-고말고요

-고말고요 is a strong, friendly 'of course!' agreeing with what the other person asked or said.

문장 끝·말투Endings & speech style

Han: The ending is -고말고요; -고 말다 is a different pattern ('end up doing').

Examples

가: 이 음식 맛있어요? 나: 맛있고말고요.A: Is this food good? B: Absolutely.

가: 저도 같이 가도 돼요? 나: 되고말고요!A: Can I come along too? B: Of course you can!

가: 저를 기억하세요? 나: 기억하고말고요.A: Do you remember me? B: Of course I do.

-고말고요vs그럼요그럼요 is a quick 'sure'; -고말고요 repeats the verb and sounds warmer and more emphatic.

V/A+고말고요

N+(이)고말고요

좋다 → 좋고말고요, 가다 → 가고말고요

Wrong: ~~가: 시간 있어요? 나: 있고말아요.~~

Right: 가: 시간 있어요? 나: 있고말고요.

The ending is -고말고요; -고 말다 is a different pattern ('end up doing').

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