(죄송하지만) 깎아 드릴 수 없습니다 : I’m sorry. I cannot give you any discounts; I apologize, but I can’t afford to give you a discount; I can’t come down a cent; I can’t take a penny off; We don’t give discounts here; I can’t lower the price; This is the best I could do.
* 잔돈, 푼돈 : [미국] cent; [영국] penny
ex)
A. 이 가격이라면 안 살래요 : If this is the price, I’m walking out
B. 깎아 드리고 싶지만 그럴 수 없어요 : I would love to give you a discount, but I can’t come down a cent
[other expressions]
<반말(talking down to)>
- (죄송하지만) 깎아 줄 수 없다. (to younger people or friends)
- (죄송하지만) 깎아 줄 수 없네. (to younger people or friends)
- (죄송하지만) 깎아 줄 수 없구나! (to younger people or friends)
- (죄송하지만) 깎아 줄 수 없군! (to younger people or friends)
- (죄송하지만) 깎아 줄 수 없는데. (to younger people or friends)
- (죄송하지만) 깎아 줄 수 없어. (to younger people or friends)
<존칭/존댓말/높임말/경어(honorific)>
- (죄송하지만) 깎아 줄 수 없네요. (honourific by '-요')
- (죄송하지만) 깎아 줄 수 없군요! (honourific by '-요')
- (죄송하지만) 깎아 줄 수 없는데요. (honourific by '-요')
- (죄송하지만) 깎아 줄 수 없어요. (honourific by '-요')
- (죄송하지만) 깎아 드릴 수 없네요. (honourific by '-요')
- (죄송하지만) 깎아 드릴 수 없군요! (honourific by '-요')
- (죄송하지만) 깎아 드릴 수 없는데요. (honourific by '-요')
- (죄송하지만) 깎아 드릴 수 없어요. (honourific by '-요')
<극존칭(high honorific; extreme honorific)>
- (죄송하지만) 깎아 드릴 수 없습니다.. (formal; more honourific by '스-')
[explanations]
* 나 : I (non-honourific word to younger people or friends)
* 저 : I (honourific word to the elderly)
* -는 : a particle makes 나 / 저 subjective after a word ends in a vowel; when this omitted, the sentence is more natural
* 난 : a short form of 나는; this omitted
* 전 : a short form of 저는; this omitted
* 죄송 : sorry
* 죄송하다 : be sorry
* -지만 : ..., but ~
* 깍다 : [Pronunciation: 깍따] cut off; [=할인하다•할인해 주다] discount
* 깍아 : 깍(the stem of 깍다) + -아(a connection suffix between two verbs)
* 주다 : give (me something)
* 드리다 : an honourific form of 주다
* -어 주다 / -아 주다 / -여 주다 : (2) allow; permit (2) do an effort; keep (on)
* 줄 : 주(the stem of 주다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense and attributive/adnominal)
* 드릴 : 드리(the stem of 드리다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense and attributive/adnominal)
* adnominal [관형사(형)] : an adjective or a modifying phrase attached to or modifying a noun, a noun phrase, a noun clause or a noun sentence
* adverbial [부사(형)] : an adverb attached to or modifying a verb
* 수 : a way; a method
* 가 : a particle makes 줄 수 / 드릴 수 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a vowel; this omitted
* (-이/-가) 없다 : [Pronunciation: 업따; ㅅ + ㄷ should be always pronounced as 따] (1) be not ; noe exist; there is[are] not (2) don't have (3) [as the form of -를/을/-ㄹ 수 없다] be unable to do
* 없는데요 : 없(the stem of 없다) + -는데(A sentence-final ending used to admire something while anticipating the listener's response; A sentence-final ending used to ask the listener while anticipating his/her answer; A connective ending used to talk in advance about a situation to follow) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)
* 없습니다 : 없(the stem of 없다) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)
* a verb + -어 / -네 / - 다 / -는데 : a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix
* a verb + -군! / -구나! : a non-honourific exclamatory verb ending suffix
* a verb + -어 / -네 / -는데 / -군! + -요 : honourific verb ending suffix
* a verb + -습니다 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix
* 잔- : [접두사(prefix)] 《일부 명사 앞에 붙어(when this attached to nouns)》 this indicates "small", "thin", "trivial"(‘자잘함’·‘가늚’·‘하찮음’의 뜻을 나타냄)
- 잔가지 : twigs
- 잔심부름 : little errand, small errand
- 잔소리 : [명사(nojn)] nitpicking, [동사(verb)] nag (at), nitpick
* 푼- : [접두사(prefix)] 《일부 명사 앞에 붙어(when this attached to nouns)》 this indicates a small amount of money (적은 액수의 금액의 뜻을 나타냄)
* 돈 : money
* 잔돈, 푼돈 : [미국] cent; [영국] penny
* 이 : this
* 가격 : [價格] a) price; (a) cost; [=가치] (a) value
* -이라면 : 이(the stem of 이다) + -라면(if)
* 안 : this is equal to "not" in English
* 사다 : buy
* 살래요 : 사(the stem of 사다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -래(a descriptive verb ending suffix means "Please ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 드리고 : 드리(the stem of 드리다) + -고(in order to; a connection suffix between two verbs)
* (-고) 싶다 : [Pronunciation: 십따] wan to do
* 싶지만 : 싶(the stem of 싶다) + -지만(..., but)
* 그렇다 : [Pronunciation: 그러타] [ㅎ 불규칙(irregular)] a short form of 그러하다
* 그러하다 : that is right; so it is; you are right; yes; no; (be) so; such
* 그럴 : 그렇(the stem of 그렇다; ㅎ erased before ㄹ) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense and adnominal)
* 수 : a way; a method
* -가 : a particle makes 그럴 수 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a vowel; this can be omittable
* (-이/-가) 있다 : [Pronunciation: 읻따; ㅅ + ㄷ should be always pronounced as 따] (1) be; exist; there is[are] (2) have (3) [as the form of -를/을/-ㄹ 수 있다] be able to do
* (-이/-가) 없다 : [Pronunciation: 업따; ㅅ + ㄷ should be always pronounced as 따] (1) be not ; noe exist; there is[are] not (2) don't have (3) [as the form of -를/을/-ㄹ 수 없다] be unable to do
* 없어요 : 없(the stem of 없다) + -어(a descriptive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)
* 없습니다 : 없(the stem of 없다) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by '-ㅂ')
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