Sobrevivência
Small favors & requests
좀 + verb + 주세요 solves 90% of life.
A explicação está em inglês. As linhas coreanas e o sentido seguem o seu idioma.
The formula: noun + 좀 + verb + 주세요. 물 좀 주세요 (water please), 사진 좀 찍어 주세요 (photo please), 천천히 말해 주세요 (speak slowly please).
좀 softens everything. It literally means 'a bit' but functions as the politeness lubricant of the entire language.
Emergency phrases: 도와주세요 (help me), 잠깐만요 (one moment), 괜찮아요 (it's fine). Three phrases, infinite situations.
Diga isto
천천히 말해 주세요.
cheoncheonhi malhae juseyo
Please speak slowly.
한 번만 더 말해 주세요.
han beonman deo malhae juseyo
Please say it once more.
도와주세요!
dowajuseyo
Help me!
괜찮아요, 고마워요.
gwaenchanayo, gomawoyo
I'm fine, thank you.
Conferir
How do you soften any request?
Ask someone to speak slowly