About This Lesson
Use Basic Requests and Instructions to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
안으로 들어오세요.
ah-nuh-roh duh-ruh-oh-SEH-yoh Please come inside.
B
여기에 앉으세요.
yuh-gee-eh ahn-juh-SEH-yoh Please sit here.
A
여기에서 기다리세요.
yuh-gee-eh-suh gee-dah-ree-SEH-yoh Please wait here.
B
여기를 보세요.
yuh-gee-rul boh-SEH-yoh Please look here.
A
주의 깊게 들으세요.
joo-EE gip-KKEH duh-ruh-SEH-yoh Please listen carefully.
B
천천히 말하세요.
chun-chun-hee mahl-ha-SEH-yoh Please speak slowly.Word by Word
안
안 means “inside” in 안으로, referring to the inside as the destination of movement. It appears before 으로 to form the direction “into the inside.” Use 안으로 when inviting or directing someone to move inside, such as in Please come inside.
으로
으로 marks the direction or destination of movement in 안으로, meaning “into” or “toward the inside.” Here it follows 안 and shows where the person should move. Use the pattern 안으로 들어오세요 when asking someone to come inside.
들어오세요
들어오세요 means “please come in” in the first line. It is the polite request used to invite someone to move into the speaker’s place or area. Use it when welcoming someone into a room, building, or other space.
여기
여기 means “here” in 여기에 and 여기에서, referring to the place near the speaker. Its exact meaning is made more specific by the following location marker. Use 여기 with 에 for a place or destination, as in 여기에 앉으세요.
에
에 marks 여기에 as the place where the listener should sit, so 여기에 means “here” as a sitting location. It follows 여기를 and identifies a location or destination. Use the pattern 여기 + 에 + action when directing someone to do something here.
앉으세요
앉으세요 means “please sit” in Please sit here. It is a polite request telling someone to take a seated position. Use it when offering or directing someone to a seat, as in 여기에 앉으세요.
에서
에서 marks 여기에서 as the place where the action of waiting occurs, so 여기에서 means “here” as the location of the action. It follows 여기 and connects the place with 기다리세요. Use 여기에서 when asking someone to perform an action while remaining here.
기다리세요
기다리세요 means “please wait” in Please wait here. It is a polite request asking someone to remain and wait. Use it with a place marked by 에서, as in 여기에서 기다리세요.
를
를 marks 여기를 as the thing being looked at in 여기를 보세요. It shows that “here” is the object or focus of the action of looking. Use the pattern [thing or place]를 보세요 when asking someone to look at something.
보세요
보세요 means “please look” in Please look here. It is a polite request directing someone’s attention toward a place or object. Use it after the thing or place to be looked at, as in 여기를 보세요.
주의
주의 means “attention” in 주의 깊게, contributing the idea of careful attention. Together with 깊게, it describes how the listener should listen. Use 주의 깊게 들으세요 when asking someone to listen with focused attention.
깊게
깊게 contributes the idea of doing something deeply or carefully in 주의 깊게. In the dialogue, 주의 깊게 들으세요 means “please listen carefully,” with 주의 and 깊게 working together. Use 주의 깊게 before an action when asking someone to do it with focused attention.
들으세요
들으세요 means “please listen” in Please listen carefully. It is a polite request asking the listener to pay attention to what is being said or heard. Use it after an adverb describing how to listen, as in 주의 깊게 들으세요.
천천히
천천히 means “slowly” in 천천히 말하세요 and describes the speed of speaking. It comes before 말하세요 to tell the listener how to perform the action. Use 천천히 before an action when asking someone to do it at a slow pace.
말하세요
말하세요 means “please speak” in Please speak slowly. It is a polite request asking someone to speak. Use it after a word describing the speaking manner or speed, as in 천천히 말하세요.
Grammar Points
동사 어간 + -세요
앉으세요.
ahn-juh-SEH-yohPlease sit.
-세요 makes a polite request or command. It is attached to the verb stem: 앉다 → 앉으세요.
부사 + 동사
천천히 말하세요.
chun-chun-hee mahl-ha-SEH-yohPlease speak slowly.
In Korean, an adverb usually comes before the verb it modifies: 천천히 + 말하세요.
Korean Vocabulary
기다리세요
verb
gee-dah-ree-SEH-yoh
please wait
들어오세요
verb
duh-ruh-oh-SEH-yoh
please come in
들으세요
verb
duh-ruh-SEH-yoh
please listen
보세요
verb
boh-SEH-yoh
please look
안으로 들어오세요
phrase
ah-nuh-roh duh-ruh-oh-SEH-yoh
Please come inside
앉으세요
verb
ahn-juh-SEH-yoh
please sit
여기를 보세요
phrase
yuh-gee-rul boh-SEH-yoh
Please look here
여기에 앉으세요
phrase
yuh-gee-eh ahn-juh-SEH-yoh
Please sit here
여기에서 기다리세요
phrase
yuh-gee-eh-suh gee-dah-ree-SEH-yoh
Please wait here
주의 깊게
adv
joo-EE gip-KKEH
carefully
주의 깊게 들으세요
phrase
joo-EE gip-KKEH duh-ruh-SEH-yoh
Please listen carefully
천천히 말하세요
phrase
chun-chun-hee mahl-ha-SEH-yoh
Please speak slowly
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Please come inside.
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안으로 들어오세요.Please sit here.
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여기에 앉으세요.Please wait here.
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여기에서 기다리세요.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
please sit
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앉으세요please wait
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기다리세요please come in
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들어오세요please listen