Please serve the elders first

Day 190 — Please serve the elders first | Korean Blueprint

Today’s Phrase

어른께 먼저 드세요

eo·reun·ke meon·jeo deu·se·yo

eoreunke meonjeo deuseyo

Please serve the elders first

Cultural Insight

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Phrase Breakdown

어른께

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to the elder (honorific)

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먼저

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first

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드세요

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please eat/drink (honorific)

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Please let the elder eat/drink first.

Example Phrases

식사할 때 어른께 먼저 드세요.

siksahal ttae eoreunke meonjeo deuseyo.

When eating, please serve the elders first.

식사할 때 means ‘when having a meal’; 께 is the honorific directional particle (instead of 에게).

할아버지께 먼저 드세요.

harabeojike meonjeo deuseyo.

Please let grandfather eat first.

할아버지 means ‘grandfather’; 드세요 is the honorific form of 먹으세요.

한국에서는 어른이 먼저예요.

hangugeseo-neun eoreuni meonjeyeyo.

In Korea, elders come first.

에서는 marks the location as the topic; this sentence reflects a cultural norm.

Related Phrases

잘 드세요

jal deuseyo

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먼저 드시겠어요?

meonjeo deusigesseyo?

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연장자를 공경해요

yeonjangja-reul gonggyeonghaeyo

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Quick Review

명절에 뭐 해요?

Can you recall what this means?

myeongjeore mwo haeyo?

What do you do on holidays?