About This Lesson
Use Basic Permission Questions to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
이거 써도 돼요?
ee-guh ssuh-doh DWEH-yoh? Can I use this?
B
여기 앉아도 돼요?
yuh-gee ahn-jah-doh DWEH-yoh? Can I sit here?
A
들어가도 돼요?
duh-ruh-gah-doh DWEH-yoh? Can I come in?
B
그거 봐도 돼요?
guh-guh bwah-doh DWEH-yoh? Can I see it?
A
이거 해 봐도 돼요?
ee-guh heh bwah-doh DWEH-yoh? Can I try it?
B
이거 가져도 돼요?
ee-guh gah-juh-doh DWEH-yoh? Can I have this?Word by Word
이거
In “이거 써도 돼요?”, 이거 means “this” and identifies the thing the speaker wants to use. It commonly comes before an action expression to show which item is being discussed.
써도
In “이거 써도 돼요?”, 써도 is the exact form used for “use” in a permission question. It comes before 돼요 when asking whether using an item is okay, such as when asking the owner before using something.
돼요
In “써도 돼요?”, 돼요 is the “is it okay?” or “is it permitted?” part of the question. It follows action forms such as 써도, 앉아도, 들어가도, 봐도, 해 봐도, and 가져도 to ask for permission.
여기
In “여기 앉아도 돼요?”, 여기 means “here” and identifies the place where the speaker wants to sit. It commonly comes before an action expression when asking about permission to do something at this location.
앉아도
In “여기 앉아도 돼요?”, 앉아도 is the exact form used for “sit” in a permission question. It comes before 돼요 in the reusable pattern 앉아도 돼요? when asking whether sitting in a place is allowed.
들어가도
In “들어가도 돼요?”, 들어가도 expresses going in or entering as the action for which permission is requested. It comes before 돼요 when asking whether you may enter a room or another place.
그거
In “그거 봐도 돼요?”, 그거 means “that” or “it” and identifies the thing the speaker wants to look at. It commonly comes before an action expression to refer to an already identified item.
봐도
In “그거 봐도 돼요?”, 봐도 is the exact form used for looking at or seeing something in a permission question. It comes before 돼요 when asking whether you may look at the item.
해
In the exact dialogue substring “해 봐도”, 해 means “do” and is the do-part of the expression for trying an action. Together with 봐도, it is used before 돼요 in “이거 해 봐도 돼요?” to ask permission to try something.
가져도
In “이거 가져도 돼요?”, 가져도 is the exact action form used for having or taking the item with permission. It comes before 돼요 when asking whether you may have or take something.
Grammar Points
동사 어간 + 아/어도 돼요?
써도 돼요?
ssuh-doh DWEH-yoh?Can I use it?
허락을 요청할 때 쓰는 표현입니다. 동사 뒤에 -아/어도 돼요?를 붙여 ‘~해도 괜찮아요?’라는 뜻을 만듭니다.
Korean Vocabulary
가져도 돼요?
phrase
gah-juh-doh DWEH-yoh?
Can I have this?
그거
pron
guh-guh
that
들어가도 돼요?
phrase
duh-ruh-gah-doh DWEH-yoh?
Can I come in?
봐도 돼요?
phrase
bwah-doh DWEH-yoh?
Can I see it?
써도 돼요?
phrase
ssuh-doh DWEH-yoh?
Can I use it?
앉아도 돼요?
phrase
ahn-jah-doh DWEH-yoh?
Can I sit here?
여기
adv
yuh-gee
here
이거
pron
ee-guh
this
해 봐도 돼요?
phrase
heh bwah-doh DWEH-yoh?
Can I try it?
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Can I use this?
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이거 써도 돼요?Can I sit here?
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여기 앉아도 돼요?Can I come in?
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들어가도 돼요?Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
that
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그거this
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이거here