Borrowing a Charger and Adapter | Learn Korean in English

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Dialogue

빌릴 수 있는 충전기 있어?

peel-LEEL soo IN-neun choong-JUHN-gee ISS-uh? Is there a charger I can borrow?

내 노트북 옆에 있는 것을 써.

neh NOH-tuh-book YUH-peh IN-neun GUH-seul ssuh. Use the one beside my laptop.

이 어댑터도 필요해?

ee uh-DAEP-tuh-doh pee-RYOH-heh? Do I need this adapter too?

네 플러그가 맞지 않으면 써.

neh PULL-uh-goo-gah MAHT-jee ah-NEU-myun ssuh. Use it if your plug does not fit.

케이블이 테이블까지 닿을까?

KAY-ee-buhl-ee TAY-ee-buhl-KKAH-jee DAH-eul-KKAH? Will the cable reach the table?

벽 가까이에 앉으면 케이블이 닿아.

BYUHk gah-KKAH-ee-eh AHN-jeu-myun KAY-ee-buhl-ee DAH-ah. It reaches if you sit near the wall.

다 쓰면 전부 제자리에 놓을게.

dah SSEU-myun JUHN-boo jeh-jah-ree-eh NOH-eul-geh. I will put everything back when I finish.

내가 찾을 수 있게 내 책상 위에 둬.

neh-gah chah-jeul soo IT-keh neh CHEK-ssahng wee-eh dwoh. Leave it on my desk so I can find it.

Word by Word

빌릴 “빌릴” means “borrow” in “빌릴 수 있는 충전기”, describing a charger that can be borrowed. It is used before 수 in an expression of ability or possibility. This pattern is useful when asking about something that can be borrowed in a shared space.

수 “수” marks possibility or ability in “빌릴 수 있는”. Together with the surrounding forms, it means that borrowing the charger is possible. A verb form before 수 is commonly used to express what someone can or cannot do.

있는 “있는” means “available” or “that can” in “빌릴 수 있는 충전기”. It completes the description before 충전기, so the phrase identifies a charger available to borrow. This form is useful when placing an ability or availability description before a noun.

충전기 “충전기” means “charger”, the item being requested in “빌릴 수 있는 충전기 있어?”. It refers to the device used for charging in this shared space. Use it when asking for or identifying a charger.

있어 “있어?” asks whether something exists or is available, as in “충전기 있어?”. It is a casual question used here to ask whether the other person has a charger to lend. A noun followed by this form is useful for asking if an item is available.

내 “내” means “my” in “내 노트북 옆에 있는 것을 써”. It identifies the laptop as belonging to the speaker. It is commonly placed directly before a noun when referring to something that belongs to the speaker.

노트북 “노트북” means “laptop” in “내 노트북 옆에 있는”. It identifies the nearby object used as a location reference for the charger. Use it when referring to a laptop in an everyday shared space.

옆에 “옆에” means “beside” or “next to” in “내 노트북 옆에 있는”. The 에 marks the location beside the laptop. This form is useful when locating one object in relation to another.

것을 “것을” refers to “the thing” as the object of 써 in “내 노트북 옆에 있는 것을 써”. The description before it identifies which thing is meant, and 을 marks that thing as the object being used. This structure is useful when referring to an item by describing its location or characteristics.

써 “써” means “use it” in “내 노트북 옆에 있는 것을 써”. It is a casual instruction telling the other person to use the identified item. It is useful when giving a friend permission or advice about an object.

이 “이” means “this” in “이 어댑터도 필요해?”. It points to the adapter being considered in the conversation. It is placed before a noun when identifying a particular nearby or relevant item.

어댑터도 “어댑터도” means “the adapter too” in “이 어댑터도 필요해?”. The ending 도 adds the meaning “also” or “as well”, showing that the adapter is an additional item under discussion. This form is useful when asking about or mentioning another item together with one already being considered.

필요해 “필요해?” asks whether something is needed or necessary in “이 어댑터도 필요해?”. The person who needs it is understood from the conversation, so the question asks whether the adapter is required as well. A noun followed by this form is useful when checking whether an item is necessary.

네 “네” means “your” in “네 플러그가 맞지 않으면”. It identifies the plug as belonging to the person being addressed. It is placed before a noun in casual conversation when referring to the listener’s item.

플러그가 “플러그가” means “the plug” with 가 marking it as the subject in “네 플러그가 맞지 않으면”. The plug is the item whose fit is being checked. A noun with this subject marking can be followed by a description of its condition or action.

맞지 “맞지” contributes the meaning “fit” in “플러그가 맞지 않으면”. The negative meaning comes from its combination with 않으면, so the whole phrase means “if the plug does not fit”. This expression is useful when checking whether a plug or part fits a device.

않으면 “않으면” means “if it does not” in “맞지 않으면”. It forms the condition that the plug fails to fit, together with 맞지. A negative action followed by this form is useful when giving advice about what to do if something does not happen.

케이블이 “케이블이” means “the cable” with 이 marking the cable as the subject. In the dialogue, the cable is the item whose reach is being asked about and described. This form is useful when making the cable the subject of a statement about where it reaches.

테이블까지 “테이블까지” means “as far as the table” in “케이블이 테이블까지 닿을까?”. The ending 까지 marks the table as the endpoint of the cable’s reach. It is useful when asking whether something extends to a particular place.

닿을까 “닿을까?” asks whether something will reach or touch a place, as in “케이블이 테이블까지 닿을까?”. It expresses a casual question about whether the cable is long enough to reach the table. This pattern is useful when checking whether an object can reach a stated endpoint.

벽 “벽” means “wall” in “벽 가까이에 앉으면”. It identifies the wall as the reference point for where the listener should sit. Use it when describing a position near a wall in a room or shared space.

가까이에 “가까이에” means “near” in “벽 가까이에 앉으면”. The 에 marks the nearby location connected with sitting. This form is useful when telling someone to sit or place something near a specific object or area.

앉으면 “앉으면” means “if or when you sit” in “벽 가까이에 앉으면”. It introduces the condition that makes the cable reach. A location followed by this form is useful when explaining what will happen if someone sits in a particular place.

닿아 “닿아” means “reaches” in “케이블이 닿아”. In this dialogue, it says that the cable reaches the table when the listener sits near the wall. It is useful for describing an object reaching a place or making contact with it.

다 “다” in “다 쓰면” means “completely” or “when finished using it”, rather than naming a separate object. It shows that the use of the borrowed items has been completed. This form is useful when describing an action that is fully finished before the next action.

쓰면 “쓰면” means “when or after using it” in “다 쓰면”. Together with 다, it means “when you finish using it”. This form is useful for stating what should happen after someone has finished using a shared item.

전부 “전부” means “everything” or “all of it” in “전부 제자리에 놓을게”. It emphasizes that the speaker will put back the entire set of borrowed items. It is useful when referring to the complete group of relevant objects rather than only one item.

제자리에 “제자리에” means “in its proper place” in “전부 제자리에 놓을게”. The 에 marks the place where the items will be put. This expression is useful when returning a borrowed or moved object to the place where it normally belongs.

놓을게 “놓을게” means “I’ll put it” in “제자리에 놓을게”. It presents the speaker’s intention or promise to put the items back in their proper place. This form is useful when assuring someone that the speaker will take care of a requested action.

내가 “내가” means “I” with 가 marking the speaker as the subject in “내가 찾을 수 있게”. It identifies who should be able to find the item. This form is useful when emphasizing or specifying the person responsible for an action.

찾을 “찾을” means “find” in “내가 찾을 수 있게”. It appears before 수 as part of the expression meaning “so that I can find it”. This pattern is useful when explaining that an item should be placed where someone will be able to find it.

있게 “있게” helps express “so that someone can” in “내가 찾을 수 있게”. Together with 찾을 수, it makes the purpose “so that I can find it”, while the final action is placing the item on the desk. This form is useful for stating the purpose of arranging or leaving something in a particular way.

책상 “책상” means “desk” in “내 책상 위에 둬”. It identifies the surface where the item should be left. Use it when directing someone to place something on a desk.

위에 “위에” means “on” or “on top of” in “내 책상 위에 둬”. The 에 marks the desk’s top surface as the location of the item. This form is useful when saying where an object should be placed.

둬 “둬” means “leave it” or “put it” in “내 책상 위에 둬”. It is a casual instruction to place the item on the speaker’s desk so it can be found. This form is useful when telling someone where to leave an object.

Grammar Points

-(으)면

다 쓰면 전부 제자리에 놓을게.

dah SSEU-myun JUHN-boo jeh-jah-ree-eh NOH-eul-geh.

When you finish using it, I’ll put everything in its proper place.

Attached to a verb, -(으)면 expresses a condition or a time meaning “if” or “when.”

-(으)ㄹ 수 있게

찾을 수 있게 제자리에 둬.

chah-jeul soo IT-keh jeh-jah-ree-eh dwoh.

Leave it in its proper place so I can find it.

This pattern expresses purpose: doing something so that a person can do something else.

Korean Vocabulary

내 det

neh my

네 det

neh your

노트북 noun

NOH-tuh-book laptop

맞지 않으면 phrase

MAHT-jee ah-NEU-myun if it does not fit

빌릴 수 있는 phrase

peel-LEEL soo IN-neun available to borrow

빌릴 수 있는 충전기

써 verb

ssuh use it

어댑터 noun

uh-DAEP-tuh adapter

옆에 noun

YUH-peh beside; next to

있어 verb

ISS-uh there is; do you have

충전기 noun

choong-JUHN-gee charger

플러그 noun

PULL-uh-goo plug

필요해 adj

pee-RYOH-heh need; be necessary

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Is there a charger I can borrow?

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빌릴 수 있는 충전기 있어?

Use the one beside my laptop.

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내 노트북 옆에 있는 것을 써.

Do I need this adapter too?

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이 어댑터도 필요해?

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

adapter

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어댑터

plug

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플러그

there is; do you have

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있어

charger

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충전기