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If You’re Asking Which -냐면

Someone asks which app you use and why. You briefly repeat the question to frame your answer, then explain what the app makes easy. -냐면 opens the answer; -기가 쉽다 evaluates doing the task.

Pick Up the Question

-냐면 shortens a question plus -고 하면. It can echo an actual question or introduce one you anticipate: 왜 쓰냐면…, 어디냐면…. Keep the question word that gives the answer its focus. Nouns use -(이)냐면 and past questions use -았/었냐면.

i aebeul wae sseunyamyeon gireul swipge chajeul su isseoseoyeyo.

If you’re asking why I use this app, it’s because I can find my way easily.

jaju ganeun kapega eodinyamyeon yeok baro apieyo.

As for where the café I often visit is, it’s right in front of the station.

Evaluate Doing the Task

Attach -기가 to an action verb, then 쉽다, 어렵다, 힘들다, or 편하다: 사용하기가 쉽다, 혼자 하기가 힘들다. 가 can be omitted in many ordinary sentences. The adjective evaluates the action as a whole.

i jidoneun sayonghagiga swiwoyo.

This map is easy to use.

jageun hwamyeoneseoneun geureul ilgiga bulpyeonhaeyo.

Reading text on a small screen is inconvenient.

Hint · 힌트

Distinguish answer-framing -냐면 from reported-question -냬요: 어디냐면… introduces where it is; 어디냬요 passes on someone’s question about where it is.

Vocabulary

Korean	English
앱 aep	app
지도 jido	map
사용하다 sayonghada	to use
화면 hwamyeon	screen
불편하다 bulpyeonhada	to be inconvenient
바로 baro	right or directly
검색하다 geomsaekhada	to search
업로드하다 eomnodeuhada	to upload
내려받다 naeryeobatda	to download
설치하다 seolchihada	to install
복사하다 boksahada	to copy
붙여 넣다 butyeo neota	to paste
댓글을 달다 daetgeureul dalda	to post a comment
파일을 첨부하다 paireul cheombuhada	to attach a file
아이디 aidi	user ID
클릭하다 keullikhada	to click
가입하다 gaiphada	to sign up
화상 회의 hwasang hoeui	video conference
온라인 강의 ollain gangui	online lecture
인터넷 속도 inteonet sokdo	internet speed

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