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To see/look at (polite) in Korean 🇰🇷


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to see/look at (polite) 봐요
How to say “to see/look at (polite)” in Korean? “봐요”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “봐요” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to see/look at (polite) in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to remember:
• Recognize that 봐요 comes from the verb 보다, meaning “to see” or “to look at.” Imagine “seeing” something clearly so you can remember that 봐 sounds like “view” with a twist.
• Note that attaching 요 makes the statement polite, so whenever you see 요, think of a respectful way of saying “see” in conversation.

Explanation:
• The base verb is 보다. In informal polite form, the stem 보 changes to 봐 before 요.
• It means “to see” or “to look at,” and is used in conversations where politeness is important.

Other words with similar meaning:
• 바라보다 (baraboda) – “to gaze at” or “to look at attentively”
• 쳐다보다 (cheodaboda) – “to stare at” or “to look at”
• 살펴보다 (salpyeoboda) – “to examine” or “to take a closer look”

Conjugations of 보다 (infinitive) in informal polite style:
• Present: 봐요 (bwayo) – “I see/ I’m looking”
• Past: 봤어요 (bwasseoyo) – “I saw/ I was looking”
• Future: 볼 거예요 (bol geoyeyo) – “I will see/ look”
• Progressive: 보고 있어요 (bogo isseoyo) – “I am looking/ watching”
• Conditional: 보면 (bomyeon) – “if (I) see/look”

Examples in sentences:
• 저는 영화를 봐요. (Jeoneun yeonghwareul bwayo.) – “I watch a movie.” / “I’m watching a movie.”
• 어제 친구를 봤어요. (Eoje chingureul bwasseoyo.) – “I saw my friend yesterday.”
• 내일 산을 볼 거예요. (Naeil saneul bol geoyeyo.) – “I will see the mountain tomorrow.”
• 지금 TV를 보고 있어요. (Jigeum TVreul bogo isseoyo.) – “I am watching TV.”

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