About This Lesson
Use Basic Home Actions and Choices to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
문을 열어 주세요.
moon-UL YUH-ruh joo-SEH-yuh Please open the door.
B
창문을 닫아 주세요.
chang-MOON-ul tah-DAH joo-SEH-yuh Please close the window.
A
그것을 켜 주세요.
guh-GUHS-ul kyuh joo-SEH-yuh Please turn it on.
B
그것을 꺼 주세요.
guh-GUHS-ul kkuh joo-SEH-yuh Please turn it off.
A
이것을 주세요.
ee-GUHS-ul joo-SEH-yuh Please give me this.
B
이것을 가져갈게요.
ee-GUHS-ul ga-jyuh-gal-GEH-yuh I will take this.Word by Word
문을
문을 means “the door” as the object being opened in the request 문을 열어 주세요. The ending 을 marks 문 as the object of the action. Use this kind of object-marked noun before an action when asking someone to do something with it, such as when asking someone to open a door at home.
열어
열어 means “open” in 문을 열어 주세요. It is the action form used before 주세요 to make a polite request. Use it when asking someone to open something, such as a door or window.
주세요
주세요 adds a polite “please” request meaning to the action before it, as in 열어 주세요, 닫아 주세요, 켜 주세요, and 꺼 주세요. In 이것을 주세요, it is used to ask someone to give the speaker this item. Use it when making a polite request to another person.
창문을
창문을 means “the window” as the object being closed in 창문을 닫아 주세요. The ending 을 marks 창문 as the object of the action. Use an object-marked noun like this when asking someone to perform an action on a specific household item.
닫아
닫아 means “close” in 창문을 닫아 주세요. It is the action form used before 주세요 to make a polite request. Use it when asking someone to close something, such as a window or door.
그것을
그것을 means “it” as the object of turning on or turning off in 그것을 켜 주세요 and 그것을 꺼 주세요. The ending 을 marks the item as the object of the action. Use it when the item has already been identified or is clear from the situation, such as a device someone is about to operate.
켜
켜 means “turn on” in 그것을 켜 주세요. It is the action form used before 주세요 to make a polite request. Use it when asking someone to turn on a device or another item whose identity is clear from the situation.
꺼
꺼 means “turn off” in 그것을 꺼 주세요. It is the action form used before 주세요 to make a polite request. Use it when asking someone to turn off a device or another item whose identity is clear from the situation.
이것을
이것을 means “this” as the object in 이것을 주세요 and 이것을 가져갈게요. The ending 을 marks this item as the object of giving or taking. Use it when pointing to or referring to an item that is near the speaker or clearly selected in the situation.
가져갈게요
가져갈게요 means “I will take it” or “I will take this with me” in 이것을 가져갈게요. The ending expresses the speaker’s intention or commitment to take the item. Use it when telling someone that you will take an item from the current place, for example after choosing or receiving it.
Grammar Points
N을/를 V-아/어 주세요
문을 열어 주세요.
moon-UL YUH-ruh joo-SEH-yuhPlease open the door.
Use 을/를 to mark the object and -아/어 주세요 to make a polite request.
Korean Vocabulary
가져가다
verb
ga-jyuh-GAH-dah
to take; to take away
가져갈게요
이것을 가져갈게요.
그것
pron
guh-GUHT
it; that
그것을
그것을 켜 주세요.
끄다
verb
kkuh-DAH
to turn off
꺼
그것을 꺼 주세요.
닫다
verb
taht-TAH
to close
닫아
창문을 닫아 주세요.
문
noun
moon
door
문을
문을 열어 주세요.
열다
verb
yuhl-DAH
to open
열어
문을 열어 주세요.
이것
pron
ee-GUHT
this
이것을
이것을 주세요.
주세요
phrase
joo-SEH-yuh
please give; please
이것을 주세요.
창문
noun
chang-MOON
window
창문을
창문을 닫아 주세요.
켜다
verb
kyuh-DAH
to turn on
켜
그것을 켜 주세요.
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Please open the door.
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문을 열어 주세요.Please close the window.
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창문을 닫아 주세요.Please turn it on.
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그것을 켜 주세요.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to take; to take away
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가져갈게요to close
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닫아please give; please
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주세요this