Hearsay Confirmation: -다며?

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🎧 Iru Helper Note — Use

Korean Helper Widgets to hear the rising confirmation rhythm in 민수가 오늘 온다며? [min-su-ga o-neul on-da-myeo?] (I heard Minsu is coming today, right?) and 표가 매진됐다며? [pyo-ga mae-jin-dwaet-da-myeo?] (I heard the tickets sold out, right?).

🌈 The Big Picture

🎨 The Core -다며? Family

1. Action verbs: -ㄴ/는다며?

• Vowel-stem action verbs use -ㄴ다며?: 가다 → 간다며? [ga-da → gan-da-myeo?] (go), 오다 → 온다며? [o-da → on-da-myeo?] (come), 쉬다 → 쉰다며? [swi-da → swin-da-myeo?] (rest / be off), 발표하다 → 발표한다며? [bal-pyo-ha-da → bal-pyo-han-da-myeo?] (present).

• Consonant-stem action verbs use -는다며?: 먹다 → 먹는다며? [meok-da → meong-neun-da-myeo?] (eat), 읽다 → 읽는다며? [ik-da → ing-neun-da-myeo?] (read), 듣다 → 듣는다며? [deut-da → deun-neun-da-myeo?] (listen), 걷다 → 걷는다며? [geot-da → geon-neun-da-myeo?] (walk), 돕다 → 돕는다며? [dop-da → dom-neun-da-myeo?] (help).

• ㄹ-stem action verbs drop ㄹ before ㄴ: 살다 → 산다며? [sal-da → san-da-myeo?] (live), 만들다 → 만든다며? [man-deul-da → man-deun-da-myeo?] (make).

2. Descriptive verbs: -다며?

3. Nouns: -(이)라며?

4. Past, future, and existence forms

• Past uses -았다/었다며?: 끝나다 → 끝났다며? [kkeut-na-da → kkeut-nat-da-myeo?] (ended), 취소되다 → 취소됐다며? [chwi-so-doe-da → chwi-so-dwaet-da-myeo?] (was canceled), 매진되다 → 매진됐다며? [mae-jin-doe-da → mae-jin-dwaet-da-myeo?] (sold out), 잊다 → 잊었다며? [it-da → i-jeot-da-myeo?] (forgot), 발견하다 → 발견했다며? [bal-gyeon-ha-da → bal-gyeon-haet-da-myeo?] (found/discovered).

• Future or plan uses -(으)ㄹ 거라며?: 떠나다 → 떠날 거라며? [tteo-na-da → tteo-nal geo-ra-myeo?] (will leave), 연기되다 → 연기될 거라며? [yeon-gi-doe-da → yeon-gi-doel geo-ra-myeo?] (will be postponed), 바뀌다 → 바뀔 거라며? [ba-kkwi-da → ba-kkwil geo-ra-myeo?] (will change), 도착하다 → 도착할 거라며? [do-chak-ha-da → do-cha-kal geo-ra-myeo?] (will arrive).

• Existence/location forms are 있다며? [it-da-myeo?] (I heard there is / you have, right?) and 없다며? [eop-da-myeo?] (I heard there is not / you do not have, right?).

🛠️ How They Work in a Sentence

• 민수가 오늘 회의에서 발표한다며?
[min-su-ga o-neul hoe-ui-e-seo bal-pyo-han-da-myeo?]
I heard Minsu is presenting at today’s meeting, right? 📊
민수 = Minsu, 회의 = meeting, 에서 = at/in, 발표하다 = to present.

• 그 카페가 아침에 조용하다며?
[geu ka-pe-ga a-chi-me jo-yong-ha-da-myeo?]
I heard that café is quiet in the morning, right? ☕
그 = that, 카페 = café, 아침 = morning, 조용하다 = to be quiet.

• 콘서트 표가 벌써 매진됐다며?
[kon-seo-teu pyo-ga beol-sseo mae-jin-dwaet-da-myeo?]
I heard the concert tickets already sold out, right? 🎫
콘서트 = concert, 표 = ticket, 벌써 = already, 매진되다 = to be sold out.

🧩 General Formation Rule

📚 Cross-check note

🪞 Synonym Alert

• -다며? [da-myeo?] — casual confirmation of heard information: “I heard…, right?” 🔎

• -다면서요? [da-myeon-seo-yo?] — polite confirmation: “I heard…, is that right?” 🧤

• -대요 [dae-yo] — neutral hearsay report: “they say…” 📰

• -다니(요) [da-ni-yo] — reaction to heard information: “You mean…?!” 😳

• -다니까요 [da-ni-kka-yo] — insisting on your own statement: “I’m telling you…” 📣

⚠️ Pitfalls to Dodge

• ❌ 먹다며? → ✅ 먹는다며? (present action verb with consonant stem takes -는다며?).

• ❌ 가다며? → ✅ 간다며? (vowel-stem action verb takes -ㄴ다며?).

• ❌ 대표이라며? → ✅ 대표라며? (vowel-ending noun takes 라며?).

• ❌ Using casual -다며? with a stranger → ✅ use polite -다면서요?.

• ❌ Using -다며? to simply report news → ✅ use -대요 for neutral reporting.

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🎯 Practice Hub — Hearsay Confirmation: -다며?

 

Welcome to the confirmation desk. 🕵️‍♀️ In this Practice Hub, you’ll turn heard information into natural casual check-in questions with -다며?. You’ll practice actions, descriptions, nouns, past events, future plans, and the polite cousin -다면서요? so your Korean sounds curious — not chaotic. 🔎

 

🔊 Audio reminder: Use

Korean Helper Widgets whenever you want to hear the rising confirmation rhythm.

 

📝 Instructions: Fill each blank with the best confirmation form, read the completed sentence aloud, then check the Answer toggle. Watch whether the word before the blank is an action verb, descriptive verb, noun, past event, future plan, or polite confirmation.

 

Exercise 1 — Action Verb Confirmation 🔧

A. 민수가 부산에 ＿＿＿＿?

[min-su-ga bu-sa-ne ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard Minsu is going to Busan, right? 🚆

Answer

간다며 — 가다 is a vowel-stem action verb.

B. 손님이 곧 ＿＿＿＿?

[son-ni-mi got ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard the guest is coming soon, right? 🚪

Answer

온다며 — 오다 → 온다며?.

C. 아이들이 김밥을 ＿＿＿＿?

[a-i-deu-ri gim-ba-beul ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard the children eat gimbap, right? 🍙

Answer

먹는다며 — Consonant-stem action verb takes -는다며?.

D. 지수가 원문을 ＿＿＿＿?

[ji-su-ga won-mu-neul ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard Jisu reads the original text, right? 📖

Answer

읽는다며 — 읽다 → 읽는다며?; pronunciation links naturally as [ing-neun-da-myeo].

E. 그 작가가 제주도에 ＿＿＿＿?

[geu jak-ga-ga je-ju-do-e ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard that writer lives on Jeju Island, right? 🌊

Answer

산다며 — 살다 drops ㄹ before ㄴ.

F. 수아가 앱을 직접 ＿＿＿＿?

[su-a-ga ae-beul jik-jeop ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard Sua is making the app herself, right? 📱

Answer

만든다며 — 만들다 drops ㄹ before ㄴ.

G. 친구들이 서로 ＿＿＿＿?

[chin-gu-deu-ri seo-ro ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard the friends help one another, right? 🤝

Answer

돕는다며 — Present quoted action uses -는다며?.

H. 학생들이 팟캐스트를 ＿＿＿＿?

[hak-saeng-deu-ri pat-kae-seu-teu-reul ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard the students listen to the podcast, right? 🎧

Answer

듣는다며 — Present quoted action: 듣다 → 듣는다며?.

I. 팀원들이 공원에서 ＿＿＿＿?

[tim-won-deu-ri gong-wo-ne-seo ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard the team members walk in the park, right? 🌳

Answer

걷는다며 — Present quoted action: 걷다 → 걷는다며?.

J. 모두 내일 ＿＿＿＿?

[mo-du nae-il ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard everyone is off tomorrow, right? 🛌

Answer

쉰다며 — Vowel-stem action verb: 쉬다 → 쉰다며?.

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Vocabulary Box

• 부산 → Busan

• 가다 → to go

• 손님 → guest

• 곧 → soon

• 오다 → to come

• 아이들 → children

• 김밥 → gimbap

• 먹다 → to eat

• 원문 → original text

• 읽다 → to read

• 작가 → writer

• 제주도 → Jeju Island

• 살다 → to live

• 앱 → app

• 직접 → oneself

• 만들다 → to make

• 친구들 → friends

• 서로 → one another

• 돕다 → to help

• 팟캐스트 → podcast

• 듣다 → to listen

• 팀원들 → team members

• 공원 → park

• 걷다 → to walk

• 모두 → everyone

Tip 💡 Present action verbs need -ㄴ/는다며?, not plain -다며?.

 

Exercise 2 — Descriptions and Nouns 🎨

A. 그 가방이 너무 ＿＿＿＿?

[geu ga-bang-i neo-mu ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard that bag is too expensive, right? 👜

Answer

비싸다며 — Descriptive verb: 비싸다 → 비싸다며?.

B. 도서관이 아침에 ＿＿＿＿?

[do-seo-gwa-ni a-chi-me ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard the library is quiet in the morning, right? 📚

Answer

조용하다며 — Descriptive verb keeps -다며?.

C. 숙제가 그렇게 ＿＿＿＿?

[suk-je-ga geu-reo-ke ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard the homework is that difficult, right? 📝

Answer

어렵다며 — Descriptive verb: 어렵다 → 어렵다며?.

D. 역 앞이 지금 ＿＿＿＿?

[yeok a-pi ji-geum ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard the front of the station is crowded now, right? 🚉

Answer

복잡하다며 — Descriptive verb: 복잡하다 → 복잡하다며?.

E. 그 소식이 꽤 ＿＿＿＿?

[geu so-si-gi kkwae ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard that news is quite surprising, right? 📰

Answer

놀랍다며 — Descriptive verb: 놀랍다 → 놀랍다며?.

F. 민재가 아직 ＿＿＿＿?

[min-jae-ga a-jik ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard Minjae is still a student, right? 🎓

Answer

학생이라며 — 학생 ends in a consonant, so use 이라며?.

G. 지수가 새 ＿＿＿＿?

[ji-su-ga sae ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard Jisu is the new representative, right? 🏢

Answer

대표라며 — 대표 ends in a vowel, so use 라며?.

H. 입장료가 ＿＿＿＿?

[ip-jang-nyo-ga ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard the admission fee is free, right? 🎟️

Answer

무료라며 — Vowel-ending noun: 무료 → 무료라며?.

I. 그 결정이 ＿＿＿＿?

[geu gyeol-jeong-i ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard that decision was a mistake, right? 📌

Answer

실수라며 — Vowel-ending noun: 실수 → 실수라며?.

J. 이번 일이 좋은 ＿＿＿＿?

[i-beon i-ri jo-eun ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard this matter is a good opportunity, right? 🎁

Answer

기회라며 — Vowel-ending noun: 기회 → 기회라며?.

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Vocabulary Box

• 가방 → bag

• 너무 → too / very

• 비싸다 → to be expensive

• 도서관 → library

• 아침 → morning

• 조용하다 → to be quiet

• 숙제 → homework

• 어렵다 → to be difficult

• 역 앞 → station front

• 지금 → now

• 복잡하다 → to be crowded

• 소식 → news

• 꽤 → quite

• 놀랍다 → to be surprising

• 민재 → Minjae

• 학생 → student

• 대표 → representative

• 입장료 → admission fee

• 무료 → free

• 결정 → decision

• 실수 → mistake

• 기회 → opportunity

Tip 💡 Descriptive verbs use -다며?; nouns use -(이)라며?.

 

Exercise 3 — Past Events and Future Plans ⏳

A. 수업이 벌써 ＿＿＿＿?

[su-eo-bi beol-sseo ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard class already ended, right? 🏁

Answer

끝났다며 — Past event: 끝나다 → 끝났다며?.

B. 예약이 갑자기 ＿＿＿＿?

[ye-ya-gi gap-ja-gi ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard the reservation was suddenly canceled, right? ❌

Answer

취소됐다며 — Past event: 취소되다 → 취소됐다며?.

C. 좌석이 모두 ＿＿＿＿?

[jwa-seo-gi mo-du ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard all the seats sold out, right? 💺

Answer

매진됐다며 — Past event: 매진되다 → 매진됐다며?.

D. 지훈이가 약속을 ＿＿＿＿?

[ji-hu-ni-ga yak-so-geul ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard Jihoon forgot the appointment, right? 📅

Answer

잊었다며 — Past event: 잊다 → 잊었다며?.

E. 연구팀이 단서를 ＿＿＿＿?

[yeon-gu-ti-mi dan-seo-reul ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard the research team found a clue, right? 🔍

Answer

발견했다며 — Past event: 발견하다 → 발견했다며?.

F. 세나가 다음 달에 ＿＿＿＿?

[se-na-ga da-eum da-re ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard Sena will leave next month, right? 🧳

Answer

떠날 거라며 — Future/plan: 떠나다 → 떠날 거라며?.

G. 행사가 다음 달로 ＿＿＿＿?

[haeng-sa-ga da-eum dal-lo ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard the event will be postponed to next month, right? 📆

Answer

연기될 거라며 — Future/plan: 연기되다 → 연기될 거라며?.

H. 일정이 또 ＿＿＿＿?

[il-jeong-i tto ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard the schedule will change again, right? 🔄

Answer

바뀔 거라며 — Future/plan: 바뀌다 → 바뀔 거라며?.

I. 우리가 먼저 ＿＿＿＿?

[u-ri-ga meon-jeo ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard we will present first, right? 🎙️

Answer

발표할 거라며 — Future/plan: 발표하다 → 발표할 거라며?.

J. 택배가 오늘 밤에 ＿＿＿＿?

[taek-bae-ga o-neul ba-me ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard the package will arrive tonight, right? 📦

Answer

도착할 거라며 — Future/plan: 도착하다 → 도착할 거라며?.

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Vocabulary Box

• 수업 → class

• 끝나다 → to end

• 예약 → reservation

• 취소되다 → to be canceled

• 좌석 → seat

• 매진되다 → to be sold out

• 지훈 → Jihoon

• 약속 → appointment / promise

• 잊다 → to forget

• 연구팀 → research team

• 단서 → clue

• 발견하다 → to discover

• 세나 → Sena

• 다음 달 → next month

• 떠나다 → to leave

• 행사 → event

• 연기되다 → to be postponed

• 일정 → schedule

• 바뀌다 → to change

• 택배 → package delivery

• 오늘 밤 → tonight

• 도착하다 → to arrive

Tip 💡 Past uses -았다/었다며?; future plans use -(으)ㄹ 거라며?.

 

Exercise 4 — Report, Confirm, or React? 🎭

A. 민수가 오늘 ＿＿＿＿?

[min-su-ga o-neul ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard Minsu is coming today, right? 🚪

Answer

온다며 — Casual confirmation uses -다며?.

B. 민수가 오늘 ＿＿＿＿.

[min-su-ga o-neul ＿＿＿＿.]

They say Minsu is coming today. 📰

Answer

온대요 — Neutral hearsay report uses -대요.

C. 민수가 오늘 ＿＿＿＿?

[min-su-ga o-neul ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard Minsu is coming today, is that right? 🧤

Answer

온다면서요 — Polite confirmation uses -다면서요?.

D. 민수가 오늘 온다니요?

[min-su-ga o-neul on-da-ni-yo?]

You mean Minsu is coming today? 😳

Answer

-다니요? — This reacts with surprise; it does not simply confirm a rumor.

E. 그 카페가 ＿＿＿＿?

[geu ka-pe-ga ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard that café is quiet, right? ☕

Answer

조용하다며 — Casual confirmation of a description.

F. 그 카페가 ＿＿＿＿.

[geu ka-pe-ga ＿＿＿＿.]

They say that café is quiet. 📰

Answer

조용하대요 — Neutral report, not confirmation.

G. 그 카페가 조용하다니요?

[geu ka-pe-ga jo-yong-ha-da-ni-yo?]

You mean that café is quiet? 😳

Answer

-다니요? — Surprise or disbelief.

H. 선생님이 새 담당자＿＿＿＿?

[seon-saeng-ni-mi sae dam-dang-ja ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard the teacher is the new person in charge, is that right? 🧤

Answer

라면서요 — Polite confirmation after vowel-ending noun 담당자.

I. 그 말이 사실＿＿＿＿.

[geu ma-ri sa-sil ＿＿＿＿.]

I’m telling you, that statement is true. 📣

Answer

이라니까요 — -다니까요 insists; -다며? confirms heard information.

J. 예약이 취소됐다며?

[ye-ya-gi chwi-so-dwaet-da-myeo?]

I heard the reservation was canceled, right? 🗂️

Answer

This is -다며? — casual confirmation of a past heard event.

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Vocabulary Box

• 오다 → to come

• 온다며? → I heard they come, right?

• 온대요 → they say they come

• 온다면서요? → I heard they come, is that right?

• 온다니요? → You mean they come?

• 카페 → café

• 조용하다 → to be quiet

• 선생님 → teacher

• 담당자 → person in charge

• 말 → statement / words

• 사실 → truth / fact

• 예약 → reservation

• 취소되다 → to be canceled

Tip 💡 -대요 reports, -다며? confirms, -다니요? reacts, and -다니까요 insists.

 

Exercise 5 — Mixed Mastery + Pitfall Patrol 🛡️

A. ❌ 민지가 먹다며? → ✅ 민지가 ＿＿＿＿?

[min-ji-ga ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard Minji eats it, right? 🍽️

Answer

먹는다며 — Present action with consonant stem takes -는다며?.

B. ❌ 우리가 가다며? → ✅ 우리가 ＿＿＿＿?

[u-ri-ga ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard we’re going, right? 🚌

Answer

간다며 — Present action with vowel stem takes -ㄴ다며?.

C. ❌ 대표이라며? → ✅ ＿＿＿＿?

[＿＿＿＿?]

I heard they’re the representative, right? 🪪

Answer

대표라며 — Vowel-ending noun takes 라며?.

D. ❌ 학생라며? → ✅ ＿＿＿＿?

[＿＿＿＿?]

I heard they’re a student, right? 🎓

Answer

학생이라며 — Consonant-ending noun takes 이라며?.

E. 선생님께 “오늘 회의 있다며?”

[seon-saeng-nim-kke “o-neul hoe-ui it-da-myeo?”]

You are speaking to a teacher. Fix the tone. 🧤

Answer

오늘 회의 있다면서요? — Use polite -다면서요? instead of casual -다며?.

F. Neutral report: “They say the meeting was canceled.” Choose better:

회의가 취소됐대요. / 회의가 취소됐다며?

Answer

회의가 취소됐대요. — Neutral reporting uses -대요.

G. Casual confirmation: “I heard the meeting was canceled, right?” Choose better:

회의가 취소됐다며? / 회의가 취소됐다니까요.

Answer

회의가 취소됐다며? — -다며? checks heard information.

H. Complete the future confirmation: 발표가 내일로 ＿＿＿＿?

[bal-pyo-ga nae-il-lo ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard the presentation will be tomorrow, right? 📊

Answer

될 거라며 — Future quoted information: 되다 → 될 거라며?.

I. Complete the past confirmation: 초대장이 이미 ＿＿＿＿?

[cho-dae-jang-i i-mi ＿＿＿＿?]

I heard the invitation already arrived, right? 💌

Answer

도착했다며 — Past quoted event: 도착하다 → 도착했다며?.

J. What does -다며? usually do?

Answer

It casually confirms heard information: “I heard…, right?” It is not neutral reporting and not formal politeness.

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Vocabulary Box

• 민지 → Minji

• 먹다 → to eat

• 우리 → we

• 가다 → to go

• 대표 → representative

• 학생 → student

• 선생님 → teacher

• 회의 → meeting

• 있다 → to exist / to have

• 취소되다 → to be canceled

• 발표 → presentation

• 내일 → tomorrow

• 되다 → to become / be set as

• 초대장 → invitation

• 이미 → already

• 도착하다 → to arrive

Tip 💡 If you hear yourself using -다며?, ask: “Am I close enough to speak casually?” If not, upgrade to -다면서요?.

 

🎉 Practice complete. You can now confirm heard information naturally with 간다며?, 먹는다며?, 조용하다며?, 학생이라며?, 취소됐다며?, and 떠날 거라며?. Your Korean rumor radar is officially tuned. 🔎✨