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[yingwenlaoshi]

"You look very tired" translated as "몹시 피곤해 보이시는군요."

What is "몹"? Is it from "몸" for "body"? What are the reasons for using "시" in both cases and what's this "군" deal?

[GreenlightmeansGO]

Wish I knew, but I don't. Good luck. I'm not near the level to ask questions like that, so I definitely can't answer you.

I will now study some Korean and cry myself to sleep.

[GreenlightmeansGO]

mobsi means 'really', like aju (sorry, too lazy to type in Korean)

the si in bo-i-si is being polite. You could take it out.

Can't find the meaning of 'goon' by itself, but 'bo-i nun goon yo' is a phrase that means 'looks like'...for an adjective, I think.

That's all I could figure out from my girlfriend.

[doggyji]

피곤해 보이는군요.
피곤해 보이네요.
피곤해 보여요.

There are only subtle differences in nuance. You will probably hear or use the last one most frequently and the first one sounds sorta awkward in casual conversations.

[Cheonmunka]

자, 그럼!

[Binch Lover]

I'm pretty sure the "군" is kind of like an exclamation.

"You look tired." vs "You look tired!"

[PeteJB]

몹시 is a word, and yet another way of emphasizing in Korean ala 정말 너무 진짜 많이 etc. In this instance it means 'You look dead tired'