Borrowing a Phone Charger | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: In daily life, one adult borrows a phone charger and cable from another person's bag and agrees to return everything..

EN → KO / Level: A1

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Dialogue

A

휴대폰 충전기를 빌려도 돼요?

hyoo-deh-POHN choong-juhn-GI-rul BIL-lyuh-dweh-YOH? Can I borrow your phone charger?
B

제 가방 안쪽 주머니에 있어요.

jeh ga-BAHNG ahn-JJOK joo-MUH-nee-eh ee-SUH-yoh. It's in the inside pocket of my bag.
A

케이블도 같이 있어요?

KAY-bul-doh GAH-chee ee-SUH-yoh? Is the cable with it?
B

케이블은 작은 케이스 안에 있어요.

KAY-bul-uhn JAH-guhn KAY-suh ahn-eh ee-SUH-yoh. The cable is in the small case.
A

둘 다 찾았어요.

DOOL-dah cha-JAHS-suh-YOH. I found both.
B

케이블은 케이스에 다시 넣어 주세요.

KAY-bul-uhn KAY-suh-eh DAH-shee NUH-uh JOO-seh-yoh. Please put the cable back in the case.
A

가기 전에 다 돌려드릴게요.

GAH-gee JUN-eh dah dohl-lyuh-deu-ril-GAY-yoh. I'll return everything before I leave.
B

그럼 괜찮아요.

guh-RUM gwen-CHAH-nah-yoh. That works for me.

Word by Word

휴대폰 휴대폰 means “phone” or “mobile phone” here and specifies what kind of charger is being borrowed. It comes before an object noun to identify something related to a phone. You would use it when talking about a phone or a phone-related item in daily life.
충전기를 충전기를 means “the phone charger” as the object being borrowed. 를 marks the charger as the item affected by the borrowing action. You would use this form when asking to borrow or use a charger.
빌려도 빌려도 means “borrow” as part of asking whether borrowing is allowed in 빌려도 돼요? The form 빌려도 must be understood together with 돼요? to make a permission question. You would use this construction when politely asking if you may borrow something.
돼요 돼요 means “is it okay?” or “is it allowed?” in 빌려도 돼요? It completes the permission question rather than simply describing whether something is possible. You would use it when asking politely for permission to do something.
제 제 means “my” in 제 가방 and identifies the bag as belonging to the speaker. It is used before a noun to show possession in this polite conversation. You would use it when referring respectfully to something that belongs to you.
가방 가방 means “bag,” the place where the speaker keeps the charger. It is a noun used here with a location phrase to identify where an item is. You would use it when talking about carrying or storing personal belongings.
안쪽 안쪽 means “inside” or “inner side” and specifies that the pocket is on the inside of the bag. It comes before 주머니 to describe which pocket contains the charger. You would use it when distinguishing an inner place from an outer place.
주머니에 주머니에 means “in the pocket” here, showing the location of the charger. 에 marks the pocket as the place where something is located in 주머니에 있어요. You would use this form when telling someone where an item is kept.
있어요 있어요 means “is located” or “is there” in this dialogue. Together with a place marked by 에, it states that the charger or cable is at that location. You would use it to tell someone where an object is.
케이블도 케이블도 means “the cable too” and asks whether the cable is also there with the charger. 도 adds the cable to something already being discussed. You would use it when checking whether an additional item is included.
같이 같이 means “together” or “with it” here, asking whether the cable is in the same place or included along with the charger. It helps show that the two items are being considered together. You would use it when asking whether another item comes along with something.
케이블은 케이블은 means “as for the cable” and introduces the cable as the item being located in the next statement. 은 marks it as the topic of the sentence. You would use it when shifting attention to or giving information about a particular item.
작은 작은 means “small” and describes the case that contains the cable. It comes directly before 케이스 to give the case its size. You would use it before a noun when identifying a small object or place.
케이스 케이스 means “case,” specifically the small container holding the cable. It is used with 안에 to describe the inside location of the cable. You would use it when talking about a container for storing an item.
안에 안에 means “inside” and identifies the interior of the case as the cable’s location. In 작은 케이스 안에 있어요, it combines with the case and 있어요 to say where the cable is. You would use it when locating something within a container or enclosed place.
둘 둘 means “two” in 둘 다 and refers to the two items already discussed: the charger and the cable. With 다, the expression means “both.” You would use it when referring to two known items together.
다 다 means “both” in 둘 다 and “everything” in 다 돌려드릴게요. Its meaning depends on the quantity or group established by the surrounding words. You would use it to include all members of a known group or all relevant items.
찾았어요 찾았어요 means “found” here, reporting that the speaker has located the charger and cable. It presents the finding as completed in the dialogue. You would use it when telling someone that you located something they were looking for.
케이스에 케이스에 means “into the case” in the request to put the cable back. 에 marks the case as the destination of the putting action here. You would use it when directing an item into a container or place.
다시 다시 means “back” or “again” and shows that the cable should be returned to the case where it belongs. In this request, it indicates restoration of the previous storage location. You would use it when asking someone to repeat an action or return something to its earlier place.
넣어 넣어 means “put in” in 넣어 주세요, describing placing the cable inside the case. It appears before 주세요 to form a polite request. You would use it when asking someone to place an item inside a container or location.
주세요 주세요 makes the request polite in 넣어 주세요, meaning “please put it in.” The meaning comes from the whole expression, while 주세요 signals that the speaker is asking the listener to perform the action. You would use it after an action form when politely asking someone to do something.
가기 가기 means “going” or “leaving” in 가기 전에 and names the action that will happen later. It combines with 전에 to mean “before leaving.” You would use this form when placing another action before a departure or another event.
전에 전에 means “before” and sets the time limit for returning the items in 가기 전에. It follows the action or event that must occur afterward. You would use it when saying that something happens before a particular time or action.
돌려드릴게요 돌려드릴게요 means “I will return it to you” in this promise about the borrowed items. The form is polite and presents the return as the speaker’s intended action toward the listener; 다 supplies the meaning “everything” in the full sentence. You would use it when reassuring someone that you will return something borrowed.
그럼 그럼 means “then” or “in that case” and connects the listener’s response to the promise to return everything before leaving. It introduces a conclusion based on what was just said. You would use it at the start of a response when accepting or reacting to a stated condition.
괜찮아요 괜찮아요 means “that is okay” or “that works for me” here, showing that the proposed return time is acceptable. It responds to the promise in the preceding line rather than describing a physical condition. You would use it to accept an arrangement or reassure someone that something is fine.

Grammar Points

-아/어도 돼요?

빌려도 돼요?

BIL-lyuh-dweh-YOH?

May I borrow it?

Attach -아/어도 돼요? to ask permission. Here, 빌리다 changes to 빌려도.

-기 전에

가기 전에 다 넣어 주세요.

GAH-gee JUN-eh dah NUH-uh JOO-seh-yoh.

Please put everything in before leaving.

Attach -기 전에 to a verb to mean “before doing something.”

Korean Vocabulary

가방 noun
ga-BAHNG bag
같이 adv
GAH-chee together; also
돼요 verb
dweh-YOH is it okay; may I

빌려도 돼요?

빌리다 verb
BIL-lee-dah to borrow 빌려도

휴대폰 충전기를 빌려도 돼요?

안쪽 noun
ahn-JJOK inside; inner side
있다 verb
EET-ttah to be; to exist 있어요
작다 adj
JAHK-ttah to be small 작은
제 det
jeh my
주머니 noun
joo-MUH-nee pocket
충전기 noun
choong-juhn-GI charger
케이블 noun
KAY-bul cable
휴대폰 noun
hyoo-deh-POHN mobile phone

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Can I borrow your phone charger?

Show Answer휴대폰 충전기를 빌려도 돼요?

It's in the inside pocket of my bag.

Show Answer제 가방 안쪽 주머니에 있어요.

Is the cable with it?

Show Answer케이블도 같이 있어요?

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

pocket

Show Answer주머니

bag

Show Answer가방

to borrow

Show Answer빌려도

is it okay; may I

Show Answer돼요