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“May I reply after consulting…” in Korean

담당 부서와 협의한 뒤에 답변드려도 될까요?

damdang buseowa hyeobuihan dwie dapbyeondeuryeodo doelkkayo?

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

Meaning

May I reply after consulting the department in charge?

-(으)ㄴ 뒤에 means “after doing”. Using the -아/어도 될까요? (“may I…?”) permission pattern lets you politely buy time when you cannot answer on the spot.

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

Syllables: 18 · Words: 6

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
담당
담	ㄷ+ㅏ+ㅁ	dam
당	ㄷ+ㅏ+ㅇ	dang
부서와
부	ㅂ+ㅜ	bu
서	ㅅ+ㅓ	seo
와	ㅇ+ㅘ	wa
협의한
협	ㅎ+ㅕ+ㅂ	hyeop
의	ㅇ+ㅢ	ui
한	ㅎ+ㅏ+ㄴ	han
뒤에
뒤	ㄷ+ㅟ	dwi
에	ㅇ+ㅔ	e
답변드려도
답	ㄷ+ㅏ+ㅂ	dap
변	ㅂ+ㅕ+ㄴ	[뼌] byeon
드	ㄷ+ㅡ	deu
려	ㄹ+ㅕ	ryeo
도	ㄷ+ㅗ	do
될까요
될	ㄷ+ㅚ+ㄹ	doel
까	ㄲ+ㅏ	kka
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

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). 답변드 → [답뼌드]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Question

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

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

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
부서	noun	department	TOPIK level 3

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Question 1 What does “담당 부서와 협의한 뒤에 답변드려도 될까요?” mean?

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Answer: May I reply after consulting the department in charge

Question 2 How do you say “May I reply after consulting the department in charge” in Korean?

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Answer: 담당 부서와 협의한 뒤에 답변드려도 될까요? damdang buseowa hyeobuihan dwie dapbyeondeuryeodo doelkkayo?

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