“Would you kindly accept my business card” in Korean

제 명함을 받아 주시겠습니까?

je myeonghameul bada jusigetseumnikka?

Situation: Introductions & meeting peopleLevel: Advanced (TOPIK 5–6)

Meaning

Would you kindly accept my business card?

-아/어 주시겠습니까? is a very polite request form. In Korean business etiquette, a card is offered and received with both hands.

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

Syllables: 12 · Words: 4

In natural speech, sounds link and shift across words. The table below reads each word separately, as it sounds when said on its own.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
제	ㅈ+ㅔ	je
명함을
명	ㅁ+ㅕ+ㅇ	myeong
함	ㅎ+ㅏ+ㅁ	[하] ha
을	ㅇ+ㅡ+ㄹ	[믈] meul
받아
받	ㅂ+ㅏ+ㄷ	[바] ba
아	ㅇ+ㅏ	[다] da
주시겠습니까
주	ㅈ+ㅜ	ju
시	ㅅ+ㅣ	si
겠	ㄱ+ㅔ+ㅆ	[겓] get
습	ㅅ+ㅡ+ㅂ	[씀] seum
니	ㄴ+ㅣ	ni
까	ㄲ+ㅏ	kka

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. 함을 → [하믈]
Tensing: after a final ㄱ, ㄷ or ㅂ sound, ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ and ㅈ become tense (ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ). 겠습니 → [겓씀니]
Nasalization: a final ㄱ, ㄷ or ㅂ becomes ㅇ, ㄴ or ㅁ before ㄴ or ㅁ (and a ㄹ after ㅁ or ㅇ becomes ㄴ). 습니 → [슴니]

Style: Formal polite (합쇼체)Sentence type: Question

Ends in -ㅂ니다 or -습니다. The most formal polite style, used for announcements, presentations, business and first meetings.

It contains the honorific -(으)시-, which shows respect to the person being talked about or talked to.

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
받다	verb	to receive	TOPIK level 1

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Answer: Would you kindly accept my business card

Question 2 How do you say “Would you kindly accept my business card” in Korean?

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Answer: 제 명함을 받아 주시겠습니까? je myeonghameul bada jusigetseumnikka?

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