Expression of the Week

La-hui：송그림아. 너 오늘 부탁 하나만 들어줄래？

Song Geu-rim, can you do me a favor today? 

Geu-rim：네? 제가 뭘 도와드리면 될까요？

 Yes? What can I help you with?

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부탁 하나만 들어줄래? (Can you do me a favor)

부탁 – request

하나만 – just one

들어주다 – to grant a request, to meet or satisfy one’s demands 

Casual – 부탁 하나만 들어줄래?

Semi-polite – 부탁 하나만 들어줄래요?

Polite – 부탁 하나만 들어주시겠어요? 

>>[부탁을 들어주다] is an expression meaning “do someone a favor”

>>[하나만] or “just one” works to mitigate the request as the speaker is asking someone for a favor. 

>>[들어줄래] can be confused with the verb [들다] which means to hold, take or pick up. For example [가방좀 들어줄래] means “can you hold this bag for me?“