How to Say “Leave that to me” in Korean: 그 일은 나한테 맡겨

그 일은 나한테 맡겨

geu ireun nahante matgyeo

Situation: Friends & social mediaLevel: Intermediate (TOPIK 3–4)

Meaning

Leave that to me.

[Casual speech among friends] 맡기다 means “to entrust.” A reassuring way to take something on; the polite form is 저한테 맡기세요.

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Syllables: 8 · Words: 4

Said aloud, it sounds like [그 이른 나한테 맏껴].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
그	ㄱ+ㅡ	geu
일은
일	ㅇ+ㅣ+ㄹ	[이] i
은	ㅇ+ㅡ+ㄴ	[른] reun
나한테
나	ㄴ+ㅏ	na
한	ㅎ+ㅏ+ㄴ	han
테	ㅌ+ㅔ	te
맡겨
맡	ㅁ+ㅏ+ㅌ	[맏] mat
겨	ㄱ+ㅕ	[껴] gyeo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Linking: when a syllable ending in a consonant (patchim) is followed by a syllable that starts with a vowel, the consonant moves over to the next syllable. 일은 → [이른]
Tensing: after a final ㄱ, ㄷ or ㅂ sound, ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ and ㅈ become tense (ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ). 맡겨 → [맏껴]

Style: Set expressionSentence type: Statement or set phrase

There is no verb ending, so the phrase has no politeness level of its own: it is a short fixed expression or a noun phrase.

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Question 1 What does “그 일은 나한테 맡겨” mean?

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Answer: Leave that to me

Question 2 How do you say “Leave that to me” in Korean?

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Answer: 그 일은 나한테 맡겨 geu ireun nahante matgyeo

Question 3 How is “그 일은 나한테 맡겨” pronounced?

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Answer: [그 이른 나한테 맏껴]

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