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Korean expression

하시죠

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What does 하시죠 mean?

하시죠 means "A polite suggestion to do it." in Korean.

How it works here

하시죠 combines the honorific marker ‘-시-’ with ‘-죠’, creating a gentle polite suggestion.

Key expression

V-시죠

A polite expression suggesting that the other person and the speaker do an action together.

‘-시-’ adds honorific meaning and ‘-죠’ makes the suggestion softer than -십시오. It often seeks the listener’s agreement.

When it's used

Used to make a polite, gentle suggestion to a superior, guest, or acquaintance.

The line

그냥 하시죠

Let’s just do it.

Used to politely suggest the next action and continue the conversation.

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More examples

  1. 먼저 들어가시죠.

    Let’s go in first.

  2. 이쪽에 앉으시죠.

    Let’s sit over here.

Quick check

When would you use this expression?

하시죠

그냥 하시죠

Let’s just do it.

  • Politely asking a customer to move aside for a bit
  • Quietly waiting for a guest to finish ordering
  • Politely suggesting that a guest go in first
Show the answer

Politely suggesting that a guest go in first

A polite expression suggesting that the other person and the speaker do an action together. ‘-시-’ adds honorific meaning and ‘-죠’ makes the suggestion softer than -십시오. It often seeks the listener’s agreement.

Other words in this line

그냥
Just; as it is
하다
To do

Same expression in other scenes

  • 가시죠 — A polite way to suggest going together.

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