2022-09-13

Let’s learn about "쉽게 말할게”

쉽게 말할게 : (1) I'll say easily (2) [=단도직입적으로 말할게•직설적으로 말할게] I'll go right to the point

[other expressions]
- 쉽게 말할게. (to younger people or friends)
- 쉽게 말할게요. (honourific by '-요')
- 쉽게 말하겠습니다. (formal; more honourific by '스')

[explanations]
* 내 : I (non-honourific word)
* 제 : I (honourific word)
* -가 : a particle makes 내 / 제 subjective after a word ends in a vowel

If you want to emphasize what, use 은 or 는.
If you want to emphasize who, use 이 or 가

* 쉬운 : easy
* 쉽게 : an adverb form of 쉬운
* 쉽다 : be easy

+ 말하다 : say; speak; tell

* 단도 직입 [單刀直入] : coming straight to the point; straight forwardness
- 단도 직입적인 : point-blank / direct
- 단도 직입적인 질문 : a point-blank[direct] question
- 단도 직입적으로 : directly / point-blank / straightforwardly
- 단도 직입적으로 말해라 : Go right to the point. / Don't beat around the bush. / Come to the point promptly

* 직설 : [Pronunciation: 직썰] 直說] straight talk; plain speaking; frankness
* 직설적(인) : straightforward; forthright; outspoken
- 그사람은 직설적인 사람이다 : He is a straightforward person
* 직설적이다 : be straightforward; be forthright; be outspoken
- 그녀는 아주 직설적이다 : She is very straightforward.
* 직설적으로 : straightforwardly
- 아주 직설적으로 말할게 : I'll say very straightforwardly

* 말할게 : 말하(the stem of 말하다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -게(one's will)
* 말할게요 : 말하(the stem of 말하다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -게(one's will) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 말하겠습니다 : 말하(the stem of 말하다) + -겠(one's will) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)

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