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TTMIK Level 6 Lesson 2 - What do you think about ...?

In this lesson, let us take a look at how to say \\u201cWhat do you think about \\u2026?\\u201d in Korean. In our previous lesson, we introduced the expression \\uc5b4\\ub54c\\uc694? [eo-ttae-yo?], which means \\u201cHow about \\u2026?\\u201d. Sometimes this expression, \\uc5b4\\ub54c\\uc694?, can also be used to mean \\u201cWhat do you think?\\u201d.

\\uc5b4\\ub54c\\uc694?
[eo-ttae-yo?]
= How is it?
= How about \\u2026?
= What do you think?

But when you want to add more details to the sentence and say \\u201cWhat do you think about + NOUN?\\u201d or \\u201cWhat do you think about + VERB-ing?\\u201d, you need to use different expressions.

There are various ways to say \\u201cWhat do you think?\\u201d in Korean, but here let us take a look at the two most commonly used expressions.

1. \\uc5b4\\ub5bb\\uac8c \\uc0dd\\uac01\\ud574\\uc694? \\xa0
[eo-tteo-ke saeng-ga-kae-yo?]
= What do you think?

2. \\uc5b4\\ub5a4 \\uac83 \\uac19\\uc544\\uc694?
[eo-tteo-ke saeng-ga-kae-yo?]
= What do you think?

The word \\u201cwhat\\u201d is used in English because you ask \\u201cwhat\\u201d is on someone\\u2019s mind or \\u201cwhat\\u201d are their thoughts about a certain topic, but in Korean, you use the word for \\u201chow\\u201d because you are asking about \\u201chow\\u201d someone looks at the matter or \\u201chow\\u201d they think something is.

The basic verb for \\u201cto be how\\u201d is \\uc5b4\\ub5bb\\ub2e4 [eo-tteo-ta] and when you change it to the adverb form, it becomes \\uc5b4\\ub5bb\\uac8c [eo-tteo-ke].

\\uc5b4\\ub5bb\\uac8c \\uc0dd\\uac01\\ud574\\uc694? is literally translated as \\u201cHOW think?\\u201d

\\uc5b4\\ub5a4 \\uac83 \\uac19\\uc544\\uc694? is literally translated as \\u201cHOW it seems?\\u201d or \\u201cWhat kind of thing it seems like?\\u201d
(**To review on the -(\\uc73c/\\ub290)\\u3134 \\uac83 \\uac19\\ub2e4, go back to Level 3 Lesson 9.)

What do you think ABOUT + NOUN?
The expression for \\u201cabout\\u201d in Korean is -\\uc5d0 \\ub300\\ud574\\uc11c [-e dae-hae-seo].

About school = \\ud559\\uad50\\uc5d0 \\ub300\\ud574\\uc11c
About me = \\uc800\\uc5d0 \\ub300\\ud574\\uc11c (formal language), \\ub098\\uc5d0 \\ub300\\ud574\\uc11c (casual language)
About what = \\ubb50\\uc5d0 \\ub300\\ud574\\uc11c

What do you think about _______?
= _______\\uc5d0 \\ub300\\ud574\\uc11c \\uc5b4\\ub5bb\\uac8c \\uc0dd\\uac01\\ud574\\uc694?
= _______ \\uc5b4\\ub5a4 \\uac83 \\uac19\\uc544\\uc694?

What do you think ABOUT + VERB-ing?
In order to use \\u201cabout / -\\uc5d0 \\ub300\\ud574\\uc11c" after it, the verb needs to be changed to the noun form of -\\ub294 \\uac83 [-neun geot].

\\uc774\\ub807\\uac8c \\ud558\\ub2e4 = to do it like this
\\u2192 \\u201c\\uc774\\ub807\\uac8c \\ud558\\ub294 \\uac83\\u201d\\uc5d0 \\ub300\\ud574\\uc11c = about doing it this way

\\ubb3c\\uc5b4\\ubcf4\\ub2e4 = to ask
\\u2192 \\u201c\\ubb3c\\uc5b4\\ubcf4\\ub294 \\uac83"\\uc5d0 \\ub300\\ud574\\uc11c = about asking

Sample Sentences
1. \\uc774 \\ucc45\\uc5d0 \\ub300\\ud574\\uc11c \\uc5b4\\ub5bb\\uac8c \\uc0dd\\uac01\\ud558\\uc138\\uc694?
[i chae-ge dae-hae-seo eo-tteo-ke saeng-ga-ka-se-yo?]
= What do you think about this book?

\\uc774 \\ucc45 \\uc5b4\\ub5a4 \\uac83 \\uac19\\uc544\\uc694?
[i chaek eo-tteon geot ga-ta-yo?]
= What do you think about this book?

2. \\uc5b4\\ub9b4 \\ub54c \\uc720\\ud559\\uc744 \\uac00\\ub294 \\uac83\\uc5d0 \\ub300\\ud574\\uc11c \\uc5b4\\ub5bb\\uac8c \\uc0dd\\uac01\\ud558\\uc138\\uc694?
[eo-ril ttae yu-ha-geul ga-neun geo-se da-hae-seo eo-tteo-ke saeng-ga-ka-se-yo?]
= What do you think about studying abroad at a young age?

\\uc5b4\\ub9b4 \\ub54c \\uc720\\ud559 \\uac00\\ub294 \\uac70, \\uc5b4\\ub5a4 \\uac83 \\uac19\\uc544\\uc694?
[eo-ril ttae yu-hak ga-neun geo, eo-tteon geo ga-ta-yo?]
= What do you think about studying abroad at a young age?

3. \\uc81c \\uc544\\uc774\\ub514\\uc5b4\\uc5d0 \\ub300\\ud574\\uc11c \\uc5b4\\ub5bb\\uac8c \\uc0dd\\uac01\\ud558\\uc138\\uc694?
[je a-i-di-eo-e dae-hae-seo eo-tteo-ke saeng-ga-ka-se-yo?]
= What do you think about my idea?

\\uc81c \\uc544\\uc774\\ub514\\uc5b4 \\uc5b4\\ub5a4 \\uac83 \\uac19\\uc544\\uc694?
[je a-i-di-eo eo-tteon geot ga-ta-yo?]
= What do you think about my idea?