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Dialogue

내 안경이 이 가방 안에 있어요?

neh ahn-GYUNG-ee ee gah-BANG ah-neh ee-SSUH-yoh Are my glasses in this bag?

옆 주머니에 있어요.

yuhp JOO-muh-nee-eh ee-SSUH-yoh They're in the side pocket.

내 공책도 필요해요.

neh GOHNG-chek-ttoh pee-ryoh-HEH-yoh I need my notebook too.

네 우산 아래에 있어요.

neh oo-SAHN ah-REH-eh ee-SSUH-yoh It's under your umbrella.

우산을 옮겨도 돼요?

OO-SAHN-uhl ohm-GYUH-doh DWEH-yoh Can I move the umbrella?

우산을 손잡이 옆에 놓으세요. 그러면 방해가 되지 않아요.

oo-SAH-nuhl sohn-JAH-bee yuh-PEH noh-uh-SEH-yoh. guh-ruh-MYUN bahng-HEH-gah dweh-jee ah-NAH-yoh Put it by the handle so it stays out of the way.

이제 가방을 정리할게요.

ee-JEH gah-BANG-uhl JUNG-nee-hahl-GEH-yoh I'll organize the bag now.

그러면 물건을 찾기 더 쉬울 거예요.

guh-ruh-MYUN mool-GUH-nuhl chaht-KKEE tuh shweel guh-YEH-yoh Then it will be easier to find things.

Word by Word

내 내 means “my” here and comes before 안경이 to identify whose glasses they are. It is the possessive form of 나. A useful pattern is 내 followed by a noun when talking about your own belongings.

안경이 안경이 means “the glasses” and marks them as the item whose location is being asked about. The 이 marks 안경 as the subject of 있어요. Use this kind of subject-marked item when asking or stating where something is.

이 이 means “this” and identifies the bag as the one being referred to. It comes directly before 가방. A useful pattern is 이 followed by a noun when pointing out a particular nearby item.

가방 가방 means “bag,” the container being discussed in the dialogue. Here it is part of the location phrase 가방 안에, meaning inside the bag. Use 가방 when talking about a bag or its contents.

안에 안에 means “inside” and shows that the glasses are located within the bag. It follows 가방 in 가방 안에. A useful pattern is a container or place followed by 안에 when locating something inside it.

있어요 있어요 says that something is located or present; here it means “are” in the question about the glasses and “are” in the answer about the pocket. It is the polite form used with a location phrase. Use a place followed by 있어요 to say where something is.

옆 옆 means “side” or “the side next to something” in 옆 주머니에, referring to the side pocket. It comes before 주머니 to describe which pocket is meant. A useful pattern is 옆 followed by a noun when identifying something on the side or next to another place.

주머니에 주머니에 means “in the pocket,” with 주머니 meaning pocket and 에 marking the location. In 옆 주머니에 있어요, it tells where the glasses are. Use a place noun followed by 에 to state where something is located.

공책도 공책도 means “the notebook too,” adding the notebook to the item already being discussed. 도 gives the meaning “also” or “too” and is attached directly to 공책. Use this form when adding another item or need to a previous statement.

필요해요 필요해요 means “is needed” or, in this context, “I need,” referring to the notebook. The speaker’s need is understood from the conversation, even though the person is not stated separately. Use the needed item before 필요해요 when saying that something is needed.

네 네 means “your” here and comes before 우산 to identify whose umbrella it is. This is the possessive form used in the dialogue, not the separate response meaning “yes.” A useful pattern is 네 followed by a noun when referring to the other person’s belongings.

우산 우산 means “umbrella.” In the dialogue, it is first part of the location phrase 네 우산 아래에 and later the item being moved and placed. Use 우산 with a location or action expression when talking about where the umbrella is or what happens to it.

아래에 아래에 means “under” or “below” and describes the notebook’s position relative to the umbrella. It follows 네 우산 in 네 우산 아래에 있어요. Use a noun followed by 아래에 to locate something underneath it.

우산을 우산을 means “the umbrella” as the object affected by the action. 을 marks 우산 as what is moved in 옮겨도 돼요? and placed in 놓으세요. Use an object followed by this object marker before an action involving it.

옮겨도 옮겨도 contributes “move it” in the permission question 옮겨도 돼요? The form connects the action of moving with the question of whether it is allowed. Use an action in this pattern when politely asking if you may do something.

돼요 돼요 means “is it okay” or “is it allowed” in 옮겨도 돼요? It completes the polite permission question with 옮겨도. Use this form after an action when asking for permission in a practical situation.

손잡이 손잡이 means “handle,” referring to the handle of the umbrella. It is the reference point for where the umbrella should be placed. Use 손잡이 when identifying or discussing the part used to hold or open something.

옆에 옆에 means “beside” or “next to” and tells where to place the umbrella in relation to the handle. It follows 손잡이 in 손잡이 옆에. Use a noun followed by 옆에 to specify a position next to that noun.

놓으세요 놓으세요 means “put it” or “place it” as a polite instruction to place the umbrella beside the handle. It is the polite request form of 놓다. Use an object followed by 놓으세요 when telling someone where to put something.

그러면 그러면 means “then” or “in that case” and connects the suggested placement with its expected result. Here it introduces the idea that the umbrella will no longer get in the way. Use 그러면 after an action or condition when explaining what follows from it.

방해가 방해가 refers to interference or an obstruction in 방해가 되지 않아요. The 가 marks 방해 as the thing that does or does not become an issue in the full expression. Use this word when talking about something getting in the way of an activity or person.

되지 되지 is the form of 되다 used before 않아요 in 방해가 되지 않아요. Together, the expression says that the umbrella does not become an obstruction or get in the way. A useful pattern is a noun followed by 되다 when describing what something becomes or functions as.

않아요 않아요 supplies the polite negative meaning in 되지 않아요, making the result “does not become” or “is not.” It follows 되지 in this dialogue. Use this negative ending after the preceding form when politely saying that an action or state does not happen.

이제 이제 means “now” or “from this point,” marking the time when the speaker will organize the bag. It comes before the planned action in 이제 가방을 정리할게요. Use 이제 before an action when announcing what you are going to do at this point.

가방을 가방을 means “the bag” as the object being organized. 을 marks 가방 as the item receiving the action in 정리할게요. Use an object followed by this marker before an action performed on it.

정리할게요 정리할게요 means “I’ll organize it” or “I’ll take care of organizing it” in this dialogue. It is the form of 정리하다 used to express the speaker’s intention or commitment to organize the bag. Use it when telling someone what you will do next, especially as a helpful response.

물건을 물건을 means “things” or “items” as the objects being found. 을 marks the items as the object of 찾기 in 물건을 찾기. Use it when referring to physical belongings or objects that someone handles, moves, or looks for.

찾기 찾기 means “finding” and presents the activity of finding things in 물건을 찾기 더 쉬울 거예요. It is the form of 찾다 used before 쉬울 to describe how easy the activity is. A useful pattern is an action in this form followed by a word meaning easy or difficult.

더 더 means “more” and makes 쉬울 mean “easier” in 더 쉬울 거예요. It compares the result after the bag is organized with the situation before. Use 더 before a descriptive word when expressing a greater degree.

쉬울 쉬울 means “will be easy” in 더 쉬울 거예요. It is the form of 쉽다 used before 거예요 to make a prediction about the activity of finding things. Use this form before 거예요 when saying that something is expected to be easy.

거예요 거예요 completes 쉬울 거예요 and expresses a polite prediction, “will be.” Here it presents the expected result of organizing the bag. Use a descriptive word followed by 거예요 when explaining what something is expected to be.

Grammar Points

동사-아/어도 되다

옮겨도 돼요?

ohm-GYUH-doh DWEH-yoh

Is it okay if I move it?

Attach -아/어도 되다 to ask for or give permission to do something.

동사-(으)ㄹ게요

정리할게요.

JUNG-nee-hahl-GEH-yoh

I’ll tidy it up.

Use -(으)ㄹ게요 to express a speaker’s intention or promise to do something.

Korean Vocabulary

가방 noun

gah-BANG bag

공책 noun

GOHNG-chek notebook

되다 verb

DWEH-dah to be okay; to be allowed 돼요

손잡이 noun

sohn-JAH-bee handle

아래에 phrase

ah-REH-eh under

안경 noun

ahn-GYUNG glasses

안에 phrase

ah-neh inside

옆 주머니 phrase

yuhp JOO-muh-nee side pocket

옮기다 verb

ohm-GHEE-dah to move 옮겨도

우산 noun

oo-SAHN umbrella

주머니 noun

JOO-muh-nee pocket

필요하다 adj

pee-ryoh-HAH-dah to need 필요해요

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Are my glasses in this bag?

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내 안경이 이 가방 안에 있어요?

They're in the side pocket.

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옆 주머니에 있어요.

I need my notebook too.

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내 공책도 필요해요.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

to need

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필요해요

bag

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가방

pocket

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주머니

handle

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손잡이