그 사람 입이 무거운 사람이야 : He's tight-lipped; his lips are sealed; He's confidant; He does not have a big mouth
ex)
A. If I were you, I wouldn't tell him the secret : 내가 너라면, 그 비밀 Bruno 한테 말하지 않겠어.
B. How come?? I think he's tight-lipped : 어째서?? 난 걔가 입이 무겁다고 생각해.
A. Well... As my rule of thumb, he has a big mouth : 음... 내 경험상으론, 입이 가벼워
[other expressions]
- 그 사람 입이 무거운 사람이다. (to younger people or friends)
- 그 사람 입이 무거운 사람이네. (to younger people or friends)
- 그 사람 입이 무거운 사람이야. (to younger people or friends)
- 그 분 입이 무거운 분이네요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 그 분 입이 무거운 분이에요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 그 분 입이 무거운 분입니다. (formal; honourific by ‘ㅂ’)
[explanations]
* 그 : that
* 사람 : human being (non-honourific word)
* 분 : human being (honourific word)
* 그 사람 / 그 분 : he or she
* -은 : a particle makes 그 사람 / 그 분 subjective after a word ends in a consonant
* 입 : mouth
* -이 : a particle makes 입 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a consonant
* 무거운 : heavy; weighty
* 무겁다 : be heavy; be weighty
* 가벼운 : light; not heavy; not weighty
* 가볍다 : be light; be not heavy; be not weighty
* 입이 가볍다 = 말이 많다 : have a big mouth
- 걔한테 말했어. 너 정말 입이 가볍구나! : Did you tell it to her. you have a big mouth!
- 우리 누나는 입이 가벼워 : My elder sister have a big mouth
- 난 입이 가벼운 사람 좋아하지 않아 : I don't like people who have a big mouth
- 나 입이 가벼운 사람 아니야! 뭐든 말해봐 : I don't have a big mouth. you can tell me anything
* 입이 무겁다 : one's lips are sealed; be confidant; don't have a big mouth; be tight-lipped
ex)
A. 너한테 뭔 일 있었니? 무슨 일이야? : What's wrong with you? what happened to you?
B. 내가 이걸 말해도 될까? : Can I tell it to you?
A. 물론이지! 아무한테도 말 안 할게. 입 꼭 다물고 있을게 : Sure! I'm not going to tell anyone. My lips are sealed
* See : https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hvmd9YQGB2M
* 사람 : human being (non-honourific word)
* 분 : human being (honourific word)
* 이다 : be
* 입니다 : 이(the stem of 이다) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)
* a verb + -이다 / -이네 / -이야 : a non-honourific descriptive form of 이다
* a verb + -이네 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix
* a verb + -이에요 / -입니다 : an honourific descriptive form of 이다 by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ’
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