Unit 12: Telephoneconfirmationquestion

동사/형용사 + -지요? / -죠?

동사/형용사+-지요? / -죠?

Explanation

Tag question seeking confirmation. "…right?" / "…isn't it?" -죠 is the shortened form.

Examples

요즘 잘 지내지요?

yo-jeum jal ji-nae-ji-yo?

You're doing well these days, right?

한국어 재미있죠?

han-guk-eo jae-mi-it-jyo?

Korean is fun, isn't it?

내일 시간 있지요?

nae-il si-gan it-ji-yo?

You have time tomorrow, right?

-지요 / -죠: complete usage guide

-지요 (often contracted -죠) seeks confirmation: 맞지요?

Also softens statements: 그렇지요.

Extremely frequent in conversation; learn the contraction 죠 for listening.

Not the same as question ending -까요, which asks for suggestions/guesses.

Level: beginner. Read the pattern, say each example out loud, then write two new sentences of your own before moving on.

After you can produce the form, open related Chamelingo pages (vocabulary, conjugator, particles) so the pattern connects to words you actually study.

Usage notes

Register: learn the polite 요 form first unless this page is specifically about formal 습니다 style.
Production tip: use the pattern in a short dialogue (question + answer) the same day you study it.

More examples

오늘 날씨 좋지요?

The weather’s nice today, right?

한국어 어렵지요.

Korean is hard, isn’t it.

Common mistakes

Do not translate English word-for-word into “-지요 / -죠”: match Korean order and speech level.
Do not treat near-miss patterns as free synonyms of “-지요 / -죠” without checking meaning and register.