LEARN + KOREAN / 53 of 125 TOPIK I
Right? -지요/죠
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You both watched the same film, so you check: 재미있었죠? -지요, often shortened to -죠, invites the listener to agree or confirm. Add it to a statement without changing the basic sentence order.
oneul nalssiga jochiyo?
The weather is nice today, right?
In Real Life
지요 very often contracts to 죠 in real speech: 좋죠? instead of 좋지요?, the same kind of shortening as English “gonna” for “going to.” Both are correct; 죠 is what you’ll actually hear far more often.
hanguk eumsigeun masitjiyo?
Korean food is delicious, right?
eoje nalssiga an joatjiyo?
The weather was bad yesterday, right?
naeireun hoesae gal geojiyo?
You'll go to work tomorrow, right?
uri toyoire mannagiro haetjiyo?
We agreed to meet on Saturday, right?
Hint · 힌트
Korean reaches for -지요/-죠 far more often than English reaches for “right?” or “isn’t it?”. It’s standard conversational oil, less a genuine question and more a way of keeping the exchange moving and checking you’re both on the same page.
anna ssineun hoesawonijiyo?
Anna is an office worker, right?
hangugeun sagyejeori itjiyo?
Korea has four seasons, right?
Vocabulary
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
sagyejeol | the four seasons |
meositda | to be cool, good-looking |
yeppeuda | to be pretty |
dangyeonhada | to be obvious, of course |
matda | to be right, correct |
geureota | to be so, to be that way |
jeongmal | really, truly |
yeoksi | as expected, indeed |
geureogeyo | I know, right? (agreeing) |
jinjjayo? | really? |
geunikka | exactly, I know (casual contraction of 그러니까) |
injeong | agreed! (slang for acknowledging something's true) |
donggamida | to feel the same way |
gonggamhada | to empathize, relate |
geureochi | that's right (casual) |
maja | that's right (casual) |
hwaksilhae | for sure (casual) |
dangyeonhaji | of course (casual) |
injeonghada | to acknowledge, admit |
donguihada | to agree |
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