의사가 필요해요.
When to use
Use this phrase when you or someone else requires medical attention and you need to inform someone.
Speech Level
This uses the polite informal (해요체 - haeyoche) speech level, suitable for communicating needs to others in a non-formal setting.
How it works
This sentence structure expresses a need, treating the needed item as the subject.
- 의사 (uisa): doctor
- -가 (-ga): subject particle
- 필요해요 (piryohaeyo): to be needed (polite)
Pronunciation
In '필요해요' (piryohaeyo), the bottom consonant 'ㄹ' (l) carries over to the next syllable, making it sound like [피료해요] (pi-ryo-hae-yo).
Omitted Subject/Object
The subject 'I' is omitted but understood from context. The phrase literally expresses that a 'doctor' is needed.
Notes
Directly state your need for medical assistance.