나가 주세요
naga juseyo
To say please leave in Korean, use 나가 주세요 (naga juseyo), a polite request for someone to go out of a room or building.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase combines 나가다, to go out, with 주세요, which turns the verb into a request, so it literally means please go out.
Which one should you use?
나가세요 is a slightly more direct but still polite way to say it, while 나가 주세요 sounds more like a request. 나가 주세요 means moving from inside to outside, so it is not used for asking someone to depart from your presence in general.
How do you pronounce it?
Say it as naga juseyo.
Did you know?
- Because Korean culture places a high value on hierarchy, asking a social superior to leave using 나가 주세요 can be perceived as an aggressive act of 'kicking them out' regardless of the polite grammar.
- The word 주세요 is derived from the verb 주다 meaning 'to give'. By saying 나가 주세요, you are conceptually asking the person to 'give' you the act of their departure.
- If you use excessive politeness when asking a persistent intruder to leave, a Korean speaker might interpret your hesitation as a sign that you are actually negotiating or inviting them to stay.
Examples in context
- 잠시만 나가 주세요.jamsiman naga juseyo.Please leave for a moment.
- 이제 나가 주세요.ije naga juseyo.Please leave now.
- 밖으로 나가 주세요.bakkuro naga juseyo.Please go outside.
Example conversation
Subin is having a private phone call in the office.
- 수빈 Su-bin현우 씨, 지금 나가 주세요.Hyeon-u ssi, jigeum naga juseyo.Hyeon-u, please leave now.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo아, 무슨 일 있어요?a, museun il isseoyo?Oh, is something going on?
- 수빈 Su-bin중요한 전화를 해야 해요.jung-yohan jeonhwareul haeya haeyo.I need to make an important call.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo알겠어요. 바로 나갈게요.algesseoyo. baro nagalgeyo.I understand. I'll leave right away.
