전화로 말씀드리기 복잡합니다 = 전화로 말씀드리기 어렵습니다 : It’s hard to talk over a telephone; It’s too complicated of a matter to explain on the phone; It’s too difficult to go over with you on the phone.
* (사건·문제)에 대해 이야기하다/논의하다 : go over
ex)
A. SAT에서 더 좋은 점수 얻는 방법을 알려 주시겠어요? : Could you tell me how to get a better score on my SAT?
B. 그 문제는 전화로 설명하기 복잡하고 어려운데요 : That matter is too complicated and difficult to talk over a telephone
[other expressions]
<반말(talking down to)>
- 전화로 말하기 복잡하다. (to younger people or friends)
- 전화로 말하기 복잡하네. (to younger people or friends)
- 전화로 말하기 복잡해. (to younger people or friends)
- 전화로 말하기 복잡한데. (to younger people or friends)
- 전화로 말하기 어렵다. (to younger people or friends)
- 전화로 말하기 어렵네. (to younger people or friends)
- 전화로 말하기 어려워. (to younger people or friends)
- 전화로 말하기 어려운데. (to younger people or friends)
<존칭/존댓말/높임말/경어(honorific)>
- 전화로 말하기 복잡하네요. (honourific by '요')
- 전화로 말하기 복잡해요. (honourific by '요')
- 전화로 말하기 복잡한데요. (honourific by '요')
- 전화로 말씀드리기 복잡합니다. (honourific by '-ㅂ')
- 전화로 말하기 어렵네요. (honourific by '요')
- 전화로 말하기 어려운데. (honourific by '요')
- 전화로 말하기 어려워요. (honourific by '요')
<극존칭(high honorific; extreme honorific)>
- 전화로 말씀드리기 어렵습니다. (formal; more honourific by '스')
[explanations]
* 전화 : [電話] a telephone; a phone; a phone call; a ring; a cell phone; a mobile phone
* -으로/-로 : by using; A postpositional particle that indicates a thought about something(어떤 사물에 대하여 생각하는 바를 나타내는 조사)
* 말 : a word (non-honourific word)
* 말씀 : a word (honourific word)
* 말하다 = 말을 하다 : say; tell; speak
* 말씀하다 = 말씀을 하다 : an honourific form of 말하다 to the elderly, customer or unfamiliar people; in general, this is used as the form of 말씀하시다 / 말씀을 하시다
* 주다 : give
* 드리다 : an honourific word of 주다
* 말씀(을) 드리다 = 말씀드리다 : an honourific phrase of 말하다
* 말하기 : an noun form of 말하다 by '-기'
* 말씀 드리기 : an noun form of 말씀 드리다 by '-기'
* -가 : a particle makes 말하기 / 말씀 드리기 subjective after a word ends in a vowel; this omitted
* 복잡 : [複雜] complexity; complication; intricacy; involvedness
* 복잡한 : complicated; complex; intricate
* 복잡하다 : be complicated; be complex; be intricate
* 복잡하게 : an adverb form of 복잡한
* 복잡한데요 : 복잡하(the stem of 복잡하다; 하 + -ㄴ contracted into 한) + -ㄴ데(a declarative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)
* 복잡해요 : 복잡하(the stem of 복잡하다; 하 + -어 contracted into 해) + -어(a declarative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)
* 복잡합니다 : 복잡하(the stem of 복잡하다) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific declarative verb ending suffix)
* 어려운 : difficult
* 어렵다 : be difficut
[Remarks about "ㅂ 불규칙]
In Korean language, All verbs ending in "-ㅂ다" follow the rules below as "ㅂ 불규칙 동사(ㅂ irregular verb)"(“-ㅂ다”로 끝나는 모든 동사는 “ㅂ 불규칙 동사”로서 아래의 규칙을 따른다)
ex)
- 아름답다 : be beautiful --> 아름다운(beautiful), 아름다워(non-honourific descriptive verb)
- 귀엽다 : be pretty --> 귀여운(pretty), 귀여워(non-honourific descriptive verb)
- 놀랍다 : be wonderful --> 놀라운(wonderful), 놀라워(non-honourific descriptive verb)
- 덥다 : be hot in weather --> 더운(hot in weather), 더워(non-honourific descriptive verb)
- 춥다 : be cold in weather --> 추운(hot in weather), 추워(non-honourific descriptive verb)
- 아깝다 : be precious --> 아까운(precious), 아까워(non-honourific descriptive verb)
[ㅂ 불규칙 (V irregular rule)]
* ㅂ is originally from ㅸ (ㆁ after ㅂ a sign that tells you to weakly pronounce 'ㅂ' and stop right away
(1) the ㅂ of 어렵다 is not 'B' sound but 'V' sound and V consists of ㅂ + 옛이응 ‘ㆁ’. these days V sound changed into '우' for easy pronunciation
(2) 어려운: an adjective form of 어렵다; this is from 어려 + ㅂ(V sound consists of ㅂ + 옛이응 ‘ㆁ’; this changed into '우') + ㄴ(a suffix makes a verb into an adjective)
(3) 어려워 : 어렵(the stem of 어렵다; ㅂ(V sound) changed into 우) + -어(a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)
* 어렵습니다 : 어렵(the stem of 어렵다) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific declarative verb ending suffix)
* a verb + -다 / -네 / -아 / -어 / -는데 / -ㄴ데 : a non-honourific declarative verb ending suffix
* a verb + -네 / -아 / -어 / -는데 / -ㄴ데 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix by '-요'
* a verb + -습니다 / -ㅂ니다 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by '-습-' / '-ㅂ'
* 사건 : [Pronunciation: 사껀] [事件] [=주목을 끌 만한 일] (큰) an event; (우발적인) a happening; (작은) an incident; (문제가 되는) a matter; an affair; (살인·도난 등의) a case; [=사고] an accident; [=음모] a plot; [=말썽] complications; a trouble; a difficulty; [=추문] a scandal
* 문제 : [問題] [=해결해야 할 일] a question; a problem; [=쟁점] an issue; [=과제] a subject
* -에 : about
* 대해 = 대하여 : with regard to; in respect of
* 이야기 = 얘기 : story
* 이야기를 하다 = 얘기를 하다 = 이야기하다 = 얘기하다 : Have a conversation
* 논의 : [論議] (서로 주장하는) (an) argument; [=토의] (a) discussion; [=논쟁] (a) dispute; [=토론] a debate
* 논의하다 : discuss ; argue ; debate
- 그 문제는 논의할 가치가 없다 : The matter is not worth discussing
- 계획에 대해서는 충분히 논의하였다 : We discussed the plan through and through. / We had a thorough discussion of the plan
* SAT : a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States. Since its debut in 1926
* -에서 : a place suffix means "on"
* 더 : more
* 좋은 : [Pronunciation: 조은] good; great
* 좋다 : [Pronunciation: 조타] be good; be great
* 점수 : [點數] [=성적을 나타내는 숫자] marks; the number of marks
- 점수를 매기다 : give marks / give his percentile score / rate <80%> / award points
- 나는 좋은 점수를 따고 싶다 : I'd like to get good marks
* -를 : a particle makes 점수 objective after a word ends in a vowel
* 얻다 : [Pronunciation: 얻따] get; obtain
* 얻는 : 얻(the stem of 얻다) + -는(a suffix makes a verb adnominal)
* 방법 : [方法] [=목적을 이루기 위해 취하는 방식] a way; [=체계적인 방법] a method; [=방책] a plan; a system; [=…식·양식] a manner; [=수단] a means; [=책략] a scheme; a device; a program; [=조치] a step; a measure; [=과정] a process; [=절차] a procedure; [=처방] a recipe; a formula
* 을 : particle makes 방법 objective after a word ends in a consonant
* 나에게 / 나한테 / 저에게 / 저한테 : to me; this omitted
* 좀 : a bit with the nuance of "Please"
* 알다 : know
* 알리다 : let someone know; casautive form of 알다 by '-리-'
* 알려 : 알리(the stem of 알리다; 리 + -여 contracted into 려) + 여(a connective suffix between two verbs)
* 주다 : do an effort
* -어 주다 / -아 주다 / -여 주다 : (2) allow; permit (2) do an effort; keep (on)
* 알려 주세요 : please inform me of ~
* 주시겠어요? : 주(the stem of 주다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -겠(a suffix asks rhe listener's will) + -어(a propositive verb ending suffix means "Please ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 그 : that
* 문제 : [問題] (1) [=답을 구하는 질문] a question; (해답에 계산·작도(作圖) 등을 필요로 하는) a problem (2) [=해결해야 할 일] a question; a problem; [=쟁점] an issue; [=과제] a subject (3) [=물의] public discussion[comment] (4) [=의문] a question (5) [=관련된 일] a matter; a question; an affair (6) [=말썽] trouble
- 문제 있어요? : Do you have a problem?
- 무슨 문제 있어요? : Were there any problems?
* 전화 : [電話] a telephone; a phone; a phone call; a ring; a cell phone; a mobile phone
* -으로/-로 : by using; A postpositional particle that indicates a thought about something(어떤 사물에 대하여 생각하는 바를 나타내는 조사)
* 설명 : [說明] explanation; account; exposition; interpretation; elucidation; [=도해] illustration; presentation; enucleation; description;(도표 등의)a legend;(사진 등의)a caption
- 설명적인 : explanative / explanatory / illustrative / expositive / elucidative / elucidatory
- 설명조로 : in a recitative tone
- …의 설명으로서 : in explanation[illustration] of
* 설명하다 : explain; give an explanation ; account ; give an account ; interpret; make clear; elucidate; describe; expound; illustrate
- 설명할 수 있는 : explainable / explicable
- 설명할 수 없는 : unexplainable / inexplicable
- 슬라이드로 설명하다 : illustrate with[by] slides
- 대충 설명하다 : explain briefly[roughly] / give a brief explanation
- 자세히 설명하다 : explain in details[at large / at length]
- 왜 그런 행동을 했는지 설명해 보시오 : Please account for your conduct
* 설명하기 : a noun form of 설명하다 by '-기'
* -가 : a particle makes 설명하기 subjective after a word ends in a vowel; this omitted
* 복잡하고 : 복잡하(the stem of 복잡하다) + -고(and)
* 어려운데요 : 어렵(the stem of 어렵다; ㅂ(V)+ 옛이응 ‘ㆁ’. these days V sound changed into '우' for easy pronunciation; 우 + -ㄴ contracted into 운) + -ㄴ데(a declarative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)