Let's learn about "솔직히 말해 봐"

솔직히 말해 봐 = 솔직하게 말해 봐 : Be honest

ex) 솔직하게 말해 봐. 나 좋아하죠? : Be honest. Do you like me?

[other expressions]

- 솔직하게 말해 봐라. (to younger people or friends)

- 솔직하게 말해 봐. (to younger people or friends)

- 솔직하게 말해 볼래. (honourific by ‘요’)

- 솔직하게 말해 봐요. (more honourific by ‘시’)

- 솔직하게 말해 볼래요. (more honourific by ‘시’)

- 솔직하게 말해 보실래요. (more honourific by ‘시’)

- 솔직하게 말해 보세요. (more honourific by ‘시’)

- 솔직하게 말해 보셔요. (more honourific by ‘시’)

- 솔직하게 말해 보시지요. (more honourific by ‘시’)

- 솔직하게 말해 보시죠. (more honourific by ‘시’; -시죠 is a short form of -시지요)

- 솔직하게 말해 보십시오. (formal; more honourific by ‘시’)

- 솔직하게 말해 보시겠어요. (more honourific by ‘시’)

- 솔직하게 말해 보시겠습니까. (more honourific by ‘시’)

[explanations]

* 솔직 : [Pronunciation: 솔찍] [率直] straightforwardness; frankness; candidness; open-heartedness

* 솔직한 : [Pronunciation: 솔찍칸]  straightforward; frank; candid; plain; honest; straight; open; outspoken

* 솔직히 = 솔직하게 : an adverb form of 솔직하다

* 솔직하다 : [Pronunciation: 솔찍하다] a verb form of 솔직한

* 말하다 : say; tell; speak

* 보다 : (1) see; look; watch (2) meet (3) try (to do)

* 말해 보다 : try to say <-- 말하(the stem of 말하다; 하 + -어 contracted into 해) + -어(a connection suffix between two verbs) + -보다(try)

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

* 봐라 : 보(the stem of 보다) + -아라(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "please ~")

* 볼래 : 보(the stem of 보다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -래(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "please ~")

* 보실래요 : 보(the stem of 보다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -래(a propositive verb ending suffix means "please ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 보세요 : 보(the stem of 보다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -어(a propositive verb ending suffix means "please ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 보셔요 : 보(the stem of 보다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -여(a propositive verb ending suffix means "please ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 보시지요 : 보(the stem of 보다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -지(a propositive verb ending suffix means "please ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 보십시오 : 보(the stem of 보다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ시오(an  honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "please ~")

* 보시겠어요 : 보(the stem of 보다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -겠(a suffix asks the listener's reply) + -어(a propositive verb ending suffix means "please ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 보시겠습니까 : 보(the stem of 보다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -겠(a suffix asks the listener's reply) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니까(an  honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "please ~")

* a verb + -아 / -아라 / -ㄹ래 : a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "please ~"

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

* a verb + -실래요 / -세요 / -셔요 / -십시오 / -시지요 / -시죠 / -시겠어요 / -시겠습니까 : an  honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "please ~"