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1. 걷기 행사에 참가하는 데 얼마예요?

   How much does it cost to join the walking event?

   걷기

   walking

   행사

   event

   참가하는

   participating

   얼마예요?

   how much does it cost?

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   걷기 means “walking” here. It is the noun-like form of 걷다 (“to walk”), made with -기. This pattern turns an action into an activity or concept. Example: 걷기가 좋아요 means “Walking is good”; depending on context, it can also be naturally expressed as “I like walking.” 행사 means “event.” In 걷기 행사, 걷기 identifies the type of 행사, so the phrase means “walking event.” The 에 attached to 행사 in 행사에 marks the event as the target of participation; 행사에 참가하다 means “to participate in an event.” 참가하는 comes from 참가하다, “to participate” or “to take part.” The ending -는 makes a present attributive form, as in 참가하는 사람, “a person who participates” or “is participating.” In 참가하는 데, 데 is a dependent noun meaning the activity or matter involved. The pattern V-는 데 얼마예요? asks how much it costs to do something. There is no -에 after 데 in this sentence. Example: 입장하는 데 얼마예요? means “How much does it cost to enter?” 얼마예요? asks “How much does it cost?” in this context. 얼마 asks about an amount, and 예요 is the polite present form of the copula after the vowel-ending form 얼마. The sentence does not state the amount. Together, 걷기 행사에 참가하는 데 얼마예요? asks for the cost of participating in the walking event: “How much does it cost to join the walking event?”

2. 시민은 무료예요.

   It is free for city residents.

   시민

   city resident

   무료예요

   is free of charge

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   시민 means “citizen” or “city resident.” In this utterance, the fixed translation supports “city resident.” It is a noun; for example, 시민 행사 means “a civic event.” 은 is the topic marker attached to 시민. The topic marker presents “city residents” as the group being discussed; the context then supplies what is free for them. 무료예요 means “is free of charge.” 무료 is a noun meaning “free of charge,” and 예요 is the polite present copula form used after a vowel-ending noun. After a consonant-ending noun, the corresponding form is 이에요; for example, 입장은 무료예요 means “Admission is free.” The contrasting word 유료 means “fee-based” or “requiring payment,” as in 유료예요 (“It requires payment”). A reusable pattern is [topic]은/는 무료예요 = “[topic] is free.” When the topic is a group of people and the conversation is about a price, context can make this mean that the relevant service or participation is free for that group. The preceding question asks how much it costs to join the walking event, so the omitted subject of “is free” is understood from that question rather than stated in this utterance. Together, 시민은 무료예요 means that the relevant participation or fee is free for city residents: “It is free for city residents.”

3. 저희는 함께 신청하고 싶어요.

   We would like to sign up together.

   저희는

   we

   함께

   together

   신청하고

   sign up

   싶어요

   would like to

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   저희는 means “we” here. 저희 is a humble form used by a speaker for their own group; it commonly contrasts with 우리, the more general “we/our.” The ending 는 marks this group as the topic. It does not by itself specify how many people are in the group. 함께 means “together,” showing that the sign-up is intended to be done jointly. For example, 함께 가요 means “Let’s go together.” 신청하고 comes from 신청하다, “to apply or sign up.” The observed form combines the verb stem 신청하- with -고. In this sentence, -고 links 신청하다 to the following desire expression; it is not the past-tense ending. The verb 신청하다 is also used for applications, registrations, and sign-ups depending on what is being requested. 싶어요 expresses a present desire or wish: “want to” or “would like to.” After a verb, the reusable pattern is [verb stem]고 싶어요, as in 배우고 싶어요 (“I want to learn”). Here, 싶어요 follows 신청하고, so the speaker politely says that they would like to sign up. -어요 gives the expression a polite conversational style. Together, 저희는 함께 신청하고 싶어요 says, “We would like to sign up together.” The topic is the speaker’s group, 함께 specifies joint action, and 신청하고 싶어요 expresses that group’s wish to carry out the sign-up.

4. 이 양식에 이름, 주소, 전화번호를 써 주세요.

   Please write your names, addresses, and phone numbers on this form.

   이

   this

   양식

   form

   이름

   name

   주소

   address

   전화번호

   phone number

   써 주세요

   please write

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   이 means “this” and is a demonstrative placed before a noun. It points to a nearby or contextually selected item; Korean demonstratives do not themselves mark singularity. Here, 이 양식 means “this form.” Korean demonstratives also include 그 (“that,” often associated with the listener or shared context) and 저 (“that over there,” distant from both sides). 양식 means “form” in the sense of a document to fill in. The phrase 이 양식에 adds 에, which marks the location or surface where the writing is done: “on this form.” The noun itself does not show a plural ending here. 이름 means “name.” In this utterance it is one item in a list of information to write. Korean often leaves number unmarked, so the form 이름 can refer to one or more names when the context supports that reading; the fixed translation identifies the intended request as “your names.” 주소 means “address.” It is another listed item. The same noun form can be used whether the context concerns one address or multiple addresses; Korean does not require an English-style plural ending here. 전화번호 means “phone number.” It is a compound noun: 전화 means “telephone,” and 번호 means “number.” As with the other listed nouns, its number is understood from context rather than marked by a required plural suffix. 써 주세요 is a polite request meaning “please write.” The lexical verb is 쓰다, “to write”; 써 is the 아/어 form of 쓰다, used before 주세요 in the reusable request pattern -아/어 주세요. This pattern politely asks someone to do something. For example, 문에 이름을 써 주세요. means “Please write your name on the door.” Together, 이 양식에 sets the writing location, and 이름, 주소, 전화번호를 lists the information to be written. The object marker 를 applies to the final listed noun while the commas connect the whole list. 써 주세요 makes the complete utterance a polite request: “Please write your names, addresses, and phone numbers on this form.”

5. 이메일 주소도 써야 하나요?

   Should we add an email address too?

   이메일

   email

   주소

   address

   도

   also; too

   써야 하나요?

   do we need to write?

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   이메일 means “email.” It is a noun used here to specify what kind of 주소 is meant. As a reusable compound, 이메일 주소 means “email address.” 주소 means “address.” In this sentence it combines with 이메일 as 이메일 주소, “email address.” The noun itself does not show whether it is one person’s or several people’s address; that information is not expressed in this form. 도 means “also” or “too.” It marks 이메일 주소 as an additional item, so the question asks whether an email address should be included in addition to the items already being written. It attaches directly to the phrase it highlights. 써야 하나요? asks whether something needs to be written. The base verb is 쓰다, “to write.” In the obligation construction -아/어야 하다, its stem combines as 쓰- + -어야 하다, which contracts to 써야 하다; 써야 therefore means “must/need to write.” The ending -나요? makes the question polite, giving 써야 하나요? the meaning “do we need to write it?” A reusable pattern is V-아/어야 하나요?, “Do we need to V?” The choice between -아야 and -어야 depends on the verb stem. For example, 지금 가야 하나요? means “Do we need to leave now?” Here the omitted subject is understood through the intended translation as “we,” while Korean leaves that subject unstated. Putting the parts together, 이메일 주소도 means “an email address too,” and 써야 하나요? asks whether it needs to be written. The whole utterance means, “Should we add an email address too?”

6. 그건 안 써도 돼요.

   That part is optional.

   그건

   as for that

   써

   write

   안 써도 돼요

   you do not have to write it

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   그건 is a shortened form of 그것은: 그것 means “that,” and 은 marks it as the topic. Here it refers to “that part” in the fixed translation; in the surrounding exchange, that is the information being discussed as optional. The form does not itself specify a person or number. 써 is the form of 쓰다 used here. 쓰다 can mean “to write,” and in a context about entering information it can mean “to write/add” that information. The form 써 is also used before another grammatical form, as in 써도. 안 써도 돼요 combines 안 “not” with 써도 돼요. The pattern -아/어도 되다 says that an action is permitted or not required under the stated condition. With 안 쓰다, it means that not writing or adding the information is acceptable: “you do not have to write it.” 돼요 is the polite present form of 되다 in this construction; here it expresses acceptability, not a literal change into something else. Together, 그건 sets the relevant part as the topic, and 안 써도 돼요 says that omitting it is acceptable. The whole utterance therefore means “That part is optional.” A reusable pattern is N은/는 안 V-아/어도 돼요, meaning “You do not have to V N” or “N may be left undone.”

7. 이메일 주소를 쓰면 무엇을 보내 주실 거예요?

   What will you send if we add one?

   이메일

   email

   주소

   address

   쓰면

   if (someone) writes or enters

   무엇을

   what

   보내

   send

   주실 거예요?

   will you do it for someone?

   More detail

   이메일 means “email,” and 주소 means “address.” Together, 이메일 주소 is the reusable noun phrase “email address.” Korean commonly places a noun modifier before the noun it specifies, so this phrase means an address used for email. 쓰면 comes from 쓰다 (“to write; to use/enter”) plus -면, a conditional ending meaning “if/when.” In this utterance, the fixed translation identifies the action as adding an email address, so 쓰면 is understood as “if we enter/add it.” The subject is omitted in Korean and is supplied here by the fixed translation. Example: 주소를 쓰면 돼요. — “You just need to enter the address.” 무엇을 means “what” as the object of the following action. 무엇 is the question word “what,” and -을 marks an object after a consonant-final form. In everyday speech, 뭐를 or shortened 뭘 can also be used, but 무엇을 is the form observed here. 보내 is the stem of 보내다, “to send,” in the first part of the ending construction 보내 주실 거예요? The stem combines with 주다 (“to give/do for someone”) to form 보내 주다, “to send for someone” or “to kindly send.” Here it is not an independent completed form; it is part of that construction. Example: 사진을 보내 주세요. — “Please send the photo.” 주실 거예요? combines 주다 with the honorific marker -시- (주시-) and -(으)ㄹ 거예요, a common polite form for a future expectation or intention. In this question, it asks what the listener will send as a service for the relevant person. The honorific marking applies to the implied subject of 보내 주다, not to the object 무엇을. The ending is polite; it does not by itself specify a numeric quantity or guarantee that the action will happen. As a whole, 이메일 주소를 쓰면 sets the condition “if we add/enter an email address,” and 무엇을 보내 주실 거예요? asks “what will you send for us?” Together, the utterance means: “What will you send if we add one?” The following context identifies the offered item as the schedule for the next event, but the question itself leaves the item open.

8. 다음 행사 일정을 보내 드릴 거예요.

   We will send the schedule for the next event.

   다음

   next

   행사

   event

   일정

   schedule

   보내 드릴 거예요

   will send (politely)

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   다음 means “next” here and comes before the noun it specifies: 다음 행사 = “the next event.” 행사 means “event,” such as an organized occasion. A related word is 모임, “gathering,” but the two are not interchangeable in every context. 일정 means “schedule.” In 행사 일정, it identifies the schedule of the event, so 다음 행사 일정 means “the schedule for the next event.” 일정 can also refer to an itinerary or timetable in other contexts. 보내 드릴 거예요 is a polite future expression meaning “will send.” The lexical verb is 보내다, “to send”; 보내 is its form before the following verb. 드리다 adds the respectful, benefactive meaning that the action is performed for a recipient who is treated respectfully. -ㄹ 거예요 marks an expected, planned, or intended future action. Example: 자료를 보내 드릴 거예요. — “I will send you the materials.” The Korean subject is omitted from the utterance, but the fixed translation identifies it here as “we.” Thus, 다음 행사 identifies the next event, 일정 identifies what will be sent, and 보내 드릴 거예요 states the polite future action. Together, the utterance means, “We will send the schedule for the next event.”