perfect!

Korean translation: 맞았어요 (Ma-ja-sseo-yo), 아주 잘했어요(A-ju Jal-he-sseo-yo)

20:51 May 7, 2003
English to Korean translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Education / Pedagogy / education
English term or phrase: perfect!
classroom setting, praise for a correct answer
alex
Korean translation:맞았어요 (Ma-ja-sseo-yo), 아주 잘했어요(A-ju Jal-he-sseo-yo)
Explanation:
I don't think "Perfect" is a common word at this sitution in Korea.

I rather say :
Correct : 맞았어요
or
Doing great (well done) : 아주(A-ju)/정말(Jeong-mal)/참(Cham) 잘했어요(Jalhesseoyo)

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Note added at 2003-05-13 01:35:29 (GMT)
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sorry for misspelling: sitution -> situation
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1완벽해요! or 완벽합니다!
Josh Lim
5 +1딱 맞췄어요. 맞았어요. 정확해요. 완벽해요.
yay (X)
3 +2맞았어요 (Ma-ja-sseo-yo), 아주 잘했어요(A-ju Jal-he-sseo-yo)
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
완벽해요! or 완벽합니다!


Explanation:
(wan-byuk hae-yo) or (wan-byuk hap-ni-da)
*pronunciation in English

"Perfect" means 완벽(wan-byuk) in Korean. However, when you make it a sole sentence. We say it like a verb in Korean. 해요 (hae-yo)is a suffix to indicate the formality and verb. 합니다 (hap-ni-da) is also a formal suffix.
So, even though you say an adjective only, you should say it like a sentence in Korean.

cf) 완벽하다~. (wan-byuk ha-da) *informal way
In this case 하다 (ha-da) is also a suffix.

Josh Lim
United States
Local time: 03:39
Native speaker of: Native in KoreanKorean

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딱 맞췄어요. 맞았어요. 정확해요. 완벽해요.


Explanation:
English: Perfect!
Korean:
Ttak mah chosso yo. 딱 맞췄어요.
Majasso yo. 맞았어요.
Jong hwak heyo. 정확해요.
Wan byok heyo. 완벽해요.

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맞았어요 (Ma-ja-sseo-yo), 아주 잘했어요(A-ju Jal-he-sseo-yo)


Explanation:
I don't think "Perfect" is a common word at this sitution in Korea.

I rather say :
Correct : 맞았어요
or
Doing great (well done) : 아주(A-ju)/정말(Jeong-mal)/참(Cham) 잘했어요(Jalhesseoyo)

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Note added at 2003-05-13 01:35:29 (GMT)
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sorry for misspelling: sitution -> situation

DiTTOSS
Local time: 16:39
Native speaker of: Native in KoreanKorean
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agree  organizer: A-ju Jal-he-sseo-yo. OR A'ju/Jeong-mal/Ch'am Jalhesseoyo.
3 days 8 hrs

agree  i2krnboi: agree
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