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Asking "Can you speak Korean?"
하세요 is the Honorific Present conjugation of the verb 해요 -- so while both 해요 and 하세요 are formal, you can think of 하세요 as elevating the listener slightly.
가능 is used in a variety of circumstances so it ...
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Construct object-phrases in korean
넌 내가 어디에 이거를 버릴 수 있다고 보여 주세요.
This sentence is incorrect.
First, you don't include the subject in an imperative sentence (also true in English).
Second, Korean has VERB + -지 which makes a question-...
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Construct object-phrases in korean
Would you show me where I can throw this away?
이것을 어디에 버릴 수 있는지 알려주시겠어요?
Would you show me this
이것 좀 알려주시겠어요?
1️⃣ show's meaning : LET SEE 보여 주세요 → TEACH 알려주세요
2️⃣ 이것 (= where I can throw this away &...
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Is there the korean version of 'As' for when cause or reasonings
Your example describes two things happening in parallel. Common expressions for that are -(을) 때 or -(으)면서 (less common), but these are like "when" or "while" which you want to ...
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Do I always have to use honorific nouns with superiors?
The simple answer is yes, you should use honorifics for your superiors, but it also depends on the particular words.
댁 (집), 분 (사람), 주무시다 (자다), 드시다/잡수다 (먹다), 편치 않다/편찮다 (아프다), 돌아가시다 (죽다) are all ...
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Is 아버님 only used in"연인사이"?
The most common use of 아버님 어머님 is traditionally by married couples, especially the wife. The wife always calls her parents-in-law (i.e. the husband's parents) 아버님 and 어머님. The husband calls his wife'...
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I’m practicing “journal style” writing in Korean with a new book. Is this sentence correct?
It is correct but not the most natural way to say it.
Compare these related sentences.
다다음 주부터 가을방학을 시작한다 = From the week after next, they start fall vacation next week.
다다음 주부터 가을방학이 시작된다 = From the ...
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How to use -에 있다/없다
I'm going to translate the sentences the way the sentence is structured in Korean, so it might not make sense in English at first, but it should help get the point across.
필통에 볼펜이 없어요 = In the pencil ...
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