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Your boyfriend really wants you to enjoy yourself tonight. In fact, when he saw that you had a little trouble choosing what you wanted to eat at your favorite Korean restaurant, he just ordered everything! What a sweetheart! But now you feel guilty about him spending so much money on you…and there is no way you can eat all of this! So you ask him in Korean, “Honey, can I leave some of this food?” Smiling, he tells you he knew there was no way you could eat all of that! He just wants you to have everything you want! You hate to waste it all though, so you ask him in Korean, “Can I take it home with me?” He tells you that nothing would make him happier that whatever makes you happy! Well, why ruin a bad thing? You ask him in Korean, “Then…can I have dessert too?!”

Learning Korean with KoreanClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Korean! This Korean Idioms and Phrases lesson will teach you how to ask for permission in Korean or ask if it is okay to do or not do something in Korean. Visit us at KoreanClass101 for more great Korean lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

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6 Responses to “Idioms And Phrases #14 - It Will Be Okay if You Can Ask for Permission in Korean!”

KoreanClass101.com says:

여러분은 입이 짧으세요? :)

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Tyra says:

:mrgreen: 먹기위해 사는여자

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Daniel K says:

Fun lesson. But, I’m starting to realize how 많이 드세요, similarly to 수고하세요, is very difficult to translate into English. It really depends on the context.

For example, when I’m eating lunch (급식) at my school, it’s very common for the other teachers to tell me 많이 드세요/먹어요!– especially since I’m so skinny, and they really think I need to get some meat on my bones. Some, however, speak to me in English, and just like in this lesson, say “Help yourself!” to me. In this kind of setting, it’s unnatural. “Help yourself!” is only used when you yourself are the host AND have provided a spread of food for the person to choose from. Therefore, you also can’t use it if you give the person a finite amount of food to eat.

Ah, all the wonderful, confusing differences between English and Korean!

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도 비 하 says:

안 녕 하 세 요
저 는 도 비 하 입 니 다
한 국 말 을 공 부 하 고 싶 어 요
도 와 많 이 주 세 요

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샤해 says:

Thanks for the lesson. Keith ssi and Miseon ssi, excellent walk through. After a crazy day at work I come home and actively learn korean with koreanclass101. Aside from eating and playing my guitar… learning korean from you guys makes my day. :grin:

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juliassi says:

도 비하씨 안녕하세요. 저는 진경이에요. 제 이름은 도 줄리아예요. To ask for help you can say 도움을 많이 도워주세요. 도움 is the noun for help and 돕다 is the verb to help and adding 주다 is like asking please. Keep learning and asking questions if you need help. 열 공! (열심이 공보해요)
진경 ^^

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