Korean expression
앉아보세요
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앉아보세요 means "Please try sitting down" in Korean.
How it works here
‘-아/어 보다’ makes it a gentle suggestion to try sitting, and ‘-세요’ makes it polite.
Key expression
V-아/어 보다
A polite invitation or request to try an action
‘-아/어 보세요’ is a polite invitation or request to try something.
When it's used
Used to politely invite someone to try an action rather than directly command them.
The line
여러분 다 앉아보세요!
Everyone, please try sitting down!
Politely asking several people in a class or at an orientation to perform an action.
Scene from “[GOING SEVENTEEN 2020] EP.45 TTT #2 (Hyperrealism Ver.)” · Channel: SEVENTEEN Watch on YouTube
More examples
한번 천천히 읽어보세요.
Please try reading it slowly.
모두 자리에서 일어나보세요.
Everyone, please try standing up from your seats.
Quick check
When would you use this expression?
앉아보세요
여러분 다 앉아보세요!
Everyone, please try sitting down!
- Asking an uncomfortable passenger on the subway to give up their seat briefly.
- Politely asking a restaurant worker to pour more water.
- Politely asking several people in a class or at an orientation to try an action.
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Politely asking several people in a class or at an orientation to try an action.
A polite invitation or request to try an action. ‘-아/어 보세요’ is a polite invitation or request to try something.
Other words in this line
- 여러분
- Everyone
- 다
- All; everyone
- 앉다
- To sit
Same expression in other scenes
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