Let’s learn about "만약에 말이야”

만약에 말이야 : What if

[other expressions]

- 만약에 말이다. (to younger people or friends)

- 만약에 말이네. (to younger people or friends)

- 만약에 말이야. (to younger people or friends)

- 만약에 말이에요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 만약에 말입니다. (formal; honourific by ‘-ㅂ’)

[explanations]

* 만약 : if

* -에 : with; by; this emphasizes "만약”

* 말 : a word

* -이다 : be

* -에 말이다 = 어떤 일이 일어날 지를 말한다면 : If I were to tell you what would happen

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

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