Let's learn about "내선 307번이요"

내선 307번이요 : Extension 307, please; Could you give me extension 307?; Please transfer me to extension 307

[other expressions]

<반말(talking down to)>

- 내선 307번이다. (to younger people or friends)

- 내선 307번이네. (to younger people or friends)

- 내선 307번이야. (to younger people or friends)

- 내선 307번인데 (to younger people or friends)

<존칭/존댓말/높임말/경어(honorific)>

- 내선 307번이네요. (honourific by '요')

- 내선 307번인데요. (honourific by '요')

- 내선 307번이에요 (honourific by '요')

- 내선 307번입니다. (honourific by '요')

* [Memo]

We don't use extreme honorifics(극존칭) for older people or people we don't know. Because you have to speak less than the other person(나이가 많거나 잘 모르는 사람에게는 극존칭을 사용하지 않는다. 왜냐하면 자기 자신을 상대방보다 낮춰서 말을 해야 하기 때문에)

[explanations]

* 내선 : [內線] [전기의] indoor[interior] wiring; [전화의] an extension(=ext.); [작전상의] an inner line; [인터폰] an interphone; an intercom line; an inside line <-- 내(in; indoor) + 선(a string; a line)

- 내선 253번 대주세요 : Extension[Give me extension] 253[two five three], please. / May I have extension 253, please?

- 내선 번호 : an extension number

- 내선 전화 : [內線電話] : an extension (tele)phone; interphone.

* 307번 : [Peonunciation: 삼백칠번] extension 307

* -번 : [-番] [suffix] (1) A bound noun used to indicate the sequence of a task(일의 차례를 나타내는 말) (2) A bound noun indicating the number assigned to a person or thing(어떠한 사람이나 사물에 매겨진 번호를 나타내는 말) (3) A bound noun that serves as a unit for counting the frequency of a task(일의 횟수를 세는 단위)

- 지난번 : the last time

- 이번 = 금번 : this time

* 이다 : be

* 내선이에요 : 내선 + 이(the stem of 이다) + -에(a declarative verb ending suffix; -어 changed inot 에 for easy pronunciation) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 내선입니다 : 내선 + 이(the stem of 이다) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)

* a noun + -(이)다 / -(이)네 / -(이)야 / -인데 : a non-honourific descriptive form of 이다

* a noun + -(이)네 / -인데 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix

* a noun + -이에요 / -예요 / -입니다 : an honourific descriptive form of 이다 by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ'

* -이에요 : this is used after a word ends in a consonant

ex) 생각뿐이에요 : I think of you only

* -예요 : : this is used after a word ends in a vowel

ex) 바다예요 : this is the sea