About This Lesson
Use Preparing for a Meeting to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
회의록이 준비됐어요?
hweh-EE-roh-gee joon-bee-DWAE-ssuh-yoh? Are the meeting notes ready?
B
회의록은 제 책상 위에 있어요.
hweh-EE-roh-geun jeh chek-SSAHNG wee-eh ee-SSUH-yoh. They are on my desk.
A
제 복사본이 있나요?
jeh bok-ssa-BOH-nee in-NAH-yoh? Is there a copy for me?
B
여기 하나 있어요.
YUH-gee HAH-nah ee-SSUH-yoh. Here is one.
A
오늘 우리는 무엇을 논의하나요?
oh-NEUL oo-ree-neun moo-UH-seul noh-EE-ha-na-yoh? What are we discussing today?
B
우리는 새 계획을 논의할 거예요.
oo-ree-neun SAE gyay-HWEK-eul noh-EE-hal guh-yeh-yoh. We will discuss the new plan.
A
시작하기 전에 제가 회의록을 읽을게요.
SHEE-jahk-ha-gee jeh-neh jeh-GAH hweh-EE-roh-geul eel-geul-GEH-yoh. Let me read the notes before we start.
B
시작하기 전에 잠시 시간을 가지세요.
SHEE-jahk-ha-gee jeh-neh JAHM-shee SHEE-gah-neul gah-jee-SEH-yoh. Take a minute before we begin.Word by Word
회의록이
In “회의록이 준비됐어요?”, “회의록이” means “the meeting notes” as what is being asked about. The ending 이 marks it as the subject of “준비됐어요”. You can use the same pattern when asking whether something is ready: “자료가 준비됐어요?” is a new example.
준비됐어요
“준비됐어요” means “is ready” here, so “회의록이 준비됐어요?” asks whether the meeting notes are ready. It is a polite conversational form used in a question with rising intonation. A natural reuse is “회의가 준비됐어요?” as a new example.
회의록은
In “회의록은 제 책상 위에 있어요”, “회의록은” means “the meeting notes” as the topic of the sentence. 은 marks the notes as the item being located on the desk. This form is useful when changing the topic to a particular item.
제
“제” means “my” in “제 책상 위에 있어요”. It comes directly before the noun it describes, here “책상”. You can reuse it in “제 회의록” for “my meeting notes” as a new example.
책상
“책상” means “desk” in “제 책상 위에 있어요”. Here it names the surface whose top is being described. It can be used before a location expression such as “책상 위에” for “on the desk”.
위에
“위에” means “on top of” or “on” in “제 책상 위에 있어요”. It places something above or on the surface named before it, “책상”. The reusable location pattern here is “명사 위에 있어요”, as in “책상 위에 있어요”.
있어요
“있어요” means “is located” or “are located” in “회의록은 제 책상 위에 있어요”. It states that something exists in or occupies a place, and it is polite. It commonly follows a location expression such as “책상 위에”.
복사본이
In “제 복사본이 있나요?”, “복사본이” means “a copy” as what is being asked about. The ending 이 marks the copy as the subject of “있나요”. This pattern can ask whether a particular item is available.
있나요
“있나요” asks whether something exists or is available. In “제 복사본이 있나요?”, it asks whether there is a copy for the speaker. It is a polite question form that can follow the item being asked about.
여기
“여기” means “here” in “여기 하나 있어요”. It points to the place where the speaker is or where something is being presented. It is commonly used at the beginning of a sentence when handing someone an item.
하나
“하나” means “one” in “여기 하나 있어요”. It indicates that one item is available or being offered, with the item understood from the context. It can be used with “있어요” to say that one is present.
오늘
“오늘” means “today” in “오늘 우리는 무엇을 논의하나요?”. It specifies that the discussion concerns the current day. It commonly appears before the subject or the action being discussed.
우리는
In “오늘 우리는 무엇을 논의하나요?”, “우리는” means “we” as the topic. 는 marks the group of speakers and listeners as the topic of the discussion. This form is useful when stating what the group will do or discuss.
무엇을
“무엇을” means “what” in “무엇을 논의하나요?”. The ending 을 marks what is being discussed as the object. It is used before an action when asking which thing is involved.
논의하나요
“논의하나요” means “are discussing” or “discuss” in the polite question “무엇을 논의하나요?”. It asks about the topic of a discussion. A reliable reuse pattern is “무엇을 논의하나요?” when asking what people are discussing.
새
“새” means “new” in “새 계획을 논의할 거예요”. It describes the following noun, “계획”. It is placed directly before a noun when identifying something as new.
계획을
In “새 계획을 논의할 거예요”, “계획을” means “the plan” as the object of the discussion. The ending 을 marks the plan as what will be discussed. It follows a describing word here: “새 계획을” means “the new plan”.
논의할
“논의할” means “to discuss” as part of the future expression “논의할 거예요”. It connects the action of discussing with the following expression about a future plan. In this dialogue, the object is “새 계획을”, giving “새 계획을 논의할 거예요”.
거예요
In “논의할 거예요”, “거예요” helps express that the action is planned or expected to happen in the future. Its meaning here comes together with the preceding “논의할”, so the whole expression means “will discuss”. It is useful after an action form when describing a future plan.
시작하기
“시작하기” means “starting” in “시작하기 전에”, referring to the beginning of the meeting or activity. It is used before “전에” to form the meaning “before starting”. The same pattern can describe another action that must happen first.
전에
“전에” means “before” in “시작하기 전에”. It places the following or preceding event in time before another event; here, reading happens before starting. It commonly follows an action expression such as “시작하기”.
제가
In “제가 회의록을 읽을게요”, “제가” means “I” as the subject of the speaker’s intended action. The ending 가 marks who will read the notes. It is useful when identifying the person who will carry out an action.
회의록을
“회의록을” means “the meeting notes” as the object in “제가 회의록을 읽을게요”. The ending 을 marks the notes as what will be read. It follows the subject and comes before the action “읽을게요”.
읽을게요
“읽을게요” means “I’ll read it” or “let me read it” in “제가 회의록을 읽을게요”. It presents the speaker’s willing decision or offer to read the notes. It can be used when the speaker volunteers to do an action for the current situation.
잠시
“잠시” means “for a moment” or “briefly” in “잠시 시간을 가지세요”. It limits the amount of time being suggested. It commonly comes before an action or time-related expression to make the duration short.
시간을
In “잠시 시간을 가지세요”, “시간을” means “time” as the object of the expression “시간을 가지세요”. Together with “잠시”, it refers to taking a short amount of time. This object can be used when asking someone to make time for an activity.
가지세요
In “잠시 시간을 가지세요”, “가지세요” contributes the meaning “take” or “have” in a polite request. The whole expression means “take a moment” or “take some time”; the meaning is not just “take” by itself. It is useful when politely telling someone to allow themselves time before beginning.
Grammar Points
동사-(으)ㄹ 거예요
새 계획을 논의할 거예요.
SAE gyay-HWEK-eul noh-EE-hal guh-yeh-yoh.We will discuss the new plan.
This form expresses a future plan or intention. After a vowel, use -ㄹ 거예요; after a consonant, use -을 거예요.
동사-기 전에
시작하기 전에 읽을게요.
SHEE-jahk-ha-gee jeh-neh eel-geul-GEH-yoh.I’ll read it before starting.
Attach -기 전에 to a verb to mean “before doing.” The verb before 전에 stays in the -기 form.
Korean Vocabulary
무엇
pron
moo-UHT
what
무엇을
오늘 우리는 무엇을 논의하나요?
복사본
noun
bohk-ssah-BOHN
copy
복사본이
제 복사본이 있나요?
여기
adv
YUH-gee
here
여기 하나 있어요.
오늘
adv
oh-NEUL
today
오늘 우리는 무엇을 논의하나요?
우리
pron
oo-REE
we; us
우리는
오늘 우리는 무엇을 논의하나요?
위
noun
wee
top; on
회의록은 제 책상 위에 있어요.
있다
verb
EET-ttah
to exist; to be
있어요
회의록은 제 책상 위에 있어요.
제
pron
jeh
my
회의록은 제 책상 위에 있어요.
준비되다
verb
joon-bee-DWEH-dah
to be ready
준비됐어요
회의록이 준비됐어요?
책상
noun
chek-SSAHNG
desk
회의록은 제 책상 위에 있어요.
하나
num
HAH-nah
one
여기 하나 있어요.
회의록
noun
hweh-EE-rohk
meeting notes
회의록이
회의록이 준비됐어요?
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Are the meeting notes ready?
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회의록이 준비됐어요?They are on my desk.
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회의록은 제 책상 위에 있어요.Is there a copy for me?
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제 복사본이 있나요?Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
copy
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복사본이to be ready
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준비됐어요meeting notes
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회의록이desk