2023-10-24

Let's learn about "저녁 준비 거의 다 됐어요"

저녁 준비 거의 다 됐어요 : Dinner’s almost ready; Dinner will be ready soon; Dinner will be served in a minute; Supper’s almost ready!

* 금방 / 바로 : in a minute

ex)

A. 저녁 준비 거의 다 됐어요 :  Dinner will be ready soon.

B. 내가 뭐 도울 거라도 없어요? = 내가 뭐 도울 거라도 있어요? : Is there anything I can do to help?

A. 그럼 식탁 차리는 걸 도와줘요 : Could you help me set the table then?

[other expressions]
- 저녁 준비 거의 다 됐다. (to younger people or friends)
- 저녁 준비 거의 다 됐네. (to younger people or friends)
- 저녁 준비 거의 다 됐어. (to younger people or friends)
- 저녁 준비 거의 다 됐어요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 저녁 준비 거의 다 됐네요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 저녁 준비 거의 다 됐습니다. (formal; more honourific by ‘-스’)

[explanations]
* 저녁 : (1) [=해가 질 무렵부터 밤이 오기까지의 사이(between sunset and nightfall)] evening; nightfall; dusk (2) [=저녁 식사] dinner
- 내일[오늘 / 어제] 저녁 : tomorrow[this / yesterday] evening
- 저녁종 : the evening bell / the curfew
- 저녁마다 : every evening

* -의 : a suffix makes 저녁 식사 possesive; this omitted

* 준비 : [準備] preparation(s); preliminary arrangements; preparedness; readiness
- 식사 준비가 다 된 모양이니까 식당으로 가십시다 : As the meal seems to be all ready, let's go along to the dining room

* 준비하다 : a verb form of 준비 by '-하다'
* 준비하시다 : an honourific form of 준비하다 by '-시-'

* 준비했다 : past tense of 준비하다 by '-었-'
* 준비하셨다 : past tense of 준비하시다 by '-였-'

* 음식을 준비하다 : prepared food

* -가 : a particle makes 준비 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a vowel; this omitted

* 거의 : almost
* 다 : all

* 거의 다 : most of it; almost
- 거의 다 끝났어요? : Are we almost done?
- 치약을 거의 다 썼다 : The toothpaste tube almost empt
- 그는 식사를 거의 다 마쳤다 : He almost finished eating

* 되다 : become; See https://www.collinsdictionary.com/ko/dictionary/korean-english/이-되다_2

* 준비가 되다 = 준비되다 : get ready
* 준비가 안 되다 = 준비가 되지 않다 : be unprepared

* 됐다 : a short form of 되었다
* 되었다 : past tense of 되다 by ‘-었-‘

* 됐습니다 : 됐(the stem of 됐다) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니다

* a verb + -어 / -네 / - 다 : a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix
* a verb + -어 / -네 + -요 : honourific verb ending suffix
* a verb + -습니다 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix

* 나 : I (non-honourific word); this can replaced by 내가
* 저 : I (honourific word); this can replaced by 제가
* 내 : I (non-honourific word)
* 제 : I (honourific word)
* -가 : a particle makes 내 / 제 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a vowel

* 뭐 : what has the nuance of "well, ..."

* 돕다 : [Pronunciation: 돕따] [ㅂ 불규칙] help

[ㅂ 불규칙 규칙(V irregular rule)]

(1) the ㅂ of 돕다 is not 'B' sound but 'V' sound and V consists of ㅂ + 옛이응  ‘ㆁ’. these days  V sound changed into '우' for easy pronunciation
- See : https://m.blog.naver.com/nurisejong/221050681781

(2) 도울: 도 + ㅂ(V sound consists of ㅂ + 옛이응  ‘ㆁ’; this changed into '우') + ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense)

* 거라도 : a short form of 것이라도
* 것이라도 : 것(a thing) + -이(the stem of 이다) + -라도(A connective ending used when assuming or recognizing the truth of the preceding statement, although it is not related to or does not influence the following statement)

* 있다 : [Pronunciation: 읻따; ㅅ + ㄷ should be always pronounced as 따] (1) be; exist; there is[are] (2) have in the sentence
* 없다 : [Pronunciation: 업따; ㅅ + ㄷ should be always pronounced as 따] (1) be not ; noe exist; there is[are] not (2) don't have in the sentence

* 없어요? : 없(the stem of 없다) + -어?(an interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)
* 있어요? : 있(the stem of 있다) + -어?(an interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 그럼 : (1) 그러면, 그렇다면] then (2) [긍정의 대답] yes (indeed), sure, of course
- 그럼 거기서 봐 : I'll see you there then
- 그럼 그렇고말고 : Yes, of course

* 식탁 : [食卓] a (dining) table; the board; a mess table(함선의)
- 식탁 예절 : table manners
- 식탁용의 : for table use
- 식탁에 앉다 : sit down[take one's seat] at the table
- 식탁을 준비하다 = 식탁을 차리다 : set the table
- 식탁을 치우다 : clear the table
- 식탁에 둘러앉다 : sit around the table
- 식탁에 앉아 주십시오 : Please take your seat at the table
- 식탁에서는 즐거운 화제를 고르도록 해야 한다 : You must try to choose pleasant topics (of conversation) at (the) table
- 식탁보 : a cloth; a tablecloth
- 식탁 소금 : table salt

* -을 : a particle makes 식탁 objective after a word ends in a consonant; this omitted

* 차리다 : [=장만하여 갖추다] prepare for
* 차리는 : 차리(the stem of 차리다) + -는(a suffix makes a verb attributive)

* 걸 : a short form of 것을
* 것 : a thing
* -을 : a particle makes 것 objective after a word ends in a consonant

* 식탁 차리는 것 : setting the table; to set the table

* 돕다 / 도우다 : help
* 도와 : 도우(the stem of 도우다) + -아(a connecion suffix betweeb two verbs)
* 주다 : give
* 도와주다 : help with effort

* 도와줘 : 도와주(the stem of  도와주다) + -어(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "DO" or "Please  ~") + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

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