If you don¡¯t mind

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Before we find out what ¡®if you don¡¯t mind¡¯ means, let¡¯s listen to today¡¯s conversation. ±×·³ ¿À´ÃÀÇ ´ëÈ­¸¦ µé¾îº¸¸é¼­ ¡®If you don¡¯t mind¡¯ÀÌ ¹«½¼ ¶æÀÎÁö ¾Ë¾Æº¸°Ú½À´Ï´Ù. Àß µé¾îº¸¼¼¿ä. Listen carefully.

If you don¡¯t mind
Jason: If you don¡¯t mind, can you do me a favor?
Jen: I don¡¯t mind. What is it?
Jason: Can you watch my kids over the weekend?
Jen: Sure, no problem.

º»¹®¿¡¼­ JasonÀÌ ¡°If you don¡¯t mind, can you do me a favor? ±¦ÂúÀ¸¸é, ºÎŹ Çϳª¸¸ µé¾îÁÙ·¡?¡± ¶ó°í ÇÏÀÚ, Àú´Â ¡°I don¡¯t mind. What is it? ±¦Âú¾Æ. ¹ºµ¥?¡± ¶ó°í Çß½À´Ï´Ù. Jason ¡°Can you watch my kids over the weekend? ÁÖ¸»¿¡ ¿ì¸® ¾ÆÀ̵é Á» ºÁÁÙ·¡?¡±¶ó°í ¹°¾ú´Âµ¥¿ä, Àú´Â ¡°Sure, no problem. ÀÀ, ±×·¡.¡±¶ó¸é¼­ ºÁÁÖ±â·Î Çß½À´Ï´Ù.

Now keep today¡¯s expression ¡®If you don¡¯t mind¡¯ in mind and let¡¯s hear the conversation again. ±×·³ ´Ù½Ã Çѹø ´ëÈ­¸¦ µé¾îº¼±î¿ä?

If you don¡¯t mind
Jason: If you don¡¯t mind, can you do me a favor?
Jen: I don¡¯t mind. What is it?
Jason: Can you watch my kids over the weekend?
Jen: Sure, no problem.

Today¡¯s expression is if you don¡¯t mind. ¡®If you don¡¯t mind¡¯ is a polite way of introducing a request. ¡®If you don¡¯t mind¡¯´Â ¡®¹Ì¾ÈÇÏÁö¸¸¡¯, ¡®±¦ÂúÀ¸½Ã´Ù¸é¡¯ À̶ó´Â ¶æÀÔ´Ï´Ù. »ó´ë¹æ¿¡°Ô °ø¼ÕÇÏ°Ô ºÎŹÀ» Çϰųª, ȤÀº »ó´ë¹æÀÇ Á¦ÀǸ¦ Á¤ÁßÇÏ°Ô °ÅÀýÇÒ ¶§µµ »ç¿ëÇϴ ǥÇöÀÔ´Ï´Ù.

In today¡¯s conversation Jason asks me if I could do himra favor. ¿À´Ã º»¹®¿¡¼­ JasonÀº Á¦°Ô ±¦Âú´Ù¸é ºÎŹ Çϳª¸¸ µé¾î ´Þ¶ó°í ÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ¿µ¾î·Î ¡°If you don¡¯t mind, can you do me a favor?¡±¶ó°í¿ä. ÀÌ·¸°Ô ´©±º°¡¿¡°Ô ºÎŹÀ̳ª Á¦¾ÈÀ» ÇÒ ¶§ ¾µ ¼ö Àִ ǥÇöÀÌ ¡®if you don¡¯t mind¡¯ÀÔ´Ï´Ù.

±×·³ ¿¹¹®À» ÅëÇØ ¿À´ÃÀÇ Ç¥ÇöÀ» ´õ ÀÍÇôº¸°Ú½À´Ï´Ù. ¡°If you don¡¯t mind, can I sit here?¡± ¶ó´Â ¹®ÀåÀ» ÇØ¼®ÇÏ¸é ¡°±¦ÂúÀ¸½Ã´Ù¸é, ¿©±â ¾É¾Æµµ µÉ±î¿ä?¡± ¶ó´Â ¶æÀÔ´Ï´Ù. Here is another example sentence. ¡°If you don¡¯t mind, could you pay for the dinner?¡± Àº ¡°±¦Âú´Ù¸é, ¿À´Ã Àú³áÀº ³×°¡ »ì·¡?"·Î ÇØ¼®ÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. ¡®If you don¡¯t mind¡¯ , ÀÌ Ç¥Çö Àß ±â¾ïÇϽðí¿ä. ¿À´ÃÀÇ ´ëÈ­¸¦ ¸¶Áö¸·À¸·Î µé¾îº¸°Ú½À´Ï´Ù. Now that you know what today¡¯s expression means, let¡¯s listen to the conversation for the last time.

If you don¡¯t mind
Jason: If you don¡¯t mind, can you do me a favor?
Jen: I don¡¯t mind. What is it?
Jason: Can you watch my kids over the weekend?
Jen: Sure, no problem.

Let¡¯s review what we have learned today. ¡®If you don¡¯t mind¡¯ is a polite way of introducing a request. IF YOU DON¡¯T MIND. Now try using this expression on your own. Áö±Ý±îÁö ENGLISH WITH YOO¿¡ Jennifer YooÀÔ´Ï´Ù. Until next time, bye bye!