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How would you ask for a favor politely in Korean? What if you asked someone to pass you something near them? What about asking for forgiveness? Today, we’re taking a look at how to say please in Korean.
First up, we’re gonna talk about the direct translation for ‘please’. This is probably the word that many of you will come across when looking for the meaning of this phrase.
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Now, although this is usually referred to as the direct translation for the word, it’s only used when specific situations (usually not positive). Especially if you are begging for forgiveness. You can also use this when you’re being very or demanding of someone to do/not do something or give something to you. Here are some example sentences using 제발.
Next, we’re going to talk about the other ways to politely say please in Korean. The following ways involve adding polite verb endings to the action. For example, let’s look at the first verb ending.
This is the most formal verb ending to use in Korean and it’s used frequently in written Korean. You wouldn’t usually use this to someone close to you that you’ve known for a while. Let’s take a look at some examples.
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십시오 basically takes on the meaning of please added on to whatever the verb is. -세요 can also be used in these situations. It’s a bit less formal than 십시오, but still has a high level of formality.
Oftentimes, these polite ending is also combined with the verb 주다 (ju-da). The meaning of this verb is “to give”. The most common form of this verb you’ll see is ‘주세요’ and ‘주십시오’ (same ending from above). It can change the meaning of a sentence from “please do something” to “please do something for me”.
If you wanted to use the casual form with your close friends or family, these endings would simply turn into ‘줘’. There are other endings to use with this verb as well. ‘주시기 바랍니다’ is often used in announcements. You really wouldn’t use this towards people in your friend circle or office, but if there was an announcement or notification that needed to be made to everyone at once, this ending would be used.
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That’s a lot right?! There are actually a few more ways to say please, but we will cover them in a future post by themselves.
엄마를 부탁합니다. (eom-ma-reul ppu-ta-kam-ni-da) = Please look after my mom. (We didn’t cover this, but 부탁합니다 has the nuance of ‘look after’)
That’s a lot right?! There are actually a few more ways to say please, but we will cover them in a future post by themselves.
엄마를 부탁합니다. (eom-ma-reul ppu-ta-kam-ni-da) = Please look after my mom. (We didn’t cover this, but 부탁합니다 has the nuance of ‘look after’)
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