Korean grammar · Level 3 · 3급
-아/어 달라고 · -아/어 주라고
‘Do it for me’ and ‘do it for him’
Taught in Level 3, Unit 4: The manager said to come early (2)
the request you pass on most is ‘please do this for me’. Korean splits it in two, one word for ‘for me’ and one for ‘for somebody else’, and mixing them up sends the favour to the wrong person.
Example
손님이 영수증을 달라고 하셨어요.
A customer asked for a receipt.

The full explanation is in the unit · part of the Level 3 Pass, opening soon · Level 3, Unit 4
The manager said to come early (2)
The rule with a table, Sori’s tips, practice that checks itself, a review room and a one-page cheat sheet.
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