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Dialogue
A
오디오를 들어도 돼요?
oh-dee-OH-rul DUH-ruh-doh dway-YOH? Can I listen to the audio?
B
같이 들어 봐요.
GAH-chee DUH-ruh BWAH-yoh. Let's listen together.
A
저한테는 너무 빨라요.
juh-han-teh-nun NŬH-moo ppal-LAH-yoh. It's too fast for me.
B
제가 느리게 해 드릴게요.
jeh-gah NŬH-ree-geh heh duh-RIL-kkeh-yoh. I'll slow it down.
A
이 문장은 어떻게 발음해요?
ee MOON-jang-un uh-TTUH-keh bah-RUM-heh-yoh? How do I pronounce this sentence?
B
한 번 듣고 제 뒤에 따라 하세요.
hahn PPUN DUHT-koh jeh DWEE-eh TTAH-rah hah-SEH-yoh. Listen once, then repeat after me.
A
다시 해 볼게요.
dah-SHEE heh BOL-kkeh-yoh. Let me try again.
B
이제 더 또렷하게 들려요.
ee-JEH duh TTOH-ryuh-tah-geh DUHL-lyuh-yoh. That sounds clearer now.Word by Word
오디오
오디오 means “audio” here, referring to the recording the speaker wants to hear. It is used as the object in 오디오를 들어도 돼요? Use it when talking about an audio recording in a lesson or practice session.
를
를 marks 오디오 as the object of 들어도 돼요 in 오디오를 들어도 돼요? It attaches directly after a noun ending in a vowel in this object-marking use. Use the same object-marking pattern when asking permission to do something with a clearly named object.
들어
들어 means “listen” here and is the form used before 봐요 in 들어 봐요. It is the connective form of 듣다, used to link listening with the following action. This form is useful when making a polite suggestion involving listening.
도
도 contributes the permission meaning in 들어도 돼요?, making the question “Is it okay if I listen?” It follows the verb form 들어 as part of the permission construction 들어도 돼요. Use this pattern to ask whether an action is allowed.
돼요
돼요 completes the permission question 들어도 돼요?, meaning that the action is okay or allowed. Together with 들어도, it asks for permission rather than simply describing an action. Use 들어도 돼요? when politely asking whether you may listen.
같이
같이 means “together” in 같이 들어 봐요, showing that the speakers will listen with each other. It comes before the action it describes. Use it when suggesting that two or more people do an activity together.
봐요
봐요 contributes the idea of trying in 들어 봐요, so the whole expression means “Let’s try listening” or “Let’s listen together.” Here it follows 들어 and forms a suggestion to try an action. Use 들어 봐요 when encouraging someone to try listening.
저
저 means “I” or “me” in 저한테는, referring humbly to the speaker. It is followed by 한테 to show the person for whom the audio is too fast. Use 저 when referring to yourself politely in a conversation.
한테
한테 means “to” or “for” a person in 저한테는 너무 빨라요, identifying the speaker as the person affected by the speed. It follows the person noun or pronoun, as in 저한테. Use it when describing something directed toward or experienced by a person.
는
는 marks 저한테 as the topic in 저한테는 너무 빨라요, giving the meaning “for me, it is too fast.” It highlights the speaker’s perspective or experience. Use this topic-marking pattern when contrasting one person’s experience with another’s.
너무
너무 means “too” in 너무 빨라요, showing that the speed is excessive for the speaker. It comes before the adjective or descriptive expression it modifies. Use 너무 before a description when something exceeds a comfortable or suitable degree.
빨라요
빨라요 means “is fast” here, describing the audio as too fast for the speaker in 저한테는 너무 빨라요. It is the polite present form used to describe the current speed. Use it when politely describing that something moves or proceeds quickly.
제
제 means “my” in 제 뒤에, referring humbly to the speaker’s position or actions. In 제 뒤에 따라 하세요, it identifies the speaker as the person to follow. Use 제 before a noun when referring politely to something belonging to or associated with yourself.
가
가 marks 제가 as the subject in 제가 느리게 해 드릴게요, showing that the speaker will perform the action. It follows 제 in this subject-marking form. Use this pattern when identifying who will carry out an action.
느리게
느리게 means “slowly” in 느리게 해 드릴게요, describing how the speaker will adjust the audio. It comes before 해 and modifies the way the action is done. Use it when asking or offering to do something at a slower speed.
해
해 means “do” or “make” in 느리게 해 드릴게요, where it means to make the audio slower. It combines with 느리게 and 드릴게요 to form an offer to adjust something for the listener. Use 느리게 해 주세요 when asking someone to make something slower.
드릴게요
드릴게요 means “I will do it for you” in 느리게 해 드릴게요, presenting the speaker’s helpful offer to adjust the audio. It follows 해 and shows that the action is being offered for the listener’s benefit. Use this form when politely promising to provide help or do something for someone.
이
이 means “this” in 이 문장은, pointing to the sentence currently being discussed. It comes directly before 문장 to identify a nearby or understood sentence. Use it before a noun when referring to a particular item in the current situation.
문장
문장 means “sentence” in 이 문장은 어떻게 발음해요? and names the sentence whose pronunciation is being asked about. It is followed by 은 to make it the topic. Use it when discussing a spoken or written sentence during language practice.
은
은 marks 이 문장 as the topic in 이 문장은 어떻게 발음해요?, meaning “As for this sentence, how is it pronounced?” It follows 문장, which ends in a consonant. Use this topic-marking pattern when asking about a particular sentence or item.
어떻게
어떻게 means “how” in 어떻게 발음해요?, asking about the way to pronounce something. It comes before the action expression 발음해요. Use it to ask how to perform an action or how something should be done.
발음해요
발음해요 means “pronounce” in 이 문장은 어떻게 발음해요?, asking how the sentence should be pronounced. It is the polite form used to ask about pronunciation in the lesson. Use 어떻게 발음해요? when asking how to pronounce a word, phrase, or sentence.
번
번 is an occasion counter in 한 번 듣고, and 한 번 means “once.” It counts the listening action before the next action in the sequence. Use 한 번 with an action when referring to doing it one time.
듣고
듣고 means “listen and then” in 한 번 듣고 제 뒤에 따라 하세요, linking the first action to the instruction that follows. It is the connective form of 듣다. Use it when giving or describing a sequence in which one action happens before another.
뒤
뒤 means “behind” in 제 뒤에 따라 하세요, referring to the teacher’s speech or actions as something the learner follows. With 제 뒤에, it forms the expression “after me” or “following me.” Use 제 뒤에 따라 하세요 when telling a learner to repeat after the speaker.
에
에 marks 뒤 as the reference point in 제 뒤에 따라 하세요, so the learner is told to follow behind the speaker. It follows the noun 뒤 in this location-like expression. Use 뒤에 with 따라 하다 when telling someone to follow or repeat after another person.
따라
따라 means “follow” in 제 뒤에 따라 하세요, referring to copying the speaker’s pronunciation after listening. It comes before 하세요 as part of 따라 하다. Use 따라 하세요 when instructing someone to follow or imitate what you do.
하세요
하세요 makes 따라 하세요 a polite instruction meaning “please follow” or “please repeat after me.” It completes the action expression 따라 하다 in this classroom instruction. Use it when giving a respectful request or instruction to a learner.
다시
다시 means “again” in 다시 해 볼게요, showing that the speaker will try the pronunciation one more time. It comes before the action expression 해 볼게요. Use it when repeating an attempt or returning to an earlier action.
볼게요
볼게요 contributes “will try” in 다시 해 볼게요, where 해 보다 means to try doing something. It follows 해 and expresses the speaker’s intention to make another attempt. Use 해 볼게요 when volunteering or announcing that you will try an action.
이제
이제 means “now” in 이제 더 또렷하게 들려요, referring to the result after the pronunciation practice. It sets the time for the current observation. Use it when pointing out a change that is true at this point.
더
더 means “more” in 더 또렷하게 들려요, indicating an increased degree of clarity compared with before. It comes before the adverb 또렷하게. Use 더 before a description when comparing the current result with an earlier one.
또렷하게
또렷하게 means “clearly” in 더 또렷하게 들려요, describing how the pronunciation sounds now. It modifies 들려요 and shows that the sounds are easier to distinguish. Use it when describing clear speech, pronunciation, or sounds.
들려요
들려요 means “sounds” or “can be heard” in 이제 더 또렷하게 들려요, describing how the pronunciation is perceived by the listener. It is used here for the sound that comes across clearly, rather than for the speaker’s act of listening. Use it when reporting how a voice, word, or sound is heard.
Grammar Points
동사-아/어도 돼요
오디오를 같이 들어도 돼요?
oh-dee-OH-rul GAH-chee DUH-ruh-doh dway-YOH?May I listen to the audio together?
This pattern asks for or gives permission. 들어도 돼요 means “may listen” or “it is okay to listen.”
형용사 어간 + -게
문장을 느리게 발음해요.
MOON-jang-ul NŬH-ree-geh bah-RUM-heh-yoh.I pronounce the sentence slowly.
Adding -게 changes an adjective into an adverb: 느리다 becomes 느리게, meaning “slowly.”
Korean Vocabulary
같이
adv
GAH-chee
together
너무
adv
NŬH-moo
too; very
느리다
adj
NŬH-ree-dah
to be slow
느리게
듣다
verb
DUHT-ttah
to listen; to hear
들어
들어 보다
phrase
DUH-ruh BOH-dah
to try listening
들어 봐요
들어도 되다
phrase
DUH-ruh-doh dway-dah
to be allowed to listen
들어도 돼요
문장
noun
MOON-jang
sentence
문장은
발음하다
verb
bah-RUM-hah-dah
to pronounce
발음해요
빠르다
adj
PPAH-ruh-dah
to be fast
빨라요
어떻게
adv
uh-TTUH-keh
how
오디오
noun
oh-dee-OH
audio
오디오를
해 드리다
phrase
heh duh-ree-dah
to do something for someone
해 드릴게요
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Can I listen to the audio?
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오디오를 들어도 돼요?Let's listen together.
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같이 들어 봐요.It's too fast for me.
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저한테는 너무 빨라요.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
audio
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오디오를to pronounce
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발음해요to be fast
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빨라요how