책이요

a book

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a book A polite conversational reply or clarification meaning “a book”; the exact sense depends on context.

KO: 뭐 찾으세요? 책이요.

EN: What are you looking for? A book.

The book.

— 세 얼간이 (2009)

My book?

— 잉글리쉬 페이션트 (1996)

“Whose book is this?” “It’s mine.”