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Dialogue

쉬는 시간은 얼마나 돼요?

SHWEE-nuhn SHEE-gah-nuhn uhl-MAH-nuh dweh-YOH How long is the break?

쉬는 시간은 10분이에요.

SHWEE-nuhn SHEE-gah-nuhn SHIM-boo-nee-eh-YOH The break is ten minutes long.

화장실이 어디예요?

HWAH-jahng-SHEE-ree uh-DEE-eh-YOH Where is the restroom?

방에서 나가서 오른쪽으로 가세요.

BAHNG-eh-suh nah-GAH-suh OH-ruhn-JJOH-guh-ro gah-SEH-yoh Go out of the room and turn right.

찾을 수 있을 것 같아요.

CHAH-juhl SSOO EES-suhl GUHT GGAH-tah-yoh I think I can find it.

수업이 다시 시작하기 전에 여기서 기다릴게요.

SOO-uh-BEE dah-SHEE shee-jah-KAH-gee juh-NEH yuh-GEE-suh gee-dah-ril-GGEH-yoh I will wait here before class starts again.

Word by Word

쉬는 “쉬는” means “resting” and helps form “쉬는 시간,” the break period in this dialogue. It is the form of 쉬다 used before the noun 시간. Use “쉬는 시간” when referring to a break during a class or another activity.

시간 “시간” means “time”; in “쉬는 시간,” it refers to the break period. In this dialogue, “시간은 얼마나 돼요?” asks about its duration. Use it when asking or answering how long an activity or period lasts.

은 “은” marks the topic in “시간은,” making the break time the topic of the question and answer. It follows 시간 here. Use this kind of topic marking when keeping the conversation focused on one thing, such as the break.

얼마나 “얼마나” asks “how much” or, here, “how long” in “얼마나 돼요?” The question uses it to ask for the length of the break. Use it with a duration or amount when the exact quantity is unknown.

돼요 “돼요” in “얼마나 돼요?” asks how long something is or lasts. Together with 얼마나, it forms a polite question about duration. Use “얼마나 돼요?” when asking the length of a break or another period.

분 “분” is the counter for minutes in “10분.” Here it gives the length of the break. Use a number followed by 분 when stating a duration in minutes.

이에요 “이에요” means “is” in “10분이에요,” completing the polite statement that the break is ten minutes. It is used here after the consonant-ending expression 10분. Use it to give a polite identification or description after a consonant-ending noun or expression.

화장실 “화장실” means “restroom” in “화장실이 어디예요?” It names the place whose location the speaker is asking about. Use it when asking for or referring to a restroom, especially while navigating a public place or building.

이 “이” marks 화장실 as the subject in “화장실이 어디예요?” The question asks where the restroom is. Use this marker after a consonant-ending noun when asking about that noun’s location or state.

어디 “어디” means “where” in “화장실이 어디예요?” It asks for the location of the restroom. Use it in a polite location question when you need to find a person, place, or thing.

예요 “예요” means “is” in the location question “어디예요?” With 어디, the full question means “Where is it?” It is the polite copula form used here after the vowel-ending word 어디.

방 “방” means “room” in “방에서 나가서.” It identifies the place from which the person should go out. Use it when giving directions involving a room, such as leaving a classroom.

에서 “에서” marks the place from which an action begins in “방에서 나가서.” Here, it means going out of the room. Use a place followed by 에서 when describing an action that starts there or movement away from there.

나가서 “나가서” means “go out and” in “나가서 오른쪽으로 가세요.” It comes from 나가다 and links going out of the room with the next direction. Use it when giving a sequence of actions, especially directions that begin by leaving a place.

오른쪽 “오른쪽” means “the right side” in “오른쪽으로 가세요.” It identifies the direction the listener should take. Use it with a direction marker when telling someone to move toward the right.

으로 “으로” marks the direction in “오른쪽으로,” meaning toward the right. It connects the direction 오른쪽 with the movement described by 가세요. Use it after a direction when telling someone where to go.

가세요 “가세요” means “please go” in “오른쪽으로 가세요.” It gives a polite direction to the listener. It comes from 가다 and is useful when politely telling someone how to reach a place.

찾을 “찾을” contributes the meaning “find” in “찾을 수 있을 것 같아요.” It comes from 찾다 and appears before 수 in a construction expressing possible ability. Use the full expression when saying that you think you can find something, such as a restroom.

수 “수” expresses possibility or ability in “찾을 수 있을 것 같아요.” The full construction says that finding the restroom is possible, rather than 수 carrying the whole meaning by itself. Use it after a verb phrase when discussing whether an action can be done.

있을 “있을” supports the possibility meaning in “찾을 수 있을 것 같아요,” where the speaker thinks finding the restroom will be possible. It comes from 있다 and appears before 것 in this expression. The complete meaning comes from the construction, so use the surrounding phrase when expressing a tentative expectation about ability.

것 “것” nominalizes the preceding possibility in “있을 것 같아요,” allowing 같아요 to express that it seems so. In “찾을 수 있을 것 같아요,” the whole expression means “I think I can find it.” Use “것 같아요” to give a tentative opinion or expectation.

같아요 “같아요” expresses “seem” or “I think” in “찾을 수 있을 것 같아요.” It makes the speaker’s statement tentative rather than completely certain. It comes from 같다 and is useful when giving a polite personal judgment or expectation.

수업 “수업” means “class” or “lesson” in “수업이 다시 시작하기 전에.” It identifies the activity that will start again after the break. Use it when talking about attending, stopping, or resuming a class or lesson.

다시 “다시” means “again” in “다시 시작하기,” showing that the class will start another time after the break. It modifies the action of starting. Use it before an action when that action is repeated or resumed.

시작하기 “시작하기” means “starting” in “수업이 다시 시작하기 전에.” It places the class’s restart inside the time expression meaning “before class starts again.” It comes from 시작하다 and is used in the pattern “시작하기 전에” to describe what happens earlier.

전 “전” means “before” or “prior to” in “시작하기 전에.” It places waiting earlier than the class’s restart. Use it in a time expression after an event or action when describing something that happens beforehand.

에 “에” completes the time expression “전에,” which means “before” the referenced event. Here, it links the idea of being prior to the class restarting with the waiting action. Use “전에” when placing one event earlier than another.

여기 “여기” means “here” in “여기서 기다릴게요.” It identifies the speaker’s current place as the place where they will wait. Use it when referring to the location where the speaker or listener is present.

서 “서” marks the place where the waiting action happens in “여기서 기다릴게요.” Together with 여기, it means “here” as the location of waiting. Use a place followed by 서 to say where an action takes place.

기다릴게요 “기다릴게요” means “I will wait” in “여기서 기다릴게요.” It tells the listener that the speaker intends to wait here while the other person goes to the restroom. It comes from 기다리다 and is useful when offering or committing to wait for someone.

Grammar Points

V-기 전에

수업이 다시 시작하기 전에 여기서 기다릴게요.

SOO-uh-BEE dah-SHEE shee-jah-KAH-gee juh-NEH yuh-GEE-suh gee-dah-ril-GGEH-yoh

I’ll wait here before class starts again.

Attach -기 전에 to a verb to express “before doing something.”

V-(으)ㄹ게요

여기서 기다릴게요.

yuh-GEE-suh gee-dah-ril-GGEH-yoh

I’ll wait here.

Use -(으)ㄹ게요 for the speaker’s willing promise or intention toward the listener.

Korean Vocabulary

10분 num

SHIM-boon ten minutes

쉬는 시간은 10분이에요.

가다 verb

gah-DAH to go 가세요

방에서 나가서 오른쪽으로 가세요.

나가다 verb

nah-GAH-dah to go out 나가서

방에서 나가서 오른쪽으로 가세요.

되다 verb

dweh-DAH to be; to amount to 돼요

쉬는 시간은 얼마나 돼요?

방 noun

BAHNG room 방에서

방에서 나가서 오른쪽으로 가세요.

수 있다 phrase

SSOO EET-TTAH can; be able to 수 있을

찾을 수 있을 것 같아요.

쉬는 시간 phrase

SHWEE-nuhn SHEE-gahn break time

쉬는 시간은 얼마나 돼요?

어디 adv

uh-DEE where

화장실이 어디예요?

얼마나 adv

uhl-MAH-nuh how long

쉬는 시간은 얼마나 돼요?

오른쪽 noun

OH-ruhn-JJOK right side 오른쪽으로

방에서 나가서 오른쪽으로 가세요.

찾다 verb

CHAT-TTAH to find 찾을

찾을 수 있을 것 같아요.

화장실 noun

HWAH-jahng-SHEEL restroom

화장실이 어디예요?

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

How long is the break?

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쉬는 시간은 얼마나 돼요?

The break is ten minutes long.

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쉬는 시간은 10분이에요.

Where is the restroom?

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화장실이 어디예요?

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

right side

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오른쪽으로

restroom

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화장실

room

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방에서

how long

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얼마나