Are you up for + 명사/동사ing?

1. Are you up for 명사/동사ing?

-Are you up for dessert?

-Are you up for another drink?

-let's grab/get another drink. what do you say? 술 한잔 더하자. 어때?

-Are you up for having a visitor?

-I'm up for it! (저요) ~ 할 의향(의사)가 있다.

-I am up for anything.

- Are you still up for cooking? 아직 요리할 마음 있는거지?

-Are we still meeting tonight? (여전히 그럴 계획이 있는지 확인차) 우리 오늘밤에 만나는거지 맞지?

-Are you still coming for dinner tonight?

-Are you sure you're still up for this?

 

Are you up for it? = Are you down for it?

I'm down for whatever if it helps.

what r u up to tonight? -> I'm down for whatever

Are you still down for coffee later? 원래 커피를 마시기로 했는데 중간에 확인차 물어보기

 

2. I won't take no for an answer (호의를 베풀 때) 거절마.

Its the least I can do. I insist. 최소한 그 정도는 내가 해주고 싶으니 거절마.

I don't wanna impose 폐 끼치고/부담주고 싶지 않아.

Are you sure? 정말? 그래도 돼?

 

3. I could use ~하면 좋겠어/~가 필요해

뭔가 원하고 필요로 한다는 걸 간접적으로 표현

You mean you would really like to have it (구어체)

- I could use a drink 술 한잔 마시면 딱 좋겠다.

강조 I could really use a drink

I don't know about you but I could use a drink  넌 어떨지 모르겠지만 난 술 한잔 마시고 싶어.

I could really use a drink. 진자 술 한잔 마시면 딱 좋겠다.

I could (really) use a cup of coffee. 커피 한잔 마시면 정말 좋겠다.

You look like you could use this more than me. 너가 나보다 이걸 더 필요로 하는 것 같은데

I could use your help/expertise. 너의 도움/전문지식이 필요해.

We clearly could still use your expertise. 

desperate 간절한, 절실한

Actually, you know, I could use some advice 조언이 좀 필요해.

*advice(쓰): 명사 advise(즈): 동사

I could use a break (휴식을 원하고 필요로 하는 느낌) 휴식이 필요해.

- I brought pizza, I have been working pretty hard, I could use a break

 

I could use the time out of the office 사무실에서 좀 벗어날 필요가 있어. (그렇게 하고 싶고 그렇게 해야할 때)

-I could use a minute to process this 이걸 흡수하고 받아들이는데 잠시 시간이 필요해

*process: to think about a difficult or sad situation so that you can gradually accept it.

-> You take all the time you need.