들여보내 줘
deuryeobonae jwo
The English phrase "let me in" is translated into Korean as 들여보내 줘 (deuryeobonae jwo).
While the English "let me in" can sometimes function as a command, the Korean phrase 들여보내 줘 functions more as a request for a favor.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 들여보내다, meaning to let or send in and 줘, meaning to give or do for me.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the request polite and suitable for speaking to strangers or people older than you, you can add 요 to the end to get 들여보내 줘요. Additionally, using 들여보내 주세요 instead of 줘 is a more standard and polite way to make a request in a formal or semi-formal setting. In highly formal situations, you might use 입장을 허락해 주세요 to mean "Please permit my entrance" or 안에 들어가도 되겠습니까? to mean "May I come inside?"
How do you pronounce it?
deuryeobonae jwo
Did you know?
- The formal phrase 입장을 허락해 주세요 uses the word 입장, which is a Sino-Korean word. This word is also used in Korean to mean 'one's position or perspective' in an argument, creating a double meaning of 'entering' and 'point of view'.
- The root verb 들이다 is connected to 들다, which means both 'to enter' and 'to lift'.
- If you are blocked by a crowd at a door, it is more natural to say 길 좀 비켜 주세요, which asks others to 'yield the path' rather than asking to be let in.
Examples in context
- 담당자분, 입장을 허락해 주세요.Excuse me, please let me in.
- 비가 오니까 제발 들여보내 줘.bi-ga o-ni-kka je-bal deul-ryeo-bo-nae jwo.It's raining, so please let me in.
- 문 좀 열고 들여보내 줘.mun jom yeol-go deul-ryeo-bo-nae jwo.Open the door and let me in.
- 너무 추워, 빨리 들여보내 줘.neo-mu chu-wo, ppal-ri deul-ryeo-bo-nae jwo.I'm so cold, let me in quickly.
Example conversation
Hyunwoo is standing outside the house in the rain.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo지은아, 나 너무 추워. 들여보내 줘.Ji-eun-a, na neo-mu chu-wo. deul-ryeo-bo-nae jwo.Jieun, I'm so cold. Let me in.
- 지은 Ji-eun현우야, 아직 문을 못 열었어.Hyun-woo-ya, a-jik mun-eul mot yeol-eoss-eo.Hyunwoo, I couldn't open the door yet.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo얼른 문 좀 열어 줘.eol-reun mun jom yeol-eo jwo.Please open the door quickly.
- 지은 Ji-eun알았어, 지금 열게.al-at-eo, ji-geum yeol-ge.Okay, I'll open it now.
