A1 Expression Formal 1 min de lectura

저것 주세요.

Jeogeot juseyo.

Please give me that.

Practícalo

Phrase in 30 Seconds

Use '저것 주세요' to politely ask for an item that is physically distant from you.

  • Means: 'Please give me that (thing over there).'
  • Used in: Restaurants, shops, or when pointing to an object.
  • Don't confuse: '이것' (this) vs '저것' (that over there).
Pointing finger + Item = Successful request

Explicación a tu nivel:

This is a basic way to ask for something you see. It is very useful when shopping.
This phrase uses the demonstrative '저것' to identify distant objects. It is the standard polite way to request items in service environments.
As a functional expression, it demonstrates the Korean demonstrative system. It functions as a polite imperative, essential for navigating daily social transactions.
The phrase highlights the pragmatic necessity of distance-based deixis in Korean. It serves as a polite, socially acceptable directive in public discourse.
This expression exemplifies the intersection of deictic markers and honorific morphology. It is a quintessential example of how Korean syntax facilitates social distance management.
From a cognitive linguistic perspective, '저것 주세요' reflects the speaker's spatial conceptualization of the environment. It utilizes the distal demonstrative to establish a clear referential link, while the honorific suffix '-(으)세요' mitigates the illocutionary force of the directive.

Significado

A request to be given an item that is further away.

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Contexto cultural

Pointing with a full hand is polite.

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Pointing

Always use your whole hand.

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Pointing

Always use your whole hand.

Ponte a prueba

Which is correct for a distant item?

___ 주세요.

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: 저것

저것 is for distant items.

🎉 Puntuación: /1

Ayudas visuales

Banco de ejercicios

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Elige la respuesta correcta Fill Blank

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta:
Which is correct for a distant item? Choose A1

___ 주세요.

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: 저것

저것 is for distant items.

🎉 Puntuación: /2

Preguntas frecuentes

1 preguntas

No, it's too formal.

Frases relacionadas

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이것 주세요

contrast

Give me this.

Dónde usarla

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Bakery

Customer: 저것 주세요.

Clerk: 네, 여기 있습니다.

formal

Memorízalo

Mnemotecnia

Think of 'Juh-gut' (that) as 'Jut' (just) 'gut' (get) it.

Asociación visual

Imagine pointing at a delicious cake across a bakery counter.

Rhyme

For that thing over there, use '저것' with care.

Story

Min-su enters a shop. He sees a hat. He points and says '저것 주세요'. The clerk hands it to him.

In Other Languages

Similar to 'Give me that' in English or 'Donnez-moi ça' in French.

Word Web

이것그것저것주다주세요여기저기

Desafío

Point at 3 items in your room and say '저것 주세요' for each.

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Pronunciación

Acento Even stress.

Clear 'j' sound.

Espectro de formalidad

Formal
저것 주십시오.

저것 주십시오. (General request)

Neutral
저것 주세요.

저것 주세요. (General request)

Informal
저거 줘.

저거 줘. (General request)

Jerga
저거 내놔.

저거 내놔. (General request)

Derived from the demonstrative '저' (that) and '것' (thing).

Modern:

Dato curioso

The '저' series is used for things far from both people.

Notas culturales

Pointing with a full hand is polite.

“Use your whole hand to point.”

Inicios de conversación

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What do you say in a shop?

Errores comunes

✗

이것 주세요 (for a distant item)

✓

저것 주세요

wrong context
Using 'this' for something far away is confusing.

L1 Interference

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In Other Languages

Spanish Very Similar

Dame eso.

Korean requires honorific endings.

French Very Similar

Donnez-moi ça.

French uses formal 'vous' for politeness.

German Very Similar

Geben Sie mir das.

German verb placement is different.

Japanese Very Similar

あれをください。

Japanese uses 'kudasai' instead of 'juseyo'.

Arabic moderate

أعطني ذلك.

Arabic gender agreement is required.

Spotted in the Real World

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(2023)

“저것 주세요.”

Shopping scene.

Fácil de confundir

저것 주세요. vs 이것

Confusing 'this' and 'that'.

이=near, 그=near listener, 저=far.

Preguntas frecuentes (1)

No, it's too formal.

usage contexts

Learning Path

Prerequisites

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