| Let's take a look at the sentence pattern. |
| Do you remember how the character said, |
| Excuse me, this is my first time using this kiosk. How do I use it? |
| 저기요, 이 키오스크 처음 써 봤어요. 어떻게 사용해요? (Jeogiyo, i kioskeu cheoeum sseo bwaseoyo. Eotteoke sayonghaeyo?) |
| 저기요, 이 키오스크 처음 써 봤어요. 어떻게 사용해요? (Jeogiyo, i kioskeu cheoeum sseo bwaseoyo. Eotteoke sayonghaeyo?) |
| This second sentence follows the pattern here. |
| 어떻게 + Verb Stem + 아/어/여요 (Eotteoke + Verb Stem + a/eo/yeoyo) |
| How do you [verb]? |
| This pattern is used to ask how something is done. 어떻게 means “how.” After that comes the verb stem, which is the base form of the verb without 다. Then you attach 아요, 어요, or 여요 depending on the final vowel of the stem. Together, this forms a polite question asking “how do you [verb]?” |
| Let’s see how the line from the dialogue follows this pattern. |
| 어떻게 사용해요? |
| In this sentence: |
| 어떻게 means “how,” and it’s the key word that starts the question. |
| 사용해요 is the focus. 사용하다 means “to use.” The stem is 사용하, and when you attach -여요 (which contracts to -해요), it becomes 사용해요, the polite present tense of 사용하다. |
| So, 어떻게 사용해요? means: |
| “How do I use it?” |
| Did you notice there's another line from the dialogue that also follows this pattern? |
| 음료 옵션은 어떻게 바꿔요? |
| (Eumryo opsyeoneun eotteoke bakkwoyo?) |
| “How do I change the drink option?” |
| 음료 means "drink" |
| 옵션 means "option" |
| 음료 옵션은 means “as for the drink option.” This sets the topic of the question. |
| 어떻게 바꿔요? “How do I change…" |
| 어떻게 means “how,” |
| The verb is 바꾸다 (“to change”). 바꾸 is the stem. We attach -어요, and it becomes 바꿔요. |
| 음료 옵션은 어떻게 바꿔요? |
| Now let's look at some speaking examples. |
| 이 파일은 어떻게 보내요? (i pail-eun eotteoke bonaeyo?) |
| How do I send this file? |
| Can you see how the pattern applies here? |
| Let's break it down: |
| Here, ‘어떻게’ means “how.” It appears right before the verb and tells us the question is about method. This fits the 어떻게 part of the pattern. |
| Next, we have ‘보내요’, which comes from the verb 보내다 (to send). The verb stem 보내- is combined with the polite ending -요, forming 보내요. This matches the Verb Stem + 아/어/여요 part of the pattern. |
| The phrase ‘이 파일은’ means “as for this file.” 이 means “this,” 파일 means “file,” and 은 is the topic particle, showing what the question is about. |
| So that is how 어떻게 보내요 fits the pattern: |
| [어떻게] + [Verb Stem + 아/어/여요], |
| meaning “How do you [verb]?” or “How do I [verb]?” depending on context. |
| Here's another example |
| 주소는 어떻게 입력해요? (juso-neun eotteoke ibnyeokhaeyo?) |
| How do I enter my address? |
| 주소는 어떻게 입력해요? (juso-neun eotteoke ibnyeokhaeyo?) |
| How do I enter my address? |
| Let's try one more, |
| 좌석은 어떻게 예약해요? (jwaseok-eun eotteoke yeyakhaeyo?) |
| How do I reserve a seat? |
| 좌석은 어떻게 예약해요? (jwaseok-eun eotteoke yeyakhaeyo?) |
| How do I reserve a seat? |
| Another one. |
| 모바일로 결제하려면 어떻게 해요? (mobail-lo gyeoljeharyeomyeon eotteoke haeyo?) |
| If I want to pay with my phone, how do I do that? |
| 모바일로 결제하려면 어떻게 해요? (mobail-lo gyeoljeharyeomyeon eotteoke haeyo?) |
| If I want to pay with my phone, how do I do that? |
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