Plan a movie night at home | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: At home, two friends plan to watch a short movie and decide what light food and drink to bring..

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Dialogue

A

집에서 영화 보는 건 어때요?

jee-buh-suh yuhng-hwah boh-nuhn gun uh-TTEH-yoh How about a movie at home?
B

좋고 편할 것 같아요.

joh-koh pyun-hal guht kka-ta-yoh That sounds nice and easy.
A

짧은 영화를 골라요.

JJAHL-buhn yuhng-hwah-rul gohl-LAH-yoh Let's choose a short movie.
B

그러면 늦기 전에 끝낼 수 있어요.

guh-ruh-myuhn nuht-kkee juhn-eh kkeun-nael soo iss-uh-yoh Then we can finish before it gets late.
A

과일을 좀 가져올게요.

GWAH-eel-uhl johm gah-juh-ool-GEH-yoh I can bring some fruit.
B

가벼운 간식이 있으면 좋겠어요.

gah-byuh-woon gan-shi-gee iss-uh-myuhn joh-ket-ssuh-yoh A light snack would be nice.
A

차도 가져갈까요?

chah-doh gah-juh-gahl-KKAH-yoh Should I bring tea too?
B

차도 좋겠어요.

chah-doh joh-ket-ssuh-yoh Tea would be nice too.

Word by Word

집 집 means “home” here, referring to the place where the friends will watch the movie. In 집에서 영화 보는 건 어때요?, it identifies the home as the setting for the activity. It commonly combines with a location marker when describing what happens at home.
에서 에서 marks 집 as the place where the action happens in 집에서 영화 보는 건 어때요? It means “at” or “in” for an activity’s location. Use it after a place when describing an action carried out there.
영화 영화 means “movie” in 영화 보는 건 어때요? and 영화를 골라요. In 영화를, it is the thing being watched or chosen. It can combine with an object marker when the movie is the object of an action.
를 를 marks 영화 as the object in 영화를 골라요. It shows that the movie is the thing being chosen. It is attached directly to 영화 in this dialogue.
보는 보는 describes the activity of watching in 영화 보는 건 어때요? It connects the action of 보다, “to watch or see,” with the following topic expression. It can be used before a noun or noun-like expression to describe an activity.
건 건 is the conversational shortened form of 것은. In 영화 보는 건 어때요?, it makes “watching a movie” the topic being considered. A common reusable pattern is to put a proposed activity before 건 and then ask for an opinion.
어때요 어때요 asks what the listener thinks about the suggested idea in 영화 보는 건 어때요? Here it functions as “How about it?” or “What do you think?” Use it after a proposed plan, activity, or option when asking for an opinion.
좋고 좋고 means “nice and” or “good and” in 좋고 편할 것 같아요. The ending 고 links 좋다, “to be good,” with the following description 편할. It is useful for joining two descriptions of the same plan or thing.
편할 편할 describes the movie plan as easy or convenient in 좋고 편할 것 같아요. It comes from 편하다 and appears before 것 같아요 to present this description as an impression or expectation. It can be used before 것 같아요 when giving a tentative opinion about convenience.
같아요 In 편할 것 같아요, 같아요 adds the sense of “it seems” or “I think” to the preceding description. The whole expression means that the plan seems nice and easy; that meaning does not come from 같아요 alone. Use it after a description when expressing a tentative impression.
짧은 짧은 means “short” and describes the movie in 짧은 영화를 골라요. It comes from 짧다 and is placed before the noun it describes. Use this form before a noun when specifying that something has a short length or duration.
골라요 골라요 means “choose” and is used as a polite suggestion in 짧은 영화를 골라요. It comes from 고르다 and takes 영화를 as the thing being chosen. It commonly appears with an object when suggesting a choice.
그러면 그러면 means “then” or “in that case” in 그러면 늦기 전에 끝낼 수 있어요. It connects the choice of a short movie with the result that follows. Use it at the beginning of a sentence when responding to an earlier idea and stating its consequence.
늦기 늦기 refers to getting late or being late in 늦기 전에 끝낼 수 있어요. It comes from 늦다 and names the event that the following action should precede. It is used here before 전에 to form the idea “before it gets late.”
전에 전에 means “before” in 늦기 전에 끝낼 수 있어요. It places the action of finishing earlier than the event of getting late. A common reuse pattern is to put an action form before 전에 when saying “before doing something.”
끝낼 끝낼 means “finish” in 끝낼 수 있어요. It describes the action that is possible before it gets late. It comes from 끝내다 and appears before 수 in an expression of ability or possibility.
수 수 is the possibility or ability element in 끝낼 수 있어요. Together with 끝낼 and 있어요, it expresses that the friends can finish the movie. It commonly follows an action form when expressing that something is possible.
있어요 In 끝낼 수 있어요, 있어요 completes the expression of possibility. The whole phrase 끝낼 수 있어요 means “can finish,” rather than 있어요 alone meaning “can.” Use 수 있어요 after an action form to say that the action is possible.
과일 과일 means “fruit” in 과일을 좀 가져올게요. In 과일을, it is the item that the speaker will bring. It can be followed by an object marker when it is the object of an action.
을 을 marks 과일 as the object in 과일을 좀 가져올게요. It shows that fruit is the thing being brought. It is attached directly to 과일 in this dialogue.
좀 좀 means “some” or “a little” in 과일을 좀 가져올게요. Here it indicates a small or unspecified amount of fruit. It is commonly placed before an action to describe bringing or doing a modest amount of something.
가져올게요 가져올게요 means “I’ll bring” in 과일을 좀 가져올게요. It expresses the speaker’s intention to bring the fruit as part of the plan. It comes from 가져오다 and commonly follows the object that the speaker undertakes to bring.
가벼운 가벼운 means “light” in 가벼운 간식이 있으면 좋겠어요. It describes the snack as light rather than heavy. It comes from 가볍다 and is placed before the noun it describes.
간식 간식 means “snack” in 가벼운 간식이 있으면 좋겠어요. It refers to the light food the friends would like to have for the movie. In 간식이, it is the thing whose availability is being discussed.
이 이 marks 간식 as the subject in 간식이 있으면 좋겠어요. It identifies the snack as the thing that may be available. It is attached directly to 간식 in this dialogue.
있으면 있으면 means “if there is” or “if it is available” in 간식이 있으면 좋겠어요. It sets the condition that a snack is available; the whole sentence says that having one would be nice. It can follow a noun when discussing whether something exists or is available.
좋겠어요 좋겠어요 means “would be nice” in 간식이 있으면 좋겠어요. Together with the preceding condition, it expresses a desirable option rather than a simple statement that something is good. Use it when saying that a situation or item would be welcome.
차 차 means “tea” in 차도 가져갈까요? and 차도 좋겠어요. Here it refers to tea as an additional drink for the movie plan. It combines with 도 when tea is being added to the other food or drink already mentioned.
도 도 means “also” or “too” in 차도 가져갈까요? and 차도 좋겠어요. Attached to 차, it shows that tea is an additional item under consideration. Use it after a noun when adding that item to something already discussed.
가져갈까요 가져갈까요 asks “Shall I bring or take it?” in 차도 가져갈까요? Here the speaker is asking whether to include tea in what they bring for the plan. It comes from 가져가다 and is a polite way to ask about or propose an action.

Grammar Points

동사-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요

영화를 끝낼 수 있어요.

yuhng-hwah-rul kkeun-nael soo iss-uh-yoh

I can finish the movie.

The pattern -(으)ㄹ 수 있어요 expresses ability or possibility: “can” or “be able to.”

동사-(으)ㄹ게요

과일을 가져올게요.

GWAH-eel-uhl gah-juh-ool-GEH-yoh

I’ll bring some fruit.

The ending -(으)ㄹ게요 expresses the speaker’s promise or intention to do something.

Korean Vocabulary

같다 adj
gah-ttah to seem, to be like 것 같아요

좋고 편할 것 같아요.

고르다 verb
goh-ruh-dah to choose 골라요

짧은 영화를 골라요.

그러면 adv
guh-ruh-myuhn then, in that case

그러면 늦기 전에 끝낼 수 있어요.

늦다 adj
nuht-ttah to be late 늦기

그러면 늦기 전에 끝낼 수 있어요.

보다 verb
boh-dah to watch, to see 보는

집에서 영화 보는 건 어때요?

어때요 phrase
uh-TTEH-yoh how about it?

집에서 영화 보는 건 어때요?

영화 noun
yuhng-hwah movie 영화를

짧은 영화를 골라요.

전에 adv
juhn-eh before

늦기 전에 끝낼 수 있어요.

좋다 adj
joh-tah to be good, nice 좋고

좋고 편할 것 같아요.

집 noun
jeep home 집에서

집에서 영화 보는 건 어때요?

짧다 adj
JJAHL-ttah to be short 짧은

짧은 영화를 골라요.

편하다 adj
pyun-hah-dah to be comfortable, easy 편할

좋고 편할 것 같아요.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

How about a movie at home?

Show Answer집에서 영화 보는 건 어때요?

That sounds nice and easy.

Show Answer좋고 편할 것 같아요.

Let's choose a short movie.

Show Answer짧은 영화를 골라요.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

before

Show Answer전에

then, in that case

Show Answer그러면

how about it?

Show Answer어때요

to be short

Show Answer짧은