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L1.45 V-(으)시겠어요? grammar =  would you like, why not...? ~politely suggesting or asking for preference

Usage:

- Politely suggesting something or asking for listener’s preference = would you mind/like…., why not….?

- This grammar is much more formal and polite than V-(으)ㄹ래요? and V-(으)실래요?

Verb ending in vowel or ㄹ + 시겠어요?

가다 -- 가시겠어요?

만나다 -- 만나시겠어요?

*만들다 -- 만드시겠어요?
예약하다 -- 예약하시겠어요?

Verb ending in consonant + 으시겠어요?

읽다 -- 읽으시겠어요?

받다 -- 받으시겠어요?

*듣다 -- 들으시겠어요?

Examples:

1. 음료수 좀 드시겠어요?

Would you like some beverages?

2. 방을 예약 하시겠어요?

Would you like to reserve a room?

3. 커피에 설탕을 넣으시겠어요?

Would you like some sugar in your coffee?

4. 내일 몇 시에 오시겠어요?

- 10시까지 갈게요.

At what time will you come tomorrow?

- I will be there by 10 o'clock.

5. 한국의 전통 기념품을 사고 싶어요.

- 그럼, 인사동에 가 보시겠어요?

I want to buy some traditional Korean souvenir.

- Then why don't you go to Insadong?

6. 머리를 어떻게 하시겠어요?

- 짧게 잘라 주세요.

How would you like (to cut) your hair?

- Please cut it shortly.

7. 내일 제 생일 파티가 있어요. 와 주시겠어요?

- 네, 좋아요. 꼭 갈게요.

I hold my birthday party tomorrow. Would you like to join it?

- Ok. I will definitely go.