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-아/어 주세요: ask someone to do something

Turn a familiar action into a polite request.

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In KR1, 물 주세요 asks for water. Now ask a listener to do an action. Begin with a few familiar forms rather than a long conjugation table.

읽어 주세요.

Please read it.

사진을 찍어 주세요.

Please take a photo.

말해 주세요.

Please say it.

A quick reminder before you practise

먹어요, 가요, 해요: polite everyday verbs →

Recognize a small set of present polite action forms.

주세요: make a simple café order →

Request one or two cups politely using 주세요.

Notice the pattern

Use the verb stem with 아/어 주세요. Compare 읽다 → 읽어요 → 읽어 주세요 and 찍다 → 찍어요 → 찍어 주세요. 하다 uses 해 주세요. Do not keep 요 before 주세요. These are requests to the listener, not statements about what you do. Use a space before 주세요 in these practice examples.

Try it yourself

You want the listener to read a short text. Choose a request.

Complete 사진을 찍__ 주세요.

What does 사진을 찍어 주세요 ask the listener to do?

Build “Please say it.”

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RETRIEVE BEFORE YOU REVEAL

Say it in your own time.

Ask someone to read a short text, then ask for a photo.

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