : a non-honourific interrrogative verb ending suffix

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

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

3. 20대처럼 보이세요 : You look like you’re in your 20s / You look like you’re twenty something.

 [other expressions]

- 20대처럼 보인다. (to younger people or friends)

- 20대처럼 보이네. (to younger people or friends)

- 20대처럼 보여. (to younger people or friends)

- 20대처럼 보이네요. ( honourific by ‘-요’)

- 20대처럼 보여요. ( honourific by ‘-요’)

- 20대처럼 보입니다. (formal; honourific by ‘-ㅂ’)

[explanations]

* 20대 : [Pronunciation: 20대] in one’s 20s

* 처럼 : as; like

* 보다 : see; look; watch

* 보이다 : be seen; -이- makes a verb passive form

* 보인다 : present tense of 보이다 by ‘-ㄴ’

* 보여 : 보이(the stem of 보이다; 이 and 여 contracted into 여) + -여(a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)

* 보입니다 : 보이(the stem of 보이다) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)

* a verb + -다 / -네 / -여 : a non-honourific descriptive form of 이다

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

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

4. 20대라고 해도 사람들이 믿겠어요 : People will believe that you are in your 20s

 [other expressions]

- 20대라고 해도 사람들이 믿겠다. (to younger people or friends)

- 20대라고 해도 사람들이 믿겠네. (to younger people or friends)

- 20대라고 해도 사람들이 믿겠어. (to younger people or friends)

- 20대라고 해도 사람들이 믿겠네요. ( honourific by ‘-요’)

- 20대라고 해도 사람들이 믿겠어요. ( honourific by ‘-요’)

- 20대라고 해도 사람들이 믿겠습니다. (formal; honourific by ‘-ㅂ’)

[explanations]

* 20대 : [Pronunciation: 20대] in one’s 20s

* -라고 : as

* 하다 : (1) do (2) [=말하다] say in the sentence

* -도 : even though

* -라고 해도 : even though somebody say that ~

* 사람 : human being; person

* -들 : a suffix makes a noun plural

* -이 : a particle makes 사람들 subjective after a word ends in a consonant

* 믿다 : believe

* 믿겠다 : 믿(the stem of 믿다) + -겠(one’s conjecture) + -다(a basic verb ending suffix)

* 믿겠습니다 : 믿(the stem of 믿다) + -겠(one’s conjecture) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)

* a verb + -다 / -네 / -어 : a non-honourific descriptive form of 이다

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

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

5. 스무 살쯤으로 보이네요 / 스무 살정도로 보이네요 : You look about 20

[other expressions]

- 스무 살쯤으로 보인다. (to younger people or friends)

- 스무 살쯤으로 보이네. (to younger people or friends)

- 스무 살쯤으로 보여. (to younger people or friends)

- 스무 살쯤으로 보이네요. ( honourific by ‘-요’)

- 스무 살쯤으로 보여요. ( honourific by ‘-요’)

- 스무 살쯤으로 보입니다. (formal; honourific by ‘-ㅂ’)

- 스무 살 정도로 보인다. (to younger people or friends)

- 스무 살 정도로 보이네. (to younger people or friends)

- 스무 살 정도로 보여. (to younger people or friends)

- 스무 살 정도로 보이네요. ( honourific by ‘-요’)

- 스무 살쯤 정도로 보여요. ( honourific by ‘-요’)

- 스무 살쯤 정도로 보입니다. (formal; honourific by ‘-ㅂ’)

[explanations]

* 스무 : 20s

* 살 : a unit counts ages

* 쯤 / 쯤으로 : about; around; approximately

* 정도 : grade; degree; measure; rate; extent; limit; standard; level; moderation

* 정도 / 정도로 : to the extent; as much as

* -으로 : as; like

* 보다 : see; look; watch

* 보이다 : be seen; -이- makes a verb passive form

* 보인다 : present tense of 보이다 by ‘-ㄴ’

* 보여 : 보이(the stem of 보이다; 이 and 여 contracted into 여) + -여(a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)

* 보입니다 : 보이(the stem of 보이다) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)

* a verb + -다 / -네 / -여 : a non-honourific descriptive form of 이다

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

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