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UNIT 10 전공이 뭐예요?
… +이/가 어떻게 되세요? ‘Would you mind telling
me …?’
Koreans can come across as a little rude to Westerners because they tend to
ask very personal questions. However, these personal details are considered
necessary in order to address people appropriately and use the correct level of
politeness. These questions are also a strategy to establish areas of
commonality between the speakers in order to build a relationship. The
phrase ‘... +이/가 어떻게 되세요?’ is a very useful phrase for asking
strangers these kinds of personal questions. The phrase will also be used by
somebody who needs to know your personal information as part of his or her
job, such as a bank teller.
Examples:
(1) 성함이 어떻게 되세요? Could you give me your name
please?
(2) 연세가 어떻게 되세요? Would you mind telling me your
age?
(3) 생일이 어떻게 되세요? Could you tell me your birthday?
(4) 생년월일이 어떻게 되세요? Could you give me your date of
birth?
(5) 주소가 어떻게 되세요? May I have your address?
(6) 전화번호가 어떻게 되세요? Could you tell me your phone
number?
(7) 키가 어떻게 되세요? Could you tell me your height?
(8) 몸무게가 어떻게 되세요? Could you tell me your weight?