Let’s learn about "살자” and “살고 보자”

우선 살자 = 우선 살고 보자 : Let’s survie first

[other expressions]

- 우선 살자. (to younger people or friends)

- 우선 삽시다. (formal; more honourific by ‘시’)

- 우선 사십시다. (more honourific by ‘시’)

- 우선 살고 봐. (to younger people or friends)

- 우선 살고 보자. (to younger people or friends)

- 우선 살고 봅시다. (formal; more honourific by ‘시’)

- 우선 살고 보십시다. (more honourific by ‘시’)

[explanations]

* 우선 : (1) first; first of all; before everything; in the first place; to begin with (2) preference; priority; precedence

* 살다 : survive

* 살고 : 살(the stem of 살다) + -고(a connection suffix between two verbs)

* 보다 : (1) see; look; watch (2) try

* -고 + the forms of 보다 has the meaning of "Let’s ~" : this means "Let’s try to do" or "Let’s ~"

* 살자 : 살(the stem of 살다) + -자(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "Let’s ~")

* 삽시다 : 살(the stem of 살다; ㄹ erased before 시) + -ㅂ시다(an honourific propositive verb ending suffix by ‘ㅂ’; this means "Let’s ~")

* 봐 : 보(the stem of 보다) + -아(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "Let’s ~")

* 보자 : 보(the stem of 보다) + -자(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "Let’s ~")

* 봅시다 : 보(the stem of 보다) + -ㅂ시다(an honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "Let’s ~")

* 보십시다 : 보(the stem of 보다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ시다(an honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "Let’s ~")

* a verb + -자 = a verb + -고 보자 : Let’s ~; Let’s try to do

* a verb + -ㅂ시다 = a verb + -고 봅시다 : : Let’s ~; Let’s try to do

* a verb + -십시다 = a verb + -고 보십시다 : : Let’s ~; Let’s try to do

* a verb + -아 / -자 : a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "Let’s ~"

* a verb + -십시다 / -ㅂ시다 : an honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "Let’s ~"