About This Lesson
Use Borrowing Cleaning Supplies to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
사용할 청소용 천 있어요?
sah-YONG-hal CHUNG-soh-yong CHUN ee-SUH-yoh? Do you have a cleaning cloth I can use?
B
상자 안에 하나 있어요.
SAHNG-jah AHN-eh HAH-nah ee-SUH-yoh. There is one in the box.
A
청소용 스프레이도 있어요?
CHUNG-soh-yong suh-PUH-ray-doh ee-SUH-yoh? Do you have cleaning spray too?
B
스프레이는 그 옆에 있어요.
suh-PUH-ray-nuhn kuh YUH-ppeh ee-SUH-yoh. The spray is beside it.
A
이 책상을 청소해야 해요.
ee CHAEK-ssahng-uhl CHUNG-soh-hae-ya HAE-yoh. I need to clean this desk.
B
조금만 사용하세요.
joh-GUHM-man sah-YONG-ha-seh-yoh. Use only a small amount.
A
책상을 닦고 둘 다 제자리에 놓을게요.
CHAEK-ssahng-uhl DAHK-koh DOOL dah jeh-jah-REE-eh noh-eul-GEH-yoh. I will wipe the desk and put both back.
B
상자 안에 둘 다 같이 두세요.
SAHNG-jah AHN-eh DOOL dah GAH-chee DOO-seh-yoh. Keep them together in the box.Word by Word
사용할
사용할 means “to use” or “for use” here, describing the cleaning cloth that the speaker can use. It is the form of 사용하다 used before a noun, as in 사용하다? No; a common pattern is 사용하다 + object, while 사용 + noun can describe something intended for use.
청소용
청소용 means “for cleaning” in 청소용 천 and 청소용 스프레이. 용 shows the purpose of the item, so 청소용 comes before the noun it describes. A reliable reuse pattern is 목적 + 용, such as an item marked for a particular use.
천
천 means “cloth” here, specifically the cleaning cloth being requested. It is the object described by 청소용 in 청소용 천. You can use 천 when asking for or referring to a cloth for a task.
있어요
있어요 means that something exists or is available; in this dialogue it means “have available” in 사용할 청소용 천 있어요? and 청소용 스프레이도 있어요? It is also used to say that something is in a place, as in 상자 안에 하나 있어요. A common reuse pattern is a noun plus 있어요 when asking whether something is available.
상자
상자 means “box” here, the container holding the cleaning supplies. In 상자 안에, it names the place where something is located. A common reuse pattern is 상자 안에 + item + 있어요 for saying that an item is inside a box.
안에
안에 means “in” or “inside” and marks the inside of the box as the location in 상자 안에 하나 있어요. 안 means the inside, and 에 marks the location. You can reuse it after a container or place when saying that something is inside it.
하나
하나 means “one” here, referring to one cleaning cloth available in the box. In 하나 있어요, it identifies the available item without repeating 천. A common reuse pattern is 하나 있어요 when saying that one item is available.
스프레이도
스프레이도 means “the spray too” in 청소용 스프레이도 있어요? The noun 스프레이 refers to spray, and 도 adds the meaning “too” or “also,” showing that the speaker is asking about an additional supply. A common reuse pattern is noun + 도 when adding another item to a question or statement.
스프레이는
스프레이는 means “as for the spray” in 스프레이는 그 옆에 있어요. 스프레이 names the item, and 는 sets it as the topic of the sentence. This pattern is useful when first naming an item and then giving information about its location.
그
그 means “that” in 그 옆에, referring to the other item already being discussed. It helps identify the item whose side is being used as the reference point. A common reuse pattern is 그 + noun when referring to something previously mentioned.
옆에
옆에 means “beside” or “next to” in 스프레이는 그 옆에 있어요. It identifies the spray’s location beside the other supply, with 에 marking that location. You can use it after a reference item or place to say that something is next to it.
이
이 means “this” in 이 책상을, pointing to the desk near the speaker or currently being discussed. It comes directly before 책상을 to specify which desk. A common reuse pattern is 이 + noun when identifying a nearby or current item.
책상을
책상을 means “the desk” as the object that needs cleaning and will be wiped in the dialogue. 책상 means “desk,” and 을 marks it as the object of 청소해야 and 닦고. A common reuse pattern is a noun plus 을 or 를 before an action that is done to that noun.
청소해야
청소해야 means “must clean” or “need to clean” within 청소해야 해요. It presents cleaning as the required action, and 해요 completes the expression. A reliable reuse pattern is an action ending in 해야 해요 when saying that the action is necessary.
해요
해요 completes 청소해야 해요, making the whole expression mean “need to clean” or “must clean” here. Although 해요 can mean “do” in other contexts, its contribution in this sentence is completing the necessity expression. Use it after 해야 to state that an action is required politely.
조금만
조금만 means “only a little” in 조금만 사용하세요. 조금 means “a little,” and 만 limits the amount to that small quantity. A common reuse pattern is amount + 만 when asking someone to use or provide only that amount.
사용하세요
사용하세요 means “please use” in the instruction 조금만 사용하세요. It is the polite request form of 사용하다, directed at the listener. You can reuse it after an object when politely telling someone to use that item.
닦고
닦고 means “wipe and” in 책상을 닦고 둘 다 제자리에 놓을게요. It connects wiping the desk with the next action of putting the supplies back; 닦다 is the citation form. A common reuse pattern is one action ending in 고 followed by another action in sequence.
둘
둘 means “two” in 둘 다, referring to the cloth and the spray together. With 다, the expression 둘 다 means “both,” so 둘 identifies the pair and 다 includes each member. Use 둘 다 when referring to two items as a complete pair.
다
다 means “all” or “both” in 둘 다, including both cleaning supplies rather than only one. In this expression, it works with 둘 to mean “both,” not as a standalone description of the supplies. A common reuse pattern is a number or group plus 다 when including every member of that group.
제자리에
제자리에 means “in the proper place” or “back in its place” in 제자리에 놓을게요. 제자리 names the designated or original place, and 에 marks it as the destination. A common reuse pattern is 제자리에 놓다 for putting an item back where it belongs.
놓을게요
놓을게요 means “I will put” or “I will place” here, expressing the speaker’s intention to return both items to their proper place. It is the form of 놓다 used for a polite promise or decision by the speaker. A common reuse pattern is item + place + 놓을게요 when offering to put something somewhere.
같이
같이 means “together” in 둘 다 같이 두세요, asking that both supplies remain together. It describes the way the two items should be kept. A common reuse pattern is items + 같이 + action when asking someone to handle items as a group.
두세요
두세요 means “please keep,” “please leave,” or “please put” in 상자 안에 둘 다 같이 두세요. It is the polite request form of 두다, and here it asks the listener to keep both supplies together inside the box. You can reuse it after a place phrase when politely asking someone to leave or keep something there.
Grammar Points
-아/어야 하다
책상을 청소해야 해요.
CHAEK-ssahng-uhl CHUNG-soh-hae-ya HAE-yoh.I need to clean the desk.
Attach -아/어야 하다 to a verb to express necessity or obligation: “must” or “need to.”
-ㄹ게요
둘 다 제자리에 놓을게요.
DOOL dah jeh-jah-REE-eh noh-eul-GEH-yoh.I will put both of them in their proper place.
Use -ㄹ게요 to promise or state your intention to do something, often in response to another person.
Korean Vocabulary
그
det
kuh
that; the
그 옆에
사용할
verb
sah-YONG-hal
to use
사용할 청소용 천
상자
noun
SAHNG-jah
box
상자 안에 하나 있어요.
스프레이
noun
suh-PUH-ray
spray
스프레이는 그 옆에 있어요.
안에
phrase
AHN-eh
in; inside
상자 안에
옆에
phrase
YUH-ppeh
beside; next to
그 옆에 있어요.
있어요
verb
ee-SUH-yoh
there is; have
청소용 천 있어요?
책상
noun
CHAEK-ssahng
desk
이 책상을 청소해야 해요.
천
noun
CHUN
cloth
청소용 천
청소용 스프레이
phrase
CHUNG-soh-yong suh-PUH-ray
cleaning spray
청소용 스프레이도 있어요?
청소용 천
phrase
CHUNG-soh-yong CHUN
cleaning cloth
사용할 청소용 천 있어요?
하나
num
HAH-nah
one
하나 있어요.
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Do you have a cleaning cloth I can use?
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사용할 청소용 천 있어요?There is one in the box.
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상자 안에 하나 있어요.Do you have cleaning spray too?
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청소용 스프레이도 있어요?Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
spray
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스프레이one
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하나to use
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사용할desk