How to Ask for Clarification - Examples and Variations

Master how to ask for clarification with the key pattern

Also Appears In: Can Ask for Clarification Level 1.1 Can Do Korean

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Let's look at the expressions once more.

Listen and repeat.

죄송하지만 (Joe-song-ha-ji-man)

한 번 더 말해 주세요. (Han beon deo mal-hae ju-se-yo.)

죄송하지만 한 번 더 말해 주세요. (Joe-song-ha-ji-man han beon deo mal-hae ju-se-yo.)

죄송하지만 천천히 말해 주세요. (Joe-song-ha-ji-man cheon-cheon-hi mal-hae ju-se-yo.)

죄송하지만 한 번 더 말해 주세요. 천천히 말해 주세요. (Joe-song-ha-ji-man han beon deo mal-hae ju-se-yo. Cheon-cheon-hi mal-hae ju-se-yo.)

적어 주세요. (Jeog-eo ju-se-yo.)

잘 모르겠어요. (Jal mo-reu-ge-sseo-yo.)

Did you notice the new expressions I used?

적어 주세요. (Jeog-eo ju-se-yo.)

"Please write it down." 적어 주세요.. 적어 주세요.

적어 주세요. is from the verb 적다 (jeokda) meaning, "to write down." 적다 (jeokda) "write down."

Next is

잘 모르겠어요. (Jal mo-reu-ge-sseo-yo.)

Literally, "Well I don't know," but translates as

"I don't understand." 잘 모르겠어요. 잘 모르겠어요.

First is 잘 meaning, "well." 잘

Next is 모르겠어요 from the verb 모르다 meaning, "to not know." 모르다

For now, please remember 적어 주세요. and 잘 모르겠어요. as set phrases.

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