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Being MORE polite in Korean
Hi! I've been learning Korean for five weeks now and I want to know whether there is a more polite way to 주세요, as in to change the phrase to jondaemal.

Is it too unnatural, or is it a nicer way to speak to others, especially for strangers and those exceptionally older than you. Thanks!

Language pair: Korean; English

Cathy
December 16, 2017

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Re:Being MORE polite in Korean
Hi! I've been learning Korean for five weeks now and I want to know whether there is a more polite way to 주세요, as in to change the phrase to jondaemal.

Is it too unnatural, or is it a nicer way to speak to others, especially for strangers and those exceptionally older than you. Thanks!

It's awesome, you're studying Korean :)
answering your question, "주세요" can be used for strangers or older people like you said.
but if you want to say it in a formal situation like presentation, meeting, or starngers, you can also say "주시겠어요?

"주세요" and "주시겠어요?" are both "존대말", but "주시겠어요?" is more formal expression.

Hope It helps you~

Language pair: Korean; English
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찬영
December 21, 2017

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