Easy Korean Level 10 - Unit 2: Advanced Situational Expressions (Agreeing)

In this lesson, we will look at natural, native-like ways to agree with someone. While you can always say "맞아요" (That's right) or "네" (Yes), varying your expressions will make you sound much more fluent.

1. Enthusiastic Agreement: "You can say that again!"

When you completely agree with someone's observation or opinion. - 제 말이 그 말이에요! (Literally: My words are those words! -> That's exactly what I'm saying!) - 그러게(요) 말이에요. (Tell me about it. / I know, right?) - 내 말이(요)! (Casual/Semi-polite: That's what I'm saying!)

2. Acknowledging a Good Point: "Now that I think about it..."

When someone points something out and you realize they are correct. - 듣고 보니까 그러네요. (Now that I listen to you, that is true.) - 생각해 보니까 정말 그렇네요. (Now that I think about it, it really is so.) - 말씀하신 대로네요. (It is exactly as you said.)

3. Emphatic Agreement with Adverbs

You can boost your agreement using strong adverbs. - 전적으로 동의합니다. (I agree completely. - Formal) - 백 퍼센트 공감해요. (I empathize/agree 100%.) - 당연하죠! (Of course! / Naturally!)

4. Nuanced Agreement: "I guess you could say that..."

When you agree, but maybe not 100% enthusiastically, or you acknowledge it's technically true. - 틀린 말은 아니죠. (It's not a wrong statement. -> I guess you're right.) - 어떻게 보면 그렇기도 하네요. (Looking at it in a certain way, I suppose that's true.)

Dialogue Example

A: 오늘 날씨가 진짜 덥지 않아요? (Isn't the weather really hot today?) B: 그러게 말이에요. 벌써 여름이 온 것 같아요. (Tell me about it. It feels like summer has already come.) A: 에어컨 없이는 못 살겠어요. (I can't live without an air conditioner.) B: 제 말이 그 말이에요. (That's exactly what I'm saying.)