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"Do you have children?" in Korean: 아이가 있으세요?
아이가 있으세요?aiga isseuseyo?
Do you have children? in Korean is 아이가 있으세요? (aiga isseuseyo?). 아이가 있으세요? is a polite personal question; 자녀 is a more formal child/children noun.
Do you have children?: starting the exchange
혹시 아이가 있으세요?hoksi aiga isseuseyo?
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How to pronounce 아이가 있으세요?
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aiga isseuseyo?
/aika is͈ɯsejo/
아이가 있으세요? is read aiga isseuseyo?. In 자녀가 있으세요?, read the full phrase as janyeoga isseuseyo?.
"Do you have children?" in Korean: quick reference
| Korean | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| 아이가 있으세요?aiga isseuseyo? | Do you have children? The inventory form for do you have children?. | The inventory form for do you have children?. |
| 자녀가 있으세요?janyeoga isseuseyo? | do you have children (respectful)? 아이가 있으세요? is a polite personal question; 자녀 is a more formal child/children noun. | 아이가 있으세요? is a polite personal question; 자녀 is a more formal child/children noun. |
How to use 아이가 있으세요? in real life
- 1Do you have children?: starting the exchange
혹시 아이가 있으세요?
hoksi aiga isseuseyo?
Do you happen to have children?
아이가 있으세요? is a polite personal question; 자녀 is a more formal child/children noun.
- 2Do you have children?: adding useful context
아이가 있으세요? 몇 살이에요?
aiga isseuseyo? myeot sarieyo?
Do you have children? How old are they?
This sentence places 아이가 있으세요? in a complete exchange.
- 3Do you have children?: a different conversation
학교에 다니는 아이가 있으세요?
hakgyoe danineun aiga isseuseyo?
Do you have a child who attends school?
This sentence places 아이가 있으세요? in a complete exchange.
Mistakes English speakers make with 아이가 있으세요?
Incorrect: 혹시 아이이 있으세요?
Correct: 혹시 아이가 있으세요?
When practicing do you have children, 아이 ends in a vowel, so this sentence needs 아이가, not 아이이.
Incorrect: 혹시 아이가 있세요?
Correct: 혹시 아이가 있으세요?
When practicing do you have children, after this consonant-final stem, retain the linking 으 in 으세요. The complete correction is 혹시 아이가 있으세요?
Good to know
아이가 있으세요? is a polite personal question; 자녀 is a more formal child/children noun.
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Tutor-led people and family study exercise: two sentences with 아이가 있으세요?
Partner
이 표현을 사용해서 한 문장 말해 볼까요?
i pyohyeoneul sayonghaeseo han munjang malhae bolkkayo?
Shall we say a sentence using this expression?
You
혹시 아이가 있으세요?
hoksi aiga isseuseyo?
Do you happen to have children?
Partner
좋아요. 다른 문장으로도 연습해 볼까요?
joayo. dareun munjangeurodo yeonseupae bolkkayo?
Good. Shall we practice with another sentence too?
You
아이가 있으세요? 몇 살이에요?
aiga isseuseyo? myeot sarieyo?
Do you have children? How old are they?
This is a sample dialogue for reading aloud. Try both parts, then replace a detail with one from your own life.
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FAQ
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What does 아이가 있으세요? mean?
Do you have children? in Korean is 아이가 있으세요? (aiga isseuseyo?). 아이가 있으세요? is a polite personal question; 자녀 is a more formal child/children noun.
When should I say 자녀가 있으세요??
아이가 있으세요? is a polite personal question; 자녀 is a more formal child/children noun.
How does 자녀가 있으세요? differ from the basic expression?
자녀가 있으세요? means “do you have children (respectful)?”. 아이가 있으세요? is a polite personal question; 자녀 is a more formal child/children noun.
Can I use 아이가 있으세요? in a full sentence?
혹시 아이가 있으세요? means “Do you happen to have children?” 아이가 있으세요? is a polite personal question; 자녀 is a more formal child/children noun.
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