-wise, -ish 제대로 쓰는 법!

likewise '마찬가지야/동감이야' = me too

 

A: It's nice to finally meet you.

B: Likewise

 

~wise 

1) ~한 방향/방식으로 

clockwise: 시계 방향으로 Turn the key clockwise. 

lengthwise: 세로로 길게  It got totally out of hand, lengthwise.

길이면에서 손 쓸 수 없을 정도로 내용이 길어짐

 

2) ~면에서/관하여

time-wise: 시간 면에서

career-wise: 커리어 면에서

money-wise: 금전적인 면에서

business-wise: 사업적인 면에서

*otherwise, likewise처럼 아예 굳혀진 표현들은 -를 빼고, 나머지 표현들은 대부분 -를 붙임.

 

- How are we doing time-wise? 정해진 시간에 맞춰 잘하고 있나요? / 마감기한 맞춰서 잘 하고 있나요?

- How am I doing time-wise?

- How are we doing time-wise? Okay. I'll run through them very quickly.

- How are we doing number-wise? Are we getting close to that goal?

 

- How are things going for you, business-wise? 사업은 잘되고?

- How are things going for you, career-wise?

- Health-wise I'm great.

- Things are not that great for me, money-wise.

- I like it price-wise, but color-wise, not so much. 가격은 좋은데 색상이 별로야.

- I like everything about it design-wise.

 

A: Do you think it'll help me career-wise? 커리어 면에서 도움이 될까?

B: It'll help you down the road. 앞으로/살면서 네게 도움 될거야. in the future (= down the road)

 

3) 현명한/좋은 판단이나 결정에 wise

<상대의 생각이 현명하지/좋지 않다고 생각할 때>

- I don't think that would be wise.

<내가 섣불리 추측해서 말하는 건 현평하지/좋지 않을 것 같다며>

- I don't think it would be wise for me to surmise something like that.

지인에게 조언할 때 It would be wise to ~ 또는 좀 더 부드러운 It would be wiser to ~

 

-ish

A: How old do you think she is?

B: She looks 30-ish. 서른쯤 된 거 같아.

 

He's 30-ish. I'm young-ish.

 

A: What time is it?

B: It's 8:20-ish.

 

red-ish

yellow-ish

blue-ish

 

* 간단한 대답 표현 * 

Can't complain. (딱히 불평할 게 없을 만큼) 잘 지내.

 

A: How's it going?

B: Can't complain, thanks for asking.

 

A: How is your day going?

B: Can't complain. Same old, same old. 늘 똑같지, 뭐.

 

A: So, how was your school?

B: Same old, same old. Could be better. 그저그래, 별로야

 

Things couldn't be better. 최고야, 정말 좋아, 이보다 더 좋을 순 없어.