Korean grammar - Please do something / give something - 주세요 |
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Pattern: Noun + 주세요; Verb stem + 아/어 주세요 A very common use of the imperative is to ask someone to give something or someone to do something. The verb 주다 (to give) is used for this in its imperative form: 주세요. • It can be combined with a noun to ask someone to give something. • It can be combined with a verb to ask someone to do something. Even if unspecified, using the verb 주다 (to give) imparts the sense that it is being done for someone - indeed for the speaker if unspecified. The word 좀 is often added to soften the request and can be translated as "kindly" or "please". |
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문 열어 주세요.
Open the door. |
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기차표를 보여 주세요.
Show (me) (your) ticket. |
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병원에 전화해 주세요.
Make a call to the hospital (for me). |
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한국어 좀 가르쳐 주세요.
Please teach me Korean.
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사진 좀 찍어 주세요.
Please take a picture (for me). |
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책 좀 읽어 주세요.
Please read a book (for me). |
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조용히 좀 해 주세요.
Please be quiet (for me).
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창문 좀 닫아주세요.
Please close the window (for me). |
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천천히 말해 주세요.
Speak slowly (for me). |
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그 책을 갖다주세요.
Bring (me) that book. |
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불 좀 꺼 주세요.
Please turn off the lights (for me).
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