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“Could the submission deadline…” in Korean

제출 기한을 하루만 연장할 수 있을까요?

jechul gihaneul haruman yeonjanghal su isseulkkayo?

Situation: Work, school & formalLevel: Intermediate (TOPIK 3–4)

Meaning

Could the submission deadline be extended by just one day?

제출 (submission), 기한 (deadline) and 연장 (extension) are Sino-Korean words. The particle 만 (“only”) makes the request sound modest.

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

Syllables: 16 · 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
제출
제	ㅈ+ㅔ	je
출	ㅊ+ㅜ+ㄹ	chul
기한을
기	ㄱ+ㅣ	gi
한	ㅎ+ㅏ+ㄴ	[하] ha
을	ㅇ+ㅡ+ㄹ	[늘] neul
하루만
하	ㅎ+ㅏ	ha
루	ㄹ+ㅜ	ru
만	ㅁ+ㅏ+ㄴ	man
연장할
연	ㅇ+ㅕ+ㄴ	yeon
장	ㅈ+ㅏ+ㅇ	jang
할	ㅎ+ㅏ+ㄹ	hal
수	ㅅ+ㅜ	su
있을까요
있	ㅇ+ㅣ+ㅆ	[이] i
을	ㅇ+ㅡ+ㄹ	[쓸] sseul
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”.

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. 한을 → [하늘]

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
있다	verb	to exist, to have	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “제출 기한을 하루만 연장할 수 있을까요?” mean?

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Answer: Could the submission deadline be extended by just one day

Question 2 How do you say “Could the submission deadline be extended by just one day” in Korean?

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Answer: 제출 기한을 하루만 연장할 수 있을까요? jechul gihaneul haruman yeonjanghal su isseulkkayo?

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