Practicing a Difficult Sentence Again | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: In a language classroom, two adults talk about hearing a sentence again and practicing the difficult part slowly..

EN → KO / Level: A1

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Dialogue

A

그거 다시 말해 줄 수 있어요?

guh-GUH DAH-shee mahl-heh JOOL soo ee-SUH-yo Can you say that again?
B

한 번 더 말할게요.

hahn buhn duh mahl-HAL-ggeh-yo I will say it one more time.
A

이제 이해했어요.

ee-jeh ee-heh-HESS-uh-yo Now I understand.
B

문장을 같이 연습해 봐요.

moon-jang-uhl GAH-chee yuhn-suh-PEH bwah-yo Let's practice the sentence together.
A

첫 부분은 아직 어려워요.

chut ppoo-boon-un ah-JIK uh-ryuh-WUH-yo The first part is still hard for me.
B

그 부분을 천천히 연습할 수 있어요.

guh boo-boon-uhl chun-CHUN-hee yuhn-suh-PHAL ssoo ee-SUH-yo We can practice that part slowly.

Word by Word

그거 “그거” means “that” or “that thing” in this request. It refers to what the other person said. As a new example, “그거 뭐예요?” asks, “What is that?”
다시 “다시” means “again” and shows that the action should happen another time. It comes before the action in “그거 다시 말해 줄 수 있어요?”. As a new example, “다시 말해 주세요” means “Please say it again.”
말해 In “그거 다시 말해 줄 수 있어요?”, “말해” expresses the action “say.” It is the form of 말하다 used before 줄 in this request construction. As a new example, “천천히 말해 주세요” means “Please speak slowly.”
줄 In “말해 줄 수 있어요?”, “줄” contributes the idea of doing the action for the other person as a favor. The whole expression “말해 줄” means “say it for me” or “say it for the other person.” A reusable pattern is “동사-아/어 줄 수 있어요?”, as in the new example “도와줄 수 있어요?”
수 In “말해 줄 수 있어요?”, “수” marks ability or possibility. Together with “있어요,” it expresses that the action can be done. A reusable pattern is “동사-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요,” as in the new example “읽을 수 있어요.”
있어요 Here, “있어요” completes the possibility expression “수 있어요,” meaning “can” or “is possible.” It does not mean that something exists in this sentence. A reusable pattern is “할 수 있어요,” as in the new example “지금 할 수 있어요.”
한 “한” means “one” in “한 번 더,” referring to one counted occasion. It is the counting form used before “번.” As a new example, “한 사람” means “one person.”
번 “번” counts times or occasions, and “한 번” means “one time.” In “한 번 더,” it helps express one additional time. As a new example, “몇 번 연습했어요?” asks, “How many times did you practice?”
더 “더” means “more” or “an additional amount”; in “한 번 더,” it means one more time. It follows the amount or counter being increased. As a new example, “한 번 더 읽어 주세요” means “Please read it one more time.”
말할게요 “말할게요” means “I will say it” and presents the speaker’s commitment to say something. It combines 말하다 with the ending -ㄹ게요 for a speaker’s intended action toward the listener. A reusable pattern is “동사-ㄹ게요,” as in the new example “기다릴게요,” meaning “I’ll wait.”
이제 “이제” means “now” or “from this point,” marking a change in the speaker’s situation. In “이제 이해했어요,” it shows that understanding has been reached now. As a new example, “이제 시작해요” means “We start now.”
이해했어요 “이해했어요” means “understood” or “I understand now” in this classroom exchange. It reports that the speaker has reached an understanding of what was explained. As a new example, “설명을 이해했어요” means “I understood the explanation.”
문장을 “문장을” means “the sentence” as the object of the practice action. It consists of 문장, “sentence,” and 을, the object marker. As a new example, “문장을 읽어요” means “I read the sentence.”
같이 “같이” means “together” and shows that the speakers will do the practice jointly. It comes before the action in “같이 연습해 봐요.” A reusable pattern is “같이 + 동사,” as in the new example “같이 해요,” meaning “Let’s do it together.”
연습해 In “문장을 같이 연습해 봐요,” “연습해” expresses the action “practice.” It is the form of 연습하다 used before 봐요, so the whole expression suggests trying the practice together. As a new example, “매일 연습해요” means “I practice every day.”
봐요 In “연습해 봐요,” “봐요” adds the idea of trying or giving the action a try. The whole expression “연습해 봐요” is a gentle suggestion to try practicing, rather than a literal instruction to look. A reusable pattern is “동사-아/어 봐요,” as in the new example “읽어 봐요,” meaning “Try reading it.”
첫 “첫” means “first” and describes the following noun in “첫 부분.” It identifies the first section of the sentence. As a new example, “첫 수업” means “the first class.”
부분은 “부분은” means “as for the part” in “첫 부분은 아직 어려워요.” It consists of 부분, “part,” and 은, which marks the part as the topic being described. As a new example, “이 부분은 쉬워요” means “This part is easy.”
아직 “아직” means “still” or “yet,” showing that the situation continues. In “아직 어려워요,” the speaker says that the part remains difficult. As a new example, “아직 준비되지 않았어요” means “It is not ready yet.”
어려워요 “어려워요” describes something as difficult or hard. In this line, it evaluates the first part as difficult for the speaker. As a new example, “이 문제는 어려워요” means “This problem is difficult.”
부분을 “부분을” means “the part” as the object of the practice action. It consists of 부분, “part,” and 을, the object marker. As a new example, “이 부분을 읽어 보세요” means “Please try reading this part.”
천천히 “천천히” means “slowly” and describes the pace of the practice. It comes before the action in “천천히 연습할 수 있어요.” As a new example, “천천히 말해 주세요” means “Please speak slowly.”
연습할 In “연습할 수 있어요,” “연습할” expresses the action “to practice” in the form used before 수. Together with “수 있어요,” it says that practicing is possible. A reusable pattern is “동사-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요,” as in the new example “읽을 수 있어요.”

Grammar Points

동사-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요

같이 연습할 수 있어요.

GAH-chee yuhn-suh-PHAL ssoo ee-SUH-yo

We can practice together.

This pattern expresses ability or possibility. After a verb stem, use -(으)ㄹ 수 있어요.

아직 + 형용사

첫 부분은 아직 어려워요.

chut ppoo-boon-un ah-JIK uh-ryuh-WUH-yo

The first part is still difficult.

아직 means “still” and usually comes before the adjective or verb it modifies.

Korean Vocabulary

같이 adv
GAH-chee together

문장을 같이 연습해 봐요.

그거 pron
guh-GUH that

그거 다시 말해 줄 수 있어요?

다시 adv
DAH-shee again

그거 다시 말해 줄 수 있어요?

말하다 verb
mahl-HAH-dah to say 말해

그거 다시 말해 줄 수 있어요?

문장 noun
moon-jahng sentence 문장을

문장을 같이 연습해 봐요.

부분 noun
boo-boon part 부분은

첫 부분은 아직 어려워요.

아직 adv
ah-JIK still

첫 부분은 아직 어려워요.

연습하다 verb
yuhn-suh-PAH-dah to practice 연습해

문장을 같이 연습해 봐요.

이제 adv
EE-jeh now

이제 이해했어요.

이해하다 verb
ee-heh-HAH-dah to understand 이해했어요

이제 이해했어요.

첫 det
chut first

첫 부분은 아직 어려워요.

한 번 더 phrase
hahn buhn duh one more time

한 번 더 말할게요.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Can you say that again?

Show Answer그거 다시 말해 줄 수 있어요?

I will say it one more time.

Show Answer한 번 더 말할게요.

Now I understand.

Show Answer이제 이해했어요.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

to understand

Show Answer이해했어요

again

Show Answer다시

to practice

Show Answer연습해

that

Show Answer그거