Coffee During a Break | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: During a classroom break, two adults talk about coffee, sugar, and milk when milk is not available..

EN → KO / Level: A1

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Use Coffee During a Break to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

커피 드실래요?

KUH-pee duh-SHIL-leh-yoh? Do you want coffee?
B

네, 주세요. 작은 컵 하나만 주세요.

NEH, JOO-seh-yoh. JAH-geun KUHP HAH-nah-man JOO-seh-yoh. Yes, please. Just a small cup.
A

여기 있어요.

YUH-gee ee-SUH-yoh. Here you are.
B

좋은 냄새가 나요.

JOH-eun nahm-SEH-gah NAH-yoh. It smells nice.
A

설탕이 필요하세요?

SUHL-tahng-ee pee-ryoh-hah-SEH-yoh? Do you need sugar?
B

아니요, 우유만 주세요.

ah-nee-YOH, OO-yoo-man JOO-seh-yoh. No, just milk, please.
A

미안해요, 우유가 없어요.

mee-AHN-heh-yoh, OO-yoo-gah UHP-suh-yoh. Sorry, there is no milk.
B

괜찮아요.

gwen-chan-AH-yoh. That is okay.

Word by Word

커피 “커피” means coffee here, the drink being offered. It is the object of “드실래요” in “커피 드실래요?” and can be used before a request such as “커피 주세요” in a new example.
드실래요 “드실래요” is a polite way to ask whether someone would like to have something; here it means “Would you like coffee?” It is used after the offered item in “커피 드실래요?” and is useful for politely offering food or drinks.
네 “네” means yes and accepts the offer in “네, 주세요.” It is commonly used as a polite affirmative reply before giving a request or answer.
주세요 “주세요” is a polite request meaning “please give it to me” or “please give me.” In “네, 주세요” and “작은 컵 하나만 주세요,” it asks the other person to provide the requested item; a reusable pattern is “[item] 주세요” in a new example.
작은 “작은” means small here and describes “컵” in “작은 컵.” It is the form used before a noun, so a reusable pattern is “작은 + noun,” such as “작은 방” in a new example.
컵 “컵” means cup here, the container requested in “작은 컵 하나만 주세요.” It can be combined with a quantity, as in “컵 하나” in this dialogue.
하나 “하나” means one here and specifies one cup in “컵 하나만 주세요.” It is used after the counted item in this expression, and “하나만” means just one.
만 “만” means only or just here, limiting the request to one cup in “작은 컵 하나만 주세요.” It attaches directly after the word or quantity being limited, as in “하나만” in this dialogue.
여기 “여기” means here in “여기 있어요,” indicating the place where the coffee is being presented. A reusable location pattern is “[place] 있어요,” with the place named before “있어요.”
있어요 “있어요” says that something is present or located here; in “여기 있어요,” it conveys “Here you are” or “Here it is.” Together with a location such as “여기,” it can point out where an item is.
좋은 “좋은” means good or nice here and describes the smell in “좋은 냄새가 나요.” It is the form used before a noun, so the reusable pattern is “좋은 + noun,” such as “좋은 생각” in a new example.
냄새 “냄새” means smell here, specifically the smell noticed from the coffee. In “좋은 냄새가 나요,” it is the thing that is perceived, and a reusable pattern is “[description] 냄새가 나요.”
가 “가” marks “냄새” as the subject of “나요” in “좋은 냄새가 나요.” It connects the thing producing or giving off the smell with the expression “냄새가 나요.”
나요 “나요” says that a smell is coming from something or can be noticed; in “좋은 냄새가 나요,” it means “it smells nice.” A reusable pattern is “[description] 냄새가 나요” when describing a noticeable smell.
설탕 “설탕” means sugar here, the ingredient being offered in “설탕이 필요하세요?” It can be placed before “이 필요하세요?” when asking whether someone needs sugar.
이 “이” marks “설탕” as the thing whose need is being asked about in “설탕이 필요하세요?” It follows “설탕” in this expression and forms the pattern “[item]이/가 필요하세요?” for asking whether someone needs an item.
필요하세요 “필요하세요” politely asks whether something is needed; here “설탕이 필요하세요?” means “Do you need sugar?” It is used after the needed item in the pattern “[item]이/가 필요하세요?”.
아니요 “아니요” means no and rejects the offer of sugar in “아니요, 우유만 주세요.” It is commonly used as a polite negative reply before stating what is wanted instead.
우유 “우유” means milk here, the drink ingredient requested in “우유만 주세요.” It is followed by “만” to show that milk, and only milk, is being requested.
미안해요 “미안해요” means sorry and is used here to apologize because milk is unavailable. It can be used as a polite standalone apology when something cannot be provided.
없어요 “없어요” says that something is absent or unavailable; in “우유가 없어요,” it means “there is no milk.” A reusable pattern is “[thing]이/가 없어요” when saying that an item is not present or available.
괜찮아요 “괜찮아요” means “That is okay” here and reassures the other person after the apology about the missing milk. It can be used on its own to say that a problem or inconvenience is acceptable.

Grammar Points

N 주세요

작은 컵 하나 주세요.

JAH-geun KUHP HAH-nah JOO-seh-yoh.

Please give me one small cup.

Attach 주세요 after a noun to make a polite request for that item.

V-(으)실래요?

커피 드실래요?

KUH-pee duh-SHIL-leh-yoh?

Would you like to have coffee?

This polite honorific form asks whether someone would like to do or have something.

Korean Vocabulary

나요 verb
NAH-yoh comes out; smells
냄새 noun
nehm-SEH smell
네 intj
NEH yes
드실래요 verb
duh-SHIL-leh-yoh would you like to have
여기 adv
YUH-gee here
있어요 verb
ee-SUH-yoh there is; here you are
작은 adj
JAH-geun small
좋은 adj
JOH-eun good; nice
주세요 verb
JOO-seh-yoh please give me
커피 noun
KUH-pee coffee
컵 noun
KUHP cup
하나 num
HAH-nah one

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Do you want coffee?

Show Answer커피 드실래요?

Yes, please. Just a small cup.

Show Answer네, 주세요. 작은 컵 하나만 주세요.

Here you are.

Show Answer여기 있어요.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

would you like to have

Show Answer드실래요

good; nice

Show Answer좋은

there is; here you are

Show Answer있어요

smell

Show Answer냄새