Finding a Missing Notebook | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: In a daily life setting, two adults look for a missing notebook and decide where to keep it in a backpack..

EN → KO / Level: A1

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Use Finding a Missing Notebook to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

내 노트가 없어요.

neh NOH-tuh-gah uhp-SUH-yoh My notebook is missing.
B

테이블 위에 있을지도 몰라요.

TAY-ee-buhl wee-eh ee-SSUL-jee-doh mohl-LAH-yoh It might be on the table.
A

거기는 이미 확인했어요.

guh-GEE-neun ee-MEE hwah-GIN-heh-SSUH-yoh I already checked there.
B

네 파란 가방 밑을 보세요.

neh pah-RAHN gah-bahng mee-teul BOH-seh-yoh Look under your blue bag.
A

제가 가방 밑에서 찾았어요.

jeh-gah gah-bahng mee-teh-suh chah-JAH-SSUH-yoh I found it under the bag.
B

지금 네 백팩에 넣으세요.

jee-GEUM neh bek-PEK-eh nuh-uh-SEH-yoh Put it in your backpack now.
A

저는 앞주머니에 넣어 둘게요.

juh-NEUN ap-JJOO-muh-nee-eh nuh-uh DOOL-kkeh-yoh I'll keep it in the front pocket.
B

찾기 쉽게 백팩의 큰 주머니에 넣으세요.

chah-KKEE shweep-KKEH bek-PEK-eh keun joo-muh-NEE-eh nuh-uh-SEH-yoh Use the main pocket so it stays easy to find.

Word by Word

내 내 means “my” here and identifies 노트 as belonging to the speaker in 내 노트가 없어요. It comes directly before the noun it describes, as in 내 노트. You can use it when telling someone that a personal item belongs to you.
노트가 노트가 means “the notebook” as the subject of the sentence, with 가 marking the subject in 내 노트가 없어요. It identifies the item that is missing or not present. A common pattern is an item plus 가 followed by a statement about its presence or absence.
없어요 없어요 says that something is not present; here, the speaker’s notebook is missing in 내 노트가 없어요. It is the polite form used for a present absence, rather than describing where the notebook is. You can use the pattern an item plus 이 or 가 plus 없어요 when saying that something is unavailable or cannot be found.
테이블 테이블 means “table” here and names the possible place of the notebook in 테이블 위에 있을지도 몰라요. It is used as a place noun before 위에. You can use it when pointing out or asking about something located on a table.
위에 위에 means “on top of” or “on” here, showing that the possible location is above the table in 테이블 위에 있을지도 몰라요. It follows the place noun 테이블 and works with a verb of being or location. You can use a noun plus 위에 when describing something placed on top of that noun.
있을지도 있을지도 contributes the possibility that the notebook may be in a location; in 있을지도 몰라요, the full expression means “might be there.” Its form connects with 몰라요 to express uncertainty rather than certainty about the notebook’s location. You can reuse a place followed by 있을지도 몰라요 when suggesting that something may be in that place.
몰라요 몰라요 completes 있을지도 몰라요, an expression meaning “might be” or “may be” in this dialogue. In this combination, it helps present the location as uncertain. You can use 있을지도 몰라요 when offering a possibility without claiming that it is definitely true.
거기는 거기는 means “there” or “as for that place” here, referring back to the table in 거기는 이미 확인했어요. 는 makes that place the topic of the statement. You can use it when responding about a place that has just been mentioned, especially before saying what happened there.
이미 이미 means “already” here and shows that the checking happened before the current suggestion in 거기는 이미 확인했어요. It commonly appears before the action that has already been completed. You can use 이미 with an action when explaining that something has been done and does not need to be repeated.
확인했어요 확인했어요 means “checked” or “confirmed” here, referring to checking that place in 거기는 이미 확인했어요. The form describes a completed check in polite speech. You can use it after the thing or place that was checked when reporting that you have verified it.
네 네 means “your” here and describes the bag as belonging to the person being addressed in 네 파란 가방 밑을 보세요. It comes before the noun phrase it describes. You can use it when directing someone to look at or use one of their belongings.
파란 파란 means “blue” here and describes 가방 in 네 파란 가방 밑을 보세요. It comes before the noun and identifies which bag is meant. You can use a color word in this position when distinguishing one object from other similar objects.
가방 가방 means “bag” here and is the object whose underside is being checked in 네 파란 가방 밑을 보세요. It is followed by 밑을 to specify the area beneath the bag. You can use it when talking about carrying, opening, or looking inside a bag.
밑을 밑을 means “the underside” or “the area beneath” here and is the object of looking in 네 파란 가방 밑을 보세요. 을 marks this area as what the listener should look at. You can use a thing plus 밑을 보다 when asking someone to look underneath that thing.
보세요 보세요 means “look” here and gives a polite request in 네 파란 가방 밑을 보세요. It asks the listener to direct their attention to the area named before it. You can use it after an object or place when politely telling someone to look there.
제가 제가 means “I” as the subject here, identifying the person who found the notebook in 제가 가방 밑에서 찾았어요. 가 marks the speaker as the subject of the finding action. You can use it when clearly stating that you are the person who performed an action.
밑에서 밑에서 means “from under” or “under” here and identifies where the notebook was found in 제가 가방 밑에서 찾았어요. 에서 marks the place connected with the finding action. You can use a place plus 에서 when saying where an action happened or where something was found.
찾았어요 찾았어요 means “found” here and reports that the speaker located the missing notebook in 제가 가방 밑에서 찾았어요. It describes a completed finding action in polite speech. You can use it after the item found when telling someone that you located it.
지금 지금 means “now” here and sets the time for putting the notebook away in 지금 네 백팩에 넣으세요. It comes before the requested action. You can use it when asking someone to do something immediately or at the present time.
백팩에 백팩에 means “in” or “into the backpack” here and identifies where the notebook should be put in 지금 네 백팩에 넣으세요. 에 marks the destination or location connected with 넣으세요. You can use a container plus 에 when saying where something should be placed.
넣으세요 넣으세요 means “put it in” or “place it in” here and gives a polite instruction in 지금 네 백팩에 넣으세요. The thing being placed is understood from the conversation, and 백팩에 gives its destination. You can use the pattern an object plus a container with 에 plus 넣으세요 when politely telling someone where to put something.
저는 저는 means “as for me” or “I” here and introduces the speaker’s plan in 저는 앞주머니에 넣어 둘게요. 는 marks the speaker as the topic of the statement. You can use it when shifting to what you will do or what applies to you.
앞주머니에 앞주머니에 means “in” or “into the front pocket” here and identifies where the speaker plans to keep the notebook in 저는 앞주머니에 넣어 둘게요. 에 marks the destination of the putting action. You can use a pocket or container plus 에 when saying where an item will be placed.
넣어 넣어 contributes the action of putting something in within 넣어 둘게요. Together with 둘게요, the expression means that the speaker will put the item somewhere and leave it there. You can reuse the pattern an action in the 넣어 form plus 둘게요 when describing an intention to put something in place for it to remain there.
둘게요 둘게요 indicates the speaker’s intention to leave or keep the item in that state in 넣어 둘게요. The full expression means “I’ll put it there and keep it there,” rather than only “I’ll put it.” You can use an action in the 어 form plus 둘게요 when promising or deciding to leave something prepared or stored.
찾기 찾기 means “finding” here and names the action that should be easy in 찾기 쉽게. The 기 form turns 찾다 into an action noun within this expression. You can use an action in the 기 form with 쉽다 when describing something that is easy to do.
쉽게 쉽게 means “easily” here and describes the desired result in 찾기 쉽게 백팩의 큰 주머니에 넣으세요. It explains the purpose of putting the notebook in the main pocket: it should remain easy to find. You can use an action in the 기 form followed by 쉽게 when giving a purpose such as making an action easy.
백팩의 백팩의 means “of the backpack” here and shows that the pocket belongs to or is part of the backpack in 백팩의 큰 주머니에 넣으세요. 의 links 백팩 to the following noun phrase. You can use the pattern one noun plus 의 plus another noun when identifying ownership or association.
큰 큰 means “large” here and describes the pocket in 백팩의 큰 주머니에 넣으세요. It comes before 주머니 and distinguishes this pocket by its size. You can use 큰 directly before a noun when describing something as large.
주머니에 주머니에 means “in” or “into the pocket” here and identifies the destination for the notebook in 백팩의 큰 주머니에 넣으세요. 에 marks the location or destination associated with 넣으세요. You can use a storage place plus 에 when telling someone where to put an item.

Grammar Points

V-아/어 두다

앞주머니에 넣어 둘게요.

ap-JJOO-muh-nee-eh nuh-uh DOOL-kkeh-yoh

I’ll put it in the front pocket and leave it there.

‘-아/어 두다’ shows that an action is done in advance and the result is kept.

V-기 쉽게

찾기 쉽게 큰 주머니에 넣으세요.

chah-KKEE shweep-KKEH keun joo-muh-NEE-eh nuh-uh-SEH-yoh

Put it in the large pocket so it is easy to find.

‘-기 쉽게’ expresses doing something so that an action or situation becomes easy.

Korean Vocabulary

가방 noun
gah-bahng bag
노트 noun
NOH-tuh notebook 노트가
밑 noun
meet under; bottom 밑을
보다 verb
BOH-dah to look; to see 보세요
없다 verb
uhp-TTAH to be missing; not exist 없어요
위 noun
wee above; on top of 위에
이미 adv
ee-MEE already
있다 verb
eet-TTAH to be; to exist 있을지도 몰라요
찾다 verb
chaht-TTAH to find 찾았어요
테이블 noun
TAY-ee-buhl table
파란 adj
pah-RAHN blue
확인하다 verb
hwah-GIN-hah-dah to check 확인했어요

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

My notebook is missing.

Show Answer내 노트가 없어요.

It might be on the table.

Show Answer테이블 위에 있을지도 몰라요.

I already checked there.

Show Answer거기는 이미 확인했어요.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

to check

Show Answer확인했어요

to find

Show Answer찾았어요

to be missing; not exist

Show Answer없어요

to look; to see

Show Answer보세요