Let's learn about "괜찮아?"

괜찮아? : Are you okay?

[oher expressions]

- 괜찮니? (to younger people or friends)

- 괜찮나? (to younger people or friends)

- 괜찮냐? (to younger people or friends)

- 괜찮아? (to younger people or friends)

- 괜찮은가? (to younger people or friends)

- 괜찮나요? (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 괜찮아요? (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 괜찮은가요? (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 괜찮으세요? (more honourific by ‘-시’)

- 괜찮으셔요? (more honourific by ‘-시’)

- 괜찮습니까? (formal; more honourific by ‘-시’)

- 괜찮으십니까? (more honourific by ‘-시’)

[explanations]

* 괜찮다 : [Pronunciation: 괜찬타] (1) [=쓸 만하다] nice; good; not so bad; passable; fair; fine (2) [=무방하다] (사람이) may; can; be allowed to ; be justified in ; (사물이) justifiable; warrantable; all right; O.K.; will do (3) [=안심이다] safe; secure; free from danger; all right; O.K.

- 괜찮은 값[수입] : a good[fair] price[income].

- 괜찮은 사람 : a good[fine] man

- 괜찮은 여자 : a fairly pretty woman

- 맛이 괜찮다 : taste good (enough)

- 그것 괜찮다 : That's good[OK]

- 괜찮으시다면 : if you don't mind (it) / if it is convenient to you

- 문을 열어도 괜찮다 : You may open the door

- 비가 와도 괜찮다 : I don't care if it rains

- 담배를 피워도 괜찮습니까 : Do you mind if I smoke

- 어느 쪽이든 괜찮다 : Either will do

- 휴일은 아무리 많아도 괜찮다 : There is no such thing as too many holidays. / Holidays cannot be too many

- 괜찮습니다(사과에 대하여) : Never mind. / That's all right

- 고맙습니다. 이젠 괜찮습니다 : Thank you. I'm all right now

- 11월에는 겨울 오버는 안 입어도 괜찮다 : You can do without a heavy[winter] coat in November

- 네 노트를 빌리지 않아도 괜찮을 것 같다 : I believe I can manage without borrowing your notes

- …라고 말해도 괜찮다 : It is safe to say that ‥ / It may safely be said that ‥

- (위험을 벗어나) 이젠 괜찮다 : Now we are out of danger[the woods]. / We are in the clear now

- 이 건물은 지진이 일어나도 괜찮다 : This building is proof against earthquakes

- 도둑맞지 않을까 -- 아니, 괜찮아 : Will it not be stolen? -- No, there is no fear of that.

* 괜찮으세요? : 괜찮(the stem of 괜찮다) + -으시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -어(a interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 괜찮으셔요? : 괜찮(the stem of 괜찮다) + -으시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -여(a interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 괜찮습니까 : 괜찮(the stem of 괜찮다) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ시오(an  honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)

* 괜찮으십니까? : 괜찮(the stem of 괜찮다) + -으시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니까(an honourific interrogative verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ’)

* a verb + -니? / -나? / -냐? / -은가? / -어? : a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix

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

* a verb + -(으)세요? / -(으)셔요? / -(으)십니까? / -습니까? / -ㅂ니까? : an honourific interrgative verb ending suffix by ‘-시-‘ / ‘-요’