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Dialogue

숙제로 뭐 해야 해요?

sook-JJEH-roh mwoh HAE-yah HAE-yoh What should I do for homework?

먼저 이 연습 문제를 하세요.

MUHN-juh ee yuhn-seum moon-JJEH-rul hah-SEH-yoh Start by completing this exercise.

어느 페이지를 사용해야 해요?

UH-nuh PAY-jee-rul soo-YONG-hae-yah HAE-yoh Which page should I use?

짧은 질문이 있는 페이지를 사용하세요.

JJAL-beun JIL-moon-ee IN-neun PAY-jee-rul soo-YONG-ha-seh-yoh Use the page with the short questions.

이걸 언제 끝내야 해요?

ee-GUHL UHn-jeh KKEUN-nae-yah HAE-yoh When should I finish it?

수업 전에 끝내세요.

soo-UHP juhn-eh KKEUN-nae-SEH-yoh Finish it before class.

나중에 제 답을 봐 주실 수 있어요?

nah-JOONG-eh JEH DAH-bul BWAH joo-SHIL ssoo ee-SSUH-yoh Can you look at my answers later?

다 끝내고 답을 가져오세요.

DAH KKEUN-nae-goh DAH-bul gah-JYUH-oh-SEH-yoh Bring them to me after you finish.

Word by Word

숙제로 숙제로 means “for homework” or “as homework” here. It is the form of 숙제 used to show the purpose or use of something, as in 숙제로 뭐 해야 해요? A common reuse pattern is 숙제로 + an activity.

뭐 뭐 asks “what” in 숙제로 뭐 해야 해요?, referring to the homework task to do. It is the conversational form related to 무엇. A new example is 뭐 해요? for asking what someone is doing.

해야 해야 contributes the meaning of a required action in 해야 해요, so the full expression asks what the speaker should do. It is the form of 하다 used before 해요 in this construction. A common reuse pattern is an action verb followed by -아야 해요 or -어야 해요.

해요 해요 completes 해야 해요 and makes the question polite; the meaning “should do” comes from the whole expression 해야 해요, not 해요 alone. 해요 is the polite form of 하다 here. A common reuse pattern is 해야 해요 for saying that an action is required.

먼저 먼저 means “first” in 먼저 이 연습 문제를 하세요, showing that this task comes before the others. It is used as a time or order adverb before the action. A common reuse pattern is 먼저 + an action + 하세요 when giving the first instruction.

이 이 means “this” and modifies 연습 문제 in 이 연습 문제를 하세요, identifying the exercise near the speaker or already understood in the lesson. It is used directly before a noun. A common reuse pattern is 이 + noun.

연습 연습 contributes the meaning “practice” in the compound 연습 문제, referring to an exercise for practice. In 이 연습 문제를 하세요, it helps identify what kind of 문제 is meant. A common reuse pattern is 연습 + a noun for something related to practice.

문제를 문제를 means “the exercise or problem” as the object of 하세요 in 이 연습 문제를 하세요. It is the form of 문제 with 를 marking it as the object. A common reuse pattern is a noun ending in 를 before an action verb.

하세요 하세요 means “please do” in 먼저 이 연습 문제를 하세요 and gives a polite instruction. It is the polite request or command form of 하다. A common reuse pattern is an activity marked with 을 or 를 followed by 하세요.

어느 어느 means “which” in 어느 페이지를 사용해야 해요?, asking the listener to choose one page from the relevant options. It is placed directly before the noun it identifies. A common reuse pattern is 어느 + noun.

페이지를 페이지를 means “the page” as the object of 사용해야 해요 in 어느 페이지를 사용해야 해요? 페이지 is “page,” and 를 marks it as the object. A common reuse pattern is 페이지를 followed by an action involving a page.

사용해야 사용해야 contributes “use” within 사용해야 해요, so the full question asks which page the speaker should use. It is the form of 사용하다 used before 해요 in the required-action construction. A common reuse pattern is an action verb followed by -아야 해요 or -어야 해요.

짧은 짧은 means “short” and modifies 질문 in 짧은 질문이 있는 페이지를 사용하세요. It is the form used before a noun to describe its length. A common reuse pattern is 짧은 + noun.

질문이 질문이 means “question” or “questions” with 이 marking 질문 as the subject in 질문이 있는. Korean does not require a separate plural form here, so the context identifies the questions. A common reuse pattern is a noun marked with 이 or 가 before 있는.

있는 있는 means “that has” or “with” in 짧은 질문이 있는 페이지, describing a page on which the short questions are present. It is the form of 있다 used before the noun 페이지. A common reuse pattern is noun이 or 가 있는 + noun.

사용하세요 사용하세요 means “please use” in 짧은 질문이 있는 페이지를 사용하세요. It is the polite instruction form of 사용하다. A common reuse pattern is an object marked with 를 followed by 사용하세요.

이걸 이걸 means “this” as the object of 끝내야 해요 in 이걸 언제 끝내야 해요? It is the shortened form of 이것을, referring here to the homework or exercise. A common reuse pattern is 이걸 followed by an action verb.

언제 언제 means “when” in 이걸 언제 끝내야 해요?, asking for the time or deadline for finishing the task. It is placed before the action whose timing is being asked about. A common reuse pattern is 언제 + action.

끝내야 끝내야 contributes “finish” within 끝내야 해요, so the full expression asks when the speaker is required to finish it. It is the form of 끝내다 used before 해요 in the required-action construction. A common reuse pattern is an action verb followed by -아야 해요 or -어야 해요.

수업 수업 means “class” in 수업 전에, identifying the class as the point before which the homework must be finished. It can refer to the lesson or class session in this context. A common reuse pattern is 수업 + a time expression.

전에 전에 means “before” in 수업 전에 끝내세요, placing the finishing action earlier than class. It follows the noun that provides the time reference. A common reuse pattern is noun 전에 for “before [noun].”

끝내세요 끝내세요 means “please finish” in 수업 전에 끝내세요 and gives a polite instruction to complete the task. It is the polite request or command form of 끝내다. A common reuse pattern is a task or object followed by 끝내세요.

나중에 나중에 means “later” in 나중에 제 답을 봐 주실 수 있어요?, referring to a time after the current moment. It is used as a time adverb before the later action. A common reuse pattern is 나중에 + an action.

제 제 means “my” in 제 답, referring politely to the speaker’s answers. It is the possessive form used before a noun. A common reuse pattern is 제 + noun when speaking politely about something belonging to the speaker.

답을 답을 means “the answer” or “the answers” as the object of 봐 주실 수 있어요? in 제 답을 봐 주실 수 있어요? 답 means “answer,” and 를 marks it as the object. A common reuse pattern is a noun ending in 를 before an action verb.

봐 봐 contributes the meaning “look at” in 봐 주실 수 있어요?, referring to looking at the speaker’s answers. The full request meaning comes from 봐 주실 수 있어요, where the action is requested as a favor. A common reuse pattern is an action in the form -아 or -어 followed by 주실 수 있어요?

주실 주실 contributes the meaning of doing the looking as a favor for the speaker in 봐 주실 수 있어요? The full meaning “Can you look at my answers?” comes from the whole polite request construction, not 주실 alone. A common reuse pattern is an action followed by 주실 수 있어요? when politely asking someone to do something for you.

수 수 indicates possibility or ability in 봐 주실 수 있어요?, helping form the question about whether the listener can do the action. It normally works together with the preceding verb form and 있어요. A common reuse pattern is an action followed by -(으)ㄹ 수 있어요.

있어요 있어요 completes 수 있어요 and makes the polite question about whether something is possible. In 봐 주실 수 있어요?, the full construction means “Can you look at them?” rather than simply “exist.” A common reuse pattern is -(으)ㄹ 수 있어요 for saying that an action is possible.

다 다 means “all” or “completely” in 다 끝내고, emphasizing that the task should be fully finished. It appears before the verb it modifies. A common reuse pattern is 다 + action verb when referring to completing something entirely.

끝내고 끝내고 means “finish and then” in 다 끝내고 답을 가져오세요, linking finishing the task with bringing the answers. It is the connective form of 끝내다 used to connect sequential actions. A common reuse pattern is one action followed by -고 and then another action.

가져오세요 가져오세요 means “please bring” in 답을 가져오세요, telling the listener to bring the answers to the speaker. It is a polite request or command form of 가져오다. A common reuse pattern is an object marked with 를 followed by 가져오세요.

Grammar Points

V-아/어야 해요

연습 문제를 다 끝내야 해요.

yuhn-seum moon-JJEH-rul DAH KKEUN-nae-yah HAE-yoh

I have to finish all the exercises.

This pattern expresses obligation or necessity: “must” or “have to.”

N 전에

수업 전에 연습 문제를 다 끝내야 해요.

soo-UHP juhn-eh yuhn-seum moon-JJEH-rul DAH KKEUN-nae-yah HAE-yoh

I have to finish all the exercises before class.

전에 means “before” and follows a noun to show when an action must happen.

Korean Vocabulary

먼저 adv

MUHN-juh first

뭐 pron

MWOH what

사용해야 해요 phrase

sah-YONG-hae-yah HAE-yoh should use; have to use

숙제로 noun

sook-JJEH-roh for homework

숙제로 뭐 해야 해요?

어느 det

UH-nuh which

연습 문제 noun

yuhn-seum moon-JJEH exercise; practice problem

있는 adj

IN-neun there is; containing

질문 noun

JIL-moon question

짧은 adj

JJAL-beun short

페이지 noun

PAY-jee page

하세요 verb

hah-SEH-yoh please do

해야 해요 phrase

HAE-yah HAE-yoh should do; have to do

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

What should I do for homework?

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숙제로 뭐 해야 해요?

Start by completing this exercise.

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먼저 이 연습 문제를 하세요.

Which page should I use?

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어느 페이지를 사용해야 해요?

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

which

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어느

question

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질문

for homework

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숙제로

there is; containing

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있는