About This Lesson
Use Rest and coffee during a break to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
잠깐 쉬어야 해요.
jahm-KKAHN shwee-uh-YAH heh-YOH. I need a short break.
B
소파에 앉아요.
SOH-pah-eh AHN-jah-YOH. Let's sit on the sofa.
A
커피를 좀 가져와도 될까요?
KUH-pee-rul johm gah-jyuh-WAH-doh dwel-KKAH-yoh? Can I get some coffee?
B
주방에 커피가 있어요.
joo-bahng-eh KUH-pee-gah ee-SSUH-yoh. There is coffee in the kitchen.
A
조금 스트레칭한 후에 커피를 가져올게요.
joh-GUHM suh-tuh-RAY-ching-hahn HOO-eh KUH-pee-rul gah-jyuh-OHL-gay-YOH. I'll get some after I stretch a little.
B
피곤할 때 스트레칭을 하면 도움이 돼요.
pee-gohn-HAHL tteh suh-tuh-RAY-ching-uhl hah-MYUN doh-oo-MEE-gah dweh-YOH. Stretching helps when you feel tired.
A
이 방은 조용해요.
ee BAHNG-uhn joh-yohng-HEH-yoh. This room is quiet.
B
우리는 여기서 잠시 쉴 수 있어요.
oo-ree-nuhn yuh-GEE-suh jahm-SHEE shweel-SSOO ee-SSUH-yoh. We can rest here for a while.Word by Word
잠깐
잠깐 means “briefly” or “for a short time” in 잠깐 쉬어야 해요. It limits how long the speaker needs to rest, and it is useful when describing a short pause or brief action.
쉬어야
쉬어야 means “need to rest” as part of 쉬어야 해요. It comes from 쉬다 and appears before 해요 in the necessity pattern V-아/어야 해요, which is used when saying that someone must do something.
해요
In 쉬어야 해요, 해요 completes the expression for “need to rest” and gives it a polite spoken ending. The full pattern V-아/어야 해요 is useful for politely stating a necessity.
소파
소파 means “sofa” in 소파에 앉아요. It names the place where the speakers will sit, and it can be used before 에 in the pattern N에 앉아요.
에
In 소파에 앉아요, 에 marks the sofa as the place where sitting occurs. A useful reuse pattern is N에 앉다, meaning to sit on or at a place.
앉아요
앉아요 means “sit” and functions as “let’s sit” in 소파에 앉아요. It is a polite spoken form used when suggesting that the speaker and listener sit down together.
커피
커피 means “coffee” in 커피를 좀 가져와도 될까요? and 주방에 커피가 있어요. It is used as the name of the drink being brought or the drink that is available.
를
In 커피를 가져와도 될까요?, 를 marks 커피 as the object of 가져오다, the thing being brought. It is used after an object in patterns such as N을/를 가져오다.
좀
좀 means “some” or “a little” in 커피를 좀 가져와도 될까요? It makes the requested amount sound limited and is placed before the action or item being requested.
가져와도
In 가져와도 될까요?, 가져와도 contributes “bring or get” within a permission request. The permission meaning comes from the full pattern V-아/어도 될까요?, which can be used to ask politely whether an action is allowed.
될까요
될까요 means “would it be okay?” in 가져와도 될까요? and helps form the polite question “May I bring some?” The pattern V-아/어도 될까요? is useful when asking permission to do something.
주방
주방 means “kitchen” in 주방에 커피가 있어요. It identifies the place where the coffee is located and can be used before 에 when describing where something exists.
가
In 커피가 있어요, 가 marks 커피 as the subject of 있어요. A useful pattern is N이/가 있어요 for saying that something is present or available.
있어요
있어요 says that something is present or available in 주방에 커피가 있어요. It is used after the thing that exists, often with a place marked by 에.
조금
조금 means “a little” in 조금 스트레칭한 후에. It limits the amount or duration of the stretching, and it is commonly placed before the action or amount being described.
스트레칭한
스트레칭한 means “having stretched” in 스트레칭한 후에. It describes the stretching as completed before the next action, following the reusable pattern V-ㄴ/은 후에.
후
후 means “after” in 스트레칭한 후에. Together with the preceding action, 스트레칭한 후에 means “after stretching,” and the pattern V-ㄴ/은 후에 is used to order two actions.
가져올게요
가져올게요 means “I’ll bring or get it” in 커피를 가져올게요. The ending -ㄹ게요 presents the speaker’s intention or promise, and N을/를 가져올게요 is a useful pattern for saying what will be brought.
피곤할
피곤할 means “feeling tired” in 피곤할 때. The dictionary form is 피곤하다, and 피곤할 is the form used before 때 in the pattern A-(으)ㄹ 때, meaning “when someone is in that condition.”
때
때 means “when” or “the time” in 피곤할 때. With a preceding description such as 피곤할, it forms a time or situation clause used to say when something happens.
스트레칭
스트레칭 means “stretching” in 스트레칭을 하면 도움이 돼요. It names the activity that is described as helpful when someone feels tired, and it can be followed by 을 in the pattern 스트레칭을 하다.
을
In 스트레칭을 하면, 을 marks 스트레칭 as the object of 하다. It is used after an object in patterns such as N을/를 하다.
하면
하면 means “if or when doing” in 스트레칭을 하면 도움이 돼요. It connects stretching to the result that it helps, and the pattern N을/를 하면 is useful for stating a condition or trigger.
도움
도움 means “help” in 도움이 돼요. With 이 and 돼요, the full expression 도움이 돼요 means that something helps or is helpful.
이
In 도움이 돼요, 이 marks 도움 as the subject of the expression. It shows that “help” is what is provided or becomes effective in this sentence.
돼요
In 도움이 돼요, 돼요 completes the expression meaning “helps” or “is helpful.” The reusable pattern N이 도움이 돼요 is used to say that something provides help.
방
방 means “room” in 이 방은 조용해요. It names the place being described, and it can be followed by 은/는 when making it the topic.
은
In 이 방은 조용해요, 은 marks 이 방 as the topic of the sentence. The pattern N은/는 followed by a description is useful for stating something about a topic.
조용해요
조용해요 means “is quiet” in 이 방은 조용해요. The dictionary form is 조용하다, and this polite form describes the room in a simple statement about its condition.
우리
우리 means “we” in 우리는 여기서 잠시 쉴 수 있어요, referring to the speakers together. It is useful when talking about an action shared by the speaker and the listener.
는
In 우리는 여기서 잠시 쉴 수 있어요, 는 marks 우리 as the topic. The pattern N은/는 can introduce the person or group whose action or situation is being described.
여기
여기 means “here” in 여기서 잠시 쉴 수 있어요. It points to the current place, and it can be followed by 서 when an action takes place there.
서
In 여기서 쉴 수 있어요, 서 marks 여기 as the place where resting happens. The pattern place에서 + action is used to say where an activity occurs.
잠시
잠시 means “for a while” in 잠시 쉴 수 있어요. It indicates that the resting time is short, and it is useful before an action when describing a brief duration.
쉴
쉴 means “rest” in 쉴 수 있어요. The dictionary form is 쉬다, and 쉴 appears before 수 in the ability or possibility pattern V-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요, meaning “can rest.”
수
In 쉴 수 있어요, 수 expresses the possibility or ability to rest. Together with 쉴 and 있어요, it forms the pattern V-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요, which is used to say that someone can do something.
Grammar Points
동사-아/어야 하다
쉬어야 해요.
shwee-uh-YAH heh-YOH.You have to rest.
-아/어야 하다 expresses an obligation or something that must be done.
동사-아/어도 되다
커피를 가져와도 될까요?
KUH-pee-rul gah-jyuh-WAH-doh dwel-KKAH-yoh?May I bring coffee?
-아/어도 되다 asks for or gives permission to do something.
Korean Vocabulary
가져오다
verb
gah-jyuh-OH-dah
to bring; to get
가져와도
커피를 좀 가져와도 될까요?
되다
verb
dweh-dah
to be allowed; to become
될까요
가져와도 될까요?
소파
noun
SOH-pah
sofa
소파에 앉아요.
쉬다
verb
shwee-dah
to rest
쉬어야
잠깐 쉬어야 해요.
앉다
verb
ahn-TTAH
to sit
앉아요
Let's sit on the sofa.
있다
verb
eet-TTAH
to exist; to be located
있어요
주방에 커피가 있어요.
잠깐
adv
jahm-KKAHN
briefly; for a moment
잠깐 쉬어야 해요.
조금
adv
joh-GUHM
a little
조금 스트레칭한 후에 커피를 가져올게요.
좀
adv
johm
some; a little
커피를 좀 가져와도 될까요?
주방
noun
joo-bahng
kitchen
주방에 커피가 있어요.
짧다
adj
jahl-TTAH
to be short
짧은
I need a short break.
커피
noun
KUH-pee
coffee
커피를 좀 가져와도 될까요?
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
I need a short break.
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잠깐 쉬어야 해요.Let's sit on the sofa.
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소파에 앉아요.Can I get some coffee?
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커피를 좀 가져와도 될까요?Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to bring; to get
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가져와도to be allowed; to become
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될까요kitchen
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주방coffee