답장해 주세요
dapjanghae juseyo
The English phrase "please reply to me" is translated into Korean as 답장해 주세요 (dapjanghae juseyo).
The term 답장 is most commonly used for written communication like texts, emails or letters, rather than spoken verbal responses. You use these phrases to politely request that someone sends a response to your message.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
There are several ways to express this depending on your relationship with the recipient. For a standard polite request, use 답장해 주세요. In formal business settings, 답장 부탁드립니다 is more common and professional. If you are speaking to a close friend or people younger than you, the informal version 답장 좀 해줘 or 답장해 줘 is appropriate.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase 답장해 주세요 is formed by conjugating the verb 답장하다 (to reply) into a polite request form.
How do you pronounce it?
dapjanghae juseyo
Did you know?
- In modern Korean texting culture, users often send a 읽씹 (ik-ssip), which describes the act of reading a message but intentionally not sending a 답장.
- The suffix -해 주세요 in 답장해 주세요 contains the verb 주다, which means 'to give'. You are essentially asking the person to 'give' you a reply as if it were a physical gift.
- In Korean, the word for 'reply' in 답장 is composed of the characters for 'answer' and 'letter'. This makes the phrase literally mean 'please do an answer-letter'.
Examples in context
- 홍길동 씨, 빠른 답변을 부탁드립니다.Mr./Ms. Hong, please provide a quick response.
- 대표님께서는 언제쯤 답장해주실 수 있을까요?When can I expect a reply from the representative?
- 지금 답장 좀 해줄래?Can you please reply now?
- 메시지 읽으면 답장해 주세요.mesiji ilg-eumyeon dapjanghae juseyo.Please reply to me when you read the message.
- 이 이메일에 꼭 답장해 주세요.i imeeire kkok dapjanghae juseyo.Please be sure to reply to this email.
- 확인하고 답장해 주세요.hwaginhago dapjanghae juseyo.Please check it and reply to me.
Example conversation
Subin is asking Hyunwoo to respond to her text message.
- 수빈 Su-bin현우 씨, 제 메시지 봤어요?Hyunwoo ssi, je mesiji bwasseoyo?Hyunwoo, did you see my message?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo아직 못 봤어요. 지금 확인해 볼게요.ajig mot bwasseoyo. jigeum hwaginhae bolgeyo.I haven't seen it yet. I'll check it now.
- 수빈 Su-bin그럼 확인하고 답장해 주세요.geureom hwaginhago dapjanghae juseyo.Then please check it and reply to me.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo네, 금방 할게요.ne, geumbang halgeyo.Okay, I'll do it right away.
