About This Lesson
Use Cleaning Up Spilled Water to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
바닥에 물이 있어요.
pah-dah-GEH MOO-ree ee-SSUH-yoh. There is water on the floor.
B
문 쪽으로 퍼지고 있어요.
MOON jjoh-GUH-roh puh-JEE-goh ee-SSUH-yoh. It is spreading toward the door.
A
작은 병이 깨졌어요.
JAH-guhn BYUHNG-ee kkeh-JUH-ssuh-yoh. The small bottle broke.
B
마른 수건을 가져올게요.
MAH-ruhn soo-GUHN-ool gah-JUH-ohl-GEH-yoh. I will get a dry towel.
A
먼저 가방을 옮겨 줄 수 있어요?
MUHN-juh gah-BANG-ool ohm-GYUH jool soo ee-SSUH-yoh? Can you move the bag first?
B
가방을 의자 위에 놓을게요.
gah-BANG-ool WEE-jah WEE-eh noh-uhl-GEH-yoh. I will put it on the chair.
A
그러면 우리는 바닥을 청소할 수 있어요.
GUH-ruh-myuhn oo-REE-neun pah-DAH-guhl CHUHNG-soh-hal soo ee-SSUH-yoh. Then we can clean the floor.
B
가방은 거기에서 계속 마른 채로 있을 거예요.
gah-BANG-eun GUH-gee-eh-suh gyay-SOHK MAH-ruhn CHAY-roh ee-SSUHL GUH-yeh-yoh. The bag will stay dry there.Word by Word
바닥에
“바닥에” means “on the floor” in “바닥에 물이 있어요,” marking where the water is. It combines the place 바닥 with 에, and you can reuse the pattern “장소에 물이 있어요” for saying that water is in a place. You would use it when pointing out where something is.
물이
“물이” means “water” as the subject in “바닥에 물이 있어요.” The ending 이 marks 물 as what exists there, and the same pattern can be used with another thing that is present in a place. You would use it when reporting that water or another visible thing is somewhere.
있어요
In “바닥에 물이 있어요,” “있어요” says that something exists or is present; in “수 있어요,” it is part of a construction meaning “can.” With a place, use “장소에 물이 있어요” to say that water is there; with 수, use “동사-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요” to express ability or possibility.
문
“문” means “door” in “문 쪽으로 퍼지고 있어요.” It names the reference point toward which the water is spreading, and it can be followed by “쪽으로” to describe movement toward a side or direction. You would use it when talking about a door in a room or building.
쪽으로
“쪽으로” means “toward” in “문 쪽으로 퍼지고 있어요,” showing the direction of the spreading. It follows a place or direction word, as in “문 쪽으로,” to indicate movement toward that side. You would use it when describing something moving or extending in a particular direction.
퍼지고
“퍼지고” means “spreading” in “문 쪽으로 퍼지고 있어요.” It is the form of 퍼지다 used before 있어요 to describe an ongoing spread, and the pattern “퍼지고 있어요” can describe liquid, a smell, or similar things spreading. You would use it when something is gradually extending across an area.
작은
“작은” means “small” in “작은 병이 깨졌어요,” describing the bottle. It is the form of 작다 placed before a noun, so you can reuse “작은 + noun” to describe a small object. You would use it when identifying a small item.
병이
“병이” means “the bottle” as the subject in “작은 병이 깨졌어요.” The ending 이 marks 병 as the thing that became broken, and the same subject pattern can be used with another object and an action or state. You would use it when explaining what broke or changed.
깨졌어요
“깨졌어요” means “broke” or “became broken” in “작은 병이 깨졌어요.” It presents the bottle as being in a broken state after breaking, and you can reuse the pattern “물건이 깨졌어요” to report that an object broke. You would use it when informing someone about accidental damage.
마른
“마른” means “dry” in “마른 수건을 가져올게요,” describing the towel. It is the form of 마르다 used before a noun, so “마른 + noun” describes something that is dry. You would use it when choosing a dry item for cleaning or another task.
수건을
“수건을” means “the towel” as the object in “마른 수건을 가져올게요.” The ending 을 marks the towel as what the speaker will bring, and “noun을 가져오다” is a reusable pattern for bringing an object. You would use it when asking for or referring to a towel or another item to bring.
가져올게요
“가져올게요” means “I’ll get it” or “I’ll bring it” in “마른 수건을 가져올게요.” It expresses the speaker’s intention or willingness to go and bring something, and you can reuse “object을 가져올게요” when offering to bring an item. You would use it when responding to a small need by promising to bring something.
먼저
“먼저” means “first” in “먼저 가방을 옮겨 줄 수 있어요?” It places the moving of the bag before the later cleaning, and it can be used before an action to set its order. You would use it when asking someone to do one step before another.
가방을
“가방을” means “the bag” as the object in “먼저 가방을 옮겨 줄 수 있어요?” The ending 을 marks the bag as what will be moved, and “object을 옮기다” is a reusable pattern for moving an object. You would use it when asking someone to move a bag or another item.
옮겨
“옮겨” means “move” in “가방을 옮겨 줄 수 있어요?” It is the form used before 줄 to connect the moving action with doing it as a favor, and the pattern “object을 옮겨 주다” means to move an object for someone. You would use it when asking someone to relocate an item.
줄
In “옮겨 줄 수 있어요?”, “줄” adds the meaning of doing the moving as a favor for someone. Together with the preceding action, “옮겨 주다” means to move something for another person, and this can be reused with another action in “동사-아/어 주다.” You would use it when making a polite request for help.
수
In “옮겨 줄 수 있어요?”, “수” expresses possibility or ability as part of “동사-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요,” meaning “can do.” Here the construction asks whether the listener can move the bag as a favor, and the same construction can be used to ask about someone’s ability to do another action. You would use it when making a polite request or checking whether something is possible.
의자
“의자” means “chair” in “의자 위에 놓을게요.” It is the object used as the place where the bag will be put, and it can be followed by “위에” when describing something placed on a chair. You would use it when referring to a chair as a place to sit or put something.
위에
“위에” means “on top of” in “의자 위에 놓을게요,” marking the upper surface of the chair as the placement location. It follows a place or object in the pattern “noun 위에 놓다” for putting something on top of it. You would use it when describing where an object is placed.
놓을게요
“놓을게요” means “I’ll put it” or “I’ll place it” in “가방을 의자 위에 놓을게요.” It expresses the speaker’s intention or promise to place the bag, and “object을 place에 놓을게요” is a reusable pattern for offering to put something somewhere. You would use it when telling someone how you will help with an object.
그러면
“그러면” means “then” or “if so” in “그러면 우리는 바닥을 청소할 수 있어요.” It connects the previous action of moving the bag with the possible next action of cleaning, and it can introduce a result that follows from a situation. You would use it when explaining what can happen after a condition or action.
우리는
“우리는” means “we” as the topic in “그러면 우리는 바닥을 청소할 수 있어요.” The ending 는 presents the group as the people who can clean the floor, and “우리는 + action” is a reusable way to state what the group will or can do. You would use it when proposing a joint action.
바닥을
“바닥을” means “the floor” as the object in “바닥을 청소할 수 있어요.” The ending 을 marks the floor as what will be cleaned, and “place를 청소하다” can be reused for cleaning another place or surface. You would use it when talking about cleaning a floor or similar area.
청소할
“청소할” means “clean” in “바닥을 청소할 수 있어요.” It is the form placed before 수 in “청소할 수 있어요,” which means “can clean,” and the pattern “object를 청소할 수 있어요” can be reused to say that something can be cleaned. You would use it when discussing whether cleaning is possible.
가방은
“가방은” means “as for the bag” in “가방은 거기에서 계속 마른 채로 있을 거예요.” The ending 은 sets the bag as the topic of the statement about remaining dry, and “noun은 + description” can introduce what will happen to that item. You would use it when shifting attention to the bag and describing its condition.
거기에서
“거기에서” means “there” or “at that place” in “거기에서 계속 마른 채로 있을 거예요.” It marks the place where the bag will remain, and the pattern “장소에서 있다” can be used to say that someone or something stays in a place. You would use it when referring back to a place already known in the conversation.
계속
“계속” means “continuously” or “keep” in “계속 마른 채로 있을 거예요.” It shows that the bag’s dry state will continue, and it can be placed before an action or state to express continuation. You would use it when saying that something remains the same or keeps happening.
채로
“채로” means “in the state of” in “마른 채로 있을 거예요.” It shows that the bag remains while keeping its dry state, and the pattern “상태인 채로 있다” can describe remaining in a particular condition. You would use it when an object or person stays without changing a relevant state.
있을
“있을” means “be” or “stay” in “계속 마른 채로 있을 거예요.” It describes the bag remaining in that dry state at that place, and it can be used before 거예요 to talk about a future state or situation. You would use it when saying that something will remain somewhere or in a condition.
거예요
“거예요” helps express “will” or “is going to” in “있을 거예요.” Together with the preceding form, it presents the bag’s remaining dry as an expected future situation, and the pattern “동사-(으)ㄹ 거예요” can be reused for a future plan or expectation. You would use it when predicting or explaining what will happen.
Grammar Points
-고 있어요
물이 퍼지고 있어요.
MOO-ree puh-JEE-goh ee-SSUH-yoh.The water is spreading.
Attach -고 있어요 to a verb stem to show an action that is currently in progress.
-(으)ㄹ게요
수건을 가져올게요.
soo-GUHN-ool gah-JUH-ohl-GEH-yoh.I’ll bring a towel.
Use -(으)ㄹ게요 to express a speaker’s intention or promise to do something.
Korean Vocabulary
가져오다
verb
gah-JUH-oh-dah
to bring; to get
가져올게요
마른 수건을 가져올게요.
깨지다
verb
kkeh-JEE-dah
to break; to be broken
깨졌어요
작은 병이 깨졌어요.
마르다
adj
MAH-ruh-dah
to be dry
마른
마른 수건을 가져올게요.
문
noun
MOON
door
문 쪽으로 퍼지고 있어요.
물
noun
MOOL
water
바닥에 물이 있어요.
바닥
noun
pah-DAHK
floor
바닥에
바닥에 물이 있어요.
병
noun
BYUHNG
bottle
작은 병이 깨졌어요.
수건
noun
soo-GUHN
towel
마른 수건을 가져올게요.
있다
verb
eet-TTAH
to be; to exist
있어요
바닥에 물이 있어요.
작다
adj
JAHK-dah
to be small
작은
작은 병이 깨졌어요.
쪽
noun
JJOHK
side; direction
쪽으로
문 쪽으로 퍼지고 있어요.
퍼지다
verb
puh-JEE-dah
to spread
퍼지고 있어요
문 쪽으로 퍼지고 있어요.
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
There is water on the floor.
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바닥에 물이 있어요.It is spreading toward the door.
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문 쪽으로 퍼지고 있어요.The small bottle broke.
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작은 병이 깨졌어요.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to break; to be broken
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깨졌어요to bring; to get
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가져올게요side; direction
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쪽으로floor