Following the event sign upstairs | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: On the stairs inside a public building, two adults follow the event sign and prepare to reach the registration desk..

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Dialogue

A

벽에 행사 안내 표지판이 보여요.

BYUH-geh HENG-sah AHN-neh PYOH-jee-pah-nee BOH-yuh-yoh. I can see the event sign on the wall.
B

등록 데스크가 위층에 있다고 쓰여 있어요.

DUHNG-nok DEH-suh-kuh-gah WEE-chuhng-eh eet-TTAH-goh SSUH-yuh ee-SSUH-yoh. It says the desk is upstairs.
A

위층으로 가는 길을 따라가기 쉬워요.

WEE-chuhng-uh-roh KAH-neun GHEE-reul TTAH-rah-gah-GHEE SHWEE-wuh-yoh. The way upstairs is easy to follow.
B

표지판이 정말 도움이 돼요.

PYOH-jee-pah-nee juhng-MAHL doh-oo-MEE dwae-YOH. The sign helps a lot.
A

계단참이 바로 앞에 있어요.

GYAY-dahn-chah-mee PAH-roh AH-peh ee-SSUH-yoh. The landing is just ahead.
B

그럼 등록 데스크가 가까이 있을 거예요.

GUH-ruhm DUHNG-nok DEH-suh-kuh-gah gah-KKAH-ee ee-SSUHL guh-YEH-yoh. Then the registration desk should be close.
A

줄이 더 길어지기 전에 가요.

JOO-lee duh GHEE-ruh-jee-ghee juhn-eh GAH-yoh. Let's go before the line gets longer.
B

양식을 준비해 둘게요.

YAHNG-shee-geul joon-BEE-heh DOOL-kkeh-yoh. I will keep the form ready.

Word by Word

벽에 벽에 means “on the wall” here. 에 marks the location where the event sign is visible. A reliable reuse pattern is 장소에 있다 or 장소에 보이다 for something located or visible in a place.
행사 행사 means “event” here and identifies what the sign is about. It combines with 안내 to form 행사 안내, “event information” or “event guidance.” A common reuse pattern is 행사에 참가하다, meaning to participate in an event.
안내 안내 contributes the meaning of information or guidance in 행사 안내 표지판, an event information sign. Here it specifies that the sign gives directions or information about the event. A common reuse pattern is 안내 데스크, “information desk.”
표지판이 표지판이 means “the sign” as the subject of 보여요. 이 marks 표지판 as the thing that is visible. A reliable reuse pattern is 표지판이 보여요, “the sign is visible.”
보여요 보여요 means “is visible” or “can be seen” here. It is the polite present form used to describe something that can be seen, and the subject is 표지판이. A common reuse pattern is [thing]이 보여요, “I can see [thing]” or “[thing] is visible.”
등록 등록 means “registration” here and specifies the purpose of the desk. It combines with 데스크 to form 등록 데스크, “registration desk.” A common reuse pattern is 등록하다, “to register,” when describing the action of registration.
데스크가 데스크가 means “the desk” as the subject of the location statement. 가 marks 데스크 as the thing located upstairs. A reliable reuse pattern is [place]에 데스크가 있어요, “there is a desk at [place].”
위층에 위층에 means “upstairs” or “on the upper floor” here. 에 marks the location where the registration desk is located. A common reuse pattern is 위층에 있어요, “it is upstairs.”
있다고 있다고 means “that it is located” in the reported statement 등록 데스크가 위층에 있다고 쓰여 있어요. It connects the clause about the desk’s location to the following expression and marks that content as what is written. A reliable reuse pattern is [clause]다고 쓰여 있어요, “it is written that [clause].”
쓰여 쓰여 contributes “written” in 쓰여 있어요. The whole expression says that the information is written or displayed, while 쓰여 describes the written state. A common reuse pattern is 안내문에 [내용]이 쓰여 있어요, “the content is written on the notice.”
있어요 있어요 contributes the idea that the written information is present in 쓰여 있어요. Together, 쓰여 있어요 means that something is written and remains displayed. A common reuse pattern is [내용]이 쓰여 있어요, “it says [content]” or “[content] is written.”
위층으로 위층으로 means “to upstairs” or “toward the upper floor” here. 으로 marks the direction of movement toward the upper floor. A reliable reuse pattern is 위층으로 가다, “go upstairs.”
가는 가는 means “going to” in 위층으로 가는 길, where it describes the way that goes upstairs. It is the form used before 길 to connect the movement with the noun “way.” A common reuse pattern is [place]로 가는 길, “the way to [place].”
길을 길을 means “the way” or “the path” as the object of 따라가기. 을 marks 길 as what is followed. A reliable reuse pattern is 길을 따라가다, “follow the way” or “follow the path.”
따라가기 따라가기 means “following” in 길을 따라가기 쉬워요. It is the noun-like form used before 쉬워요, and the whole phrase says that following the path is easy. A common reuse pattern is [verb]기 쉬워요, “it is easy to [verb].”
쉬워요 쉬워요 means “is easy” here and evaluates the action 길을 따라가기. In 따라가기 쉬워요, it says that the path is easy to follow. A common reuse pattern is [action]기 쉬워요, “it is easy to [action].”
정말 정말 means “really” here and emphasizes how much the sign helps. It is placed before 도움이 돼요 to strengthen the statement. A common reuse pattern is 정말 좋아요, “it is really good.”
도움이 도움이 means “help” as the subject in 도움이 돼요. 이 marks 도움 as what becomes useful or provides help. The reliable expression 도움이 되다 means “to be helpful,” as in 이 안내가 도움이 돼요, “this information is helpful.”
돼요 돼요 completes 도움이 돼요 and contributes the idea that the help is useful or effective. The whole expression 도움이 돼요 means “it helps” or “it is helpful.” A common reuse pattern is [thing]이 도움이 돼요, “[thing] is helpful.”
계단참이 계단참이 means “the landing” as the subject of the location statement. 이 marks 계단참 as the place that is ahead. A reliable reuse pattern is 계단참이 어디에 있어요?, “where is the landing?”
바로 바로 means “just” or “right” here and emphasizes the immediate position of the landing. It modifies 앞에 in 바로 앞에, “right ahead.” A common reuse pattern is 바로 앞에 있어요, “it is right in front” or “it is just ahead.”
앞에 앞에 means “ahead” or “in front” here. 에 marks the location, and 바로 앞에 together means “right ahead.” A reliable reuse pattern is [place] 앞에 있어요, “[it] is in front of [place].”
그럼 그럼 means “then” or “in that case” here. It connects the landing being just ahead with the expectation that the registration desk is close. A common reuse pattern is 그럼 가요, “then let’s go.”
가까이 가까이 means “nearby” here and describes the expected location of the registration desk. It is used before 있을 거예요 to say that the desk will be located nearby. A reliable reuse pattern is 가까이 있어요, “it is nearby.”
있을 있을 contributes the idea of being located in 가까이 있을 거예요. It is the form used before 거예요 to describe the expected future location of the desk. A common reuse pattern is [place]에 있을 거예요, “it will be at [place].”
거예요 거예요 helps express an expectation or prediction in 가까이 있을 거예요. Together with 있을, the phrase means “will be nearby” or “should be close.” A common reuse pattern is [statement]ㄹ 거예요, used for an expected or predicted situation.
줄이 줄이 means “the line” as the subject of the change described by 길어지기. 이 marks 줄 as the thing that may become longer. A reliable reuse pattern is 줄이 길어요, “the line is long.”
더 더 means “more” here and shows that the line may become longer than it is now. It comes before 길어지기 to modify the degree of the change. A common reuse pattern is 더 길어요, “it is longer” or “it is more long.”
길어지기 길어지기 means “becoming longer” in 줄이 더 길어지기 전에. It is the noun-like form used before 전에, and the whole phrase means “before the line gets longer.” A common reuse pattern is [change]기 전에, “before [something] becomes or changes.”
전에 전에 means “before” here and places the action 가요 earlier than the line becoming longer. It follows the noun-like clause 줄이 더 길어지기. A reliable reuse pattern is [action]기 전에, “before [action].”
가요 가요 means “let’s go” here as a polite suggestion to leave before the line gets longer. The context makes it a suggestion addressed to the other speaker. A common reuse pattern is 지금 가요, “let’s go now.”
양식을 양식을 means “the form” as the object of 준비해 둘게요. 을 marks 양식 as the thing that will be prepared and kept ready. A reliable reuse pattern is 양식을 작성하다, “fill out the form.”
준비해 준비해 means “prepare” in 준비해 둘게요. It is the connecting form before 둘게요, linking the preparation with keeping the result ready. A common reuse pattern is [object]을 준비해요, “prepare [object].”
둘게요 둘게요 contributes the idea of leaving or keeping something in the prepared state in 준비해 둘게요. Together, 준비해 둘게요 means “I’ll have it ready” or “I’ll prepare it in advance,” as a commitment by the speaker. A common reuse pattern is [object]을 준비해 둘게요, “I’ll have [object] ready.”

Grammar Points

-아/어 있다

표지판에 안내가 쓰여 있어요.

PYOH-jee-pah-neh AHN-neh-gah SSUH-yuh ee-SSUH-yoh.

Guidance is written on the sign.

-아/어 있다 describes a state that remains after an action, such as something being written or placed.

-아/어 두다

양식을 준비해 둘게요.

YAHNG-shee-geul joon-BEE-heh DOOL-kkeh-yoh.

I’ll prepare the form and keep it ready.

-아/어 두다 shows that an action is completed in advance for later use.

Korean Vocabulary

길 noun
GHEEHL way; path

위층으로 가는 길을 따라가기 쉬워요.

데스크 noun
DEH-suh-kuh desk

등록 데스크가 위층에 있다고 쓰여 있어요.

도움이 돼요 phrase
doh-oo-MEE dwae-YOH is helpful

표지판이 정말 도움이 돼요.

등록 noun
DUHNG-nok registration

등록 데스크가 위층에 있다고 쓰여 있어요.

벽 noun
BYUHK wall

벽에 행사 안내 표지판이 보여요.

보여요 verb
BOH-yuh-yoh can be seen; I can see

벽에 행사 안내 표지판이 보여요.

쉬워요 adj
SHWEE-wuh-yoh is easy

위층으로 가는 길을 따라가기 쉬워요.

쓰여 있어요 phrase
SSUH-yuh ee-SSUH-yoh is written

등록 데스크가 위층에 있다고 쓰여 있어요.

안내 noun
AHN-neh 안내; guidance

행사 안내 표지판

위층 noun
WEE-chuhng upstairs

등록 데스크가 위층에 있다고 쓰여 있어요.

표지판 noun
PYOH-jee-pahn sign

벽에 행사 안내 표지판이 보여요.

행사 noun
HENG-sah event

벽에 행사 안내 표지판이 보여요.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

I can see the event sign on the wall.

Show Answer벽에 행사 안내 표지판이 보여요.

It says the desk is upstairs.

Show Answer등록 데스크가 위층에 있다고 쓰여 있어요.

The way upstairs is easy to follow.

Show Answer위층으로 가는 길을 따라가기 쉬워요.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

registration

Show Answer등록

can be seen; I can see

Show Answer보여요

is easy

Show Answer쉬워요

안내; guidance

Show Answer안내