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“I would appreciate it if you…” in Korean

첨부해 드린 계약서 초안을 검토해 주시면 감사하겠습니다

cheombuhae deurin gyeyakseo choaneul geomtohae jusimyeon gamsahagetseumnida

Situation: Work, school & formalLevel: Advanced (TOPIK 5–6)

Meaning

I would appreciate it if you could review the attached draft contract.

-(으)면 감사하겠습니다 (“I’d be grateful if…”) is the safest polite request in business email, since it never sounds like an order. 초안 means “first draft”.

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

Syllables: 24 · Words: 7

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
첨부해
첨	ㅊ+ㅓ+ㅁ	cheom
부	ㅂ+ㅜ	bu
해	ㅎ+ㅐ	hae
드린
드	ㄷ+ㅡ	deu
린	ㄹ+ㅣ+ㄴ	rin
계약서
계	ㄱ+ㅖ	gye
약	ㅇ+ㅑ+ㄱ	yak
서	ㅅ+ㅓ	[써] seo
초안을
초	ㅊ+ㅗ	cho
안	ㅇ+ㅏ+ㄴ	[아] a
을	ㅇ+ㅡ+ㄹ	[늘] neul
검토해
검	ㄱ+ㅓ+ㅁ	geom
토	ㅌ+ㅗ	to
해	ㅎ+ㅐ	hae
주시면
주	ㅈ+ㅜ	ju
시	ㅅ+ㅣ	si
면	ㅁ+ㅕ+ㄴ	myeon
감사하겠습니다
감	ㄱ+ㅏ+ㅁ	gam
사	ㅅ+ㅏ	sa
하	ㅎ+ㅏ	ha
겠	ㄱ+ㅔ+ㅆ	[겓] get
습	ㅅ+ㅡ+ㅂ	[씀] seum
니	ㄴ+ㅣ	ni
다	ㄷ+ㅏ	da

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

Tensing: after a final ㄱ, ㄷ or ㅂ sound, ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ and ㅈ become tense (ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ). 약서 → [약써]
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. 안을 → [아늘]
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: Statement or set phrase

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

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

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
검토하다	verb	to review, to examine	TOPIK level 5

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Question 1 What does “첨부해 드린 계약서 초안을 검토해 주시면 감사하겠습니다” mean?

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Answer: I would appreciate it if you could review the attached draft contract

Question 2 How do you say “I would appreciate it if you could review the attached draft contract” in Korean?

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Answer: 첨부해 드린 계약서 초안을 검토해 주시면 감사하겠습니다 cheombuhae deurin gyeyakseo choaneul geomtohae jusimyeon gamsahagetseumnida

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