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TOPIK 4verb

한턱내다

hanteongnaeda [한텅내다]

한턱내요 · 한턱냈어요 · 한턱낼 거예요 · 한턱내세요

to treat (people) to a meal or drinks, to buy a round

Example

승진했으니까 오늘 저녁은 제가 한턱낼게요.

I got promoted, so dinner tonight is my treat.

Word parts

Native compound: 한턱 'a treat (for others)' + 내다 'to pay, to put out'.

Good to know

Pronounced [한텅내다]. Usually to celebrate good news (a promotion, first salary). Casual equivalent: 쏘다, as in 오늘은 내가 쏠게!