어느 분(을) 찾으세요? : Who would you like to speak to?; Who did you want to talk to?; Who did you want to speak with?; Who are you looking for?; With whom do you wish to speak?; To whom should I put you through?
* ~을 찾다 : look for
ex)
A. 어느 분을 바꿔 드릴까요? : Who would you like to speak to?
B. 글쎄요, 매장 책임자 아무나 바꿔 주세요 : I don’t know. Anyone in charge of the store
[other expressions]
<반말(talking down to)>
- 어느 분(을) 찾니? (to younger people or friends)
- 어느 분(을) 찾나? (to younger people or friends)
- 어느 분(을) 찾지? (to younger people or friends)
- 어느 분(을) 찾냐? (to younger people or friends)
- 어느 분(을) 찾는가? (to younger people or friends)
- 어느 분(을) 찾는지? (to younger people or friends)
- 어느 분(을) 찾아? (to younger people or friends)
<존칭/존댓말/높임말/경어(honorific)>
- 어느 분(을) 찾나요? (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 어느 분(을) 찾지요? (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 어느 분(을) 찾죠? (honourific by ‘-요’; -죠 a short form of -지요?)
- 어느 분(을) 찾는가요? (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 어느 분(을) 찾는지요? (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 어느 분(을) 찾아요? (honourific by ‘-요’)
<극존칭(high honorific; extreme honorific)>
- 어느 분(을) 찾습니까? (formal; more honourific by ‘-ㅅ’)
- 어느 분(을) 찾으세요? (more honourific by ‘시’)
- 어느 분(을) 찾으셔요? (more honourific by ‘시’)
- 어느 분(을) 찾으십니까? (more honourific by ‘시’)
[explanations]
* 어느 : [=어떤] which; what
* 사람 : human being; person (non-honourific word)
* 분 : human being; person (honourific word)
* -을 : a particle makes 어느 분 objective after a word ends in a consonant; this omittable
* 찾다 : [Pronunciation: 찯따] find; look for
* 찾습니까? : 찾(the stem of 찾다) + -스(s suffix makes a verb more honourific; 스 + -ㅂ contracted into 습) + -ㅂ니까?(an honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)
* 찾으세요? : 찾(the stem of 찾다) + -으시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific; 시 + -어 contracted into 세) + -어?(an interrogative verb suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)
* 찾으셔요? : 찾(the stem of 찾다) + -으시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific; 시 + -여 contracted into 셔) + -여?(an interrogative verb suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)
* 찾으십니까? : 찾(the stem of 찾다) + -으시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific; 시 + -ㅂ contracted into 십) + -ㅂ니까?(an honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)
* a verb + -니? / -나? / -냐? / -지? / -는가? / -는지? / -어? : a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix
* a verb + -나? / -지? / -는가? / -는지? / -어? + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix
* a verb + -(으)세요? / -(으)셔요? / -습니까? / -ㅂ니까? / -(으)십니까? : an honourific interrogative verb ending suffix by ‘-시” / '-스' / ‘-ㅂ’
* 어느 : [=어떤] which; what
* 사람 : human being; person (non-honourific word)
* 분 : human being; person (honourific word)
* -을 : a particle makes 어느 분 objective after a word ends in a consonant; this omittable
* 바꾸다 : (1) change (2) [=전화를 연결시켜 주다] put someone on the line
* 바꿔 : 바꾸(the stem of 바꾸다; 꾸 + -어 contracted into 꿔) + -어(a connection suffix between two verbs)
* 주다 : do an effort
* 드리다 : an honourific word of 주다
* -어 주다 / -아 주다 / -여 주다 : (2) allow; permit (2) do an effort; keep (on)
* -어 드리다 / -아 드리다 / -여 드리다 : (2) allow; permit (2) do an effort; keep (on)
* 바꿔 주다 = 바꿔 드리다 : do an effort to change
* 드릴까요? : 드리(the stem of 드리다; 리 + -ㄹ contracted into 릴) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -까?(an interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)
* 글쎄 : (1) [강조·고집] just; please (2) [주저] well; say; I think; let me see; (생각할 때) ah; uh; er --
- 글쎄 내 말 들어 : All right. But listen to me
- 글쎄 해 보라구 : Just try it
- 글쎄 조용히 하라구 : Please be quiet!
- 그 아이디어라면, 글쎄 홍씨한테서 나왔을거야 : That idea may have come from, say, Mr. Hong
- 글쎄 아무래도 모르겠는데 : Well, I am sure I don't know
- 글쎄 어디에 두었더라 : Let me see -- Where have I put it?
- 글쎄 네 잘못인지도 모를 일이지 : Well, you may be wrong
- 글쎄 내주까지 기다릴까? : Well, shall we wait until next week?
- 글쎄 그럼 돈이 얼마 더 필요하니? : Well, then, how much more money will you need?
* 글쎄요 : 글쎄(let me see) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)
* 매장 : [賣場] [=파는 장소] a counter; a sale(s)room; [=점포] a shop; a store
* -의 : a suffix makes 매장 possesive; this omitted
* 책임 : [責任] responsibility; (지불의) liability; [=책무] an obligation; duty
* 책임자 : [責任者] responsible person, person who fulfills his obligations; superior, one who is higher than another in rank or position <-- 책임 + 자(a person)
* -를 : a particle makes 매장 책임자 objective after a word ends in a vowel; this omittable
* 주세요 : 주(the stem of 주다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific; 시 + -어 contracted into 세) + -어(an declarative verb suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)
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