About This Lesson
Use Getting Ready for Rain to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
밖에 비가 와요.
BAHK-keh PEE-gah WAH-yoh. It is raining outside.
B
나가기 전에 장화를 신으세요.
nah-GAH-gee juh-neh JAHNG-hwah-rul shi-nuh-SEH-yoh. Wear your boots before you leave.
A
길에 물웅덩이가 있어요.
GEEL-leh mool-oong-DUHNG-ee-gah ee-SUH-yoh. There are puddles on the path.
B
천천히 피해 가세요.
chuhn-CHUN-hee pee-HEH gah-SEH-yoh. Step around them slowly.
A
내 가방이 젖을지도 몰라요.
neh gah-BANG-ee juh-jul-JEE-doh mohl-LAH-yoh. My bag might get wet.
B
가방을 코트 안에 넣어 두세요.
gah-BANG-ul koh-tuh ah-neh nuh-uh doo-SEH-yoh. Keep it under your coat.
A
우산도 가져가야겠어요.
oo-SAHN-doh gah-jyuh-gah-yah-GESS-uh-yoh. I should take an umbrella too.
B
그러면 비에 젖지 않을 거예요.
guh-ruh-MYUN PEE-eh juh-JJEE ah-nul guh-YEH-yoh. That will help keep you dry.Word by Word
밖에
밖에 means “outside” here and identifies the place where the rain is falling. It appears before the subject in 밖에 비가 와요. A reusable pattern is place에 N이/가 있어요 or 와요.
비가
비가 identifies rain as the subject of 와요, so the sentence says that rain is falling outside. 가 marks 비 as the subject. A reusable pattern is N이/가 와요 for something that comes or falls.
와요
와요 means “comes” in general, but in 비가 와요 it is the verb used to say that it is raining. It is the polite form of 오다. New example: 친구가 와요 means “A friend is coming.”
나가기
나가기 means “going out” here. It is the form of 나가다 used before 전에 in 나가기 전에, meaning “before going out.” A reusable pattern is V-기 전에 for “before doing V.”
전에
전에 means “before” and places one action earlier than another. In 나가기 전에, it means “before going out.” A reusable pattern is noun or V-기 전에.
장화를
장화를 means “boots” as the thing being worn in this dialogue. 를 marks 장화 as the object of 신으세요. A reusable pattern is N을/를 신다 for wearing footwear.
신으세요
신으세요 means “please put on” or “please wear” and is used here for boots. It is the polite request form of 신다. A reusable pattern is N을/를 신으세요 when politely telling someone to put on footwear.
길에
길에 means “on the path” and identifies the place where the puddles are. 에 marks 길 as the location in 길에 물웅덩이가 있어요. A reusable pattern is place에 N이/가 있어요.
물웅덩이가
물웅덩이가 means “puddles” here and identifies them as the subject of 있어요. 이 marks 물웅덩이 as the subject. A reusable pattern is N이/가 있어요 for saying that something exists in a place.
있어요
있어요 means “there is” or “there are” here, describing the existence of puddles on the path. It is the polite form of 있다. New example: 책상 위에 책이 있어요 means “There is a book on the desk.”
천천히
천천히 means “slowly” and describes how the listener should move around the puddles. It is placed before the verb phrase 피해 가세요. A reusable pattern is 천천히 + movement verb when giving careful movement instructions.
피해
피해 means “avoiding” or “going around” in this dialogue. With 가세요, 피해 가세요 tells the listener to go while avoiding the puddles. A reusable pattern is N을/를 피해 가다. New example: 차를 피해 가세요 means “Go around the car.”
가세요
가세요 means “please go” and completes the polite instruction in 피해 가세요. It is the polite request form of 가다. A reusable pattern is 가세요 when politely telling someone to go.
내
내 means “my” and identifies the bag as belonging to the speaker in 내 가방이 젖을지도 몰라요. It is placed directly before the noun it describes. A reusable pattern is 내 + noun. New example: 내 우산 means “my umbrella.”
가방이
가방이 means “the bag” as the subject of the possibility expressed in the sentence. 이 marks 가방 as the subject that might get wet. A reusable pattern is 가방이 젖어요 for saying that a bag gets wet.
젖을지도
젖을지도 expresses the possibility that something may get wet in 젖을지도 몰라요. It is formed from 젖다 before 지도, and 몰라요 completes the possibility expression. A reusable pattern is V-(으)ㄹ지도 몰라요 for “might V.”
몰라요
몰라요 literally means “do not know,” but in 젖을지도 몰라요 it completes an expression meaning “might get wet.” It shows that the speaker is uncertain about the possibility. A reusable pattern is V-(으)ㄹ지도 몰라요. New example: 비가 올지도 몰라요 means “It might rain.”
가방을
가방을 means “the bag” as the object being put inside the coat. 를 marks 가방 as the object of 넣어. A reusable pattern is N을/를 넣다 for putting something into a place or container.
코트
코트 means “coat” and names the item whose inside is used to protect the bag. In 코트 안에, it comes before 안에 to specify the location. A reusable pattern is N 안에 for “inside N.”
안에
안에 means “inside” and identifies the inside of the coat as the destination or location for the bag. 에 marks 안 as the relevant place in 코트 안에 넣어 두세요. A reusable pattern is N 안에 넣다 for putting something inside N.
넣어
넣어 means “put in” and contributes the action of placing the bag inside the coat. With 두세요, 넣어 두세요 means “put it in and keep it there.” A reusable pattern is V-아/어 두다 for leaving something in a prepared or maintained state.
두세요
두세요 means “please leave” or “please keep” in 넣어 두세요. It tells the listener to maintain the bag in the place where it was put, so the whole expression means to keep the bag inside the coat. A reusable pattern is V-아/어 두세요 for politely asking someone to leave something arranged.
우산도
우산도 means “an umbrella too” and adds the umbrella as another item to take. 도 means “also” or “too” and follows 우산. A reusable pattern is noun도 when adding another person or thing to the statement.
가져가야겠어요
가져가야겠어요 means “I should take it” and expresses the speaker’s decision or realization that the umbrella should be taken along. It combines 가져가다, “take along,” with the expression -아/어야겠어요 for “should” or “I need to.” A reusable pattern is N을/를 가져가야겠어요. New example: 이 서류를 가져가야겠어요 means “I should take these documents.”
그러면
그러면 means “then” or “in that case” and introduces the expected result of taking an umbrella. It connects the previous decision with the following statement about staying dry. A reusable pattern is 그러면 + result. New example: 그러면 지금 출발해요 means “Then let’s leave now.”
비에
비에 means “in the rain” or “from the rain” here and identifies the rain as the source of getting wet. 에 appears in the common expression 비에 젖다. A reusable pattern is N에 젖다 for becoming wet from contact with N.
젖지
젖지 contributes “get wet” with the negation connector 지 in 젖지 않을 거예요. 않다 supplies the meaning “not,” so the whole expression says that someone will not get wet. A reusable pattern is V-지 않다 for negating an action or state. New example: 물에 젖지 않아요 means “It does not get wet from water.”
않을
않을 is the form of 않다 used before 거예요 in 젖지 않을 거예요. Together with 젖지, it expresses “will not get wet.” A reusable pattern is V-지 않을 거예요 for saying that something will not happen.
거예요
거예요 closes the prediction 젖지 않을 거예요 and gives it the meaning “will not get wet” or “is expected not to get wet.” It is used here to state the expected result of using an umbrella. A reusable pattern is V-(으)ㄹ 거예요 for a future expectation or prediction.
Grammar Points
-기 전에
나가기 전에 장화를 신으세요.
nah-GAH-gee juh-neh JAHNG-hwah-rul shi-nuh-SEH-yoh.Put on your boots before going out.
Attach -기 전에 to a verb to mean “before doing something.”
-(으)ㄹ지도 몰라요
가방이 젖을지도 몰라요.
gah-BANG-ee juh-jul-JEE-doh mohl-LAH-yoh.The bag might get wet.
Use -(으)ㄹ지도 몰라요 to express possibility or uncertainty: “might” or “may.”
Korean Vocabulary
길
noun
geel
path; road
길에
길에 물웅덩이가 있어요.
나가다
verb
nah-gah-dah
to leave; to go out
나가기
나가기 전에 장화를 신으세요.
내
det
neh
my
내 가방이 젖을지도 몰라요.
물웅덩이
noun
mool-oong-DUHNG-ee
puddle
물웅덩이가
길에 물웅덩이가 있어요.
밖
noun
bahk
outside
밖에
밖에 비가 와요.
비
noun
bee
rain
비가
밖에 비가 와요.
신다
verb
sheen-ttah
to wear (shoes, socks)
신으세요
장화를 신으세요.
오다
verb
oh-dah
to come; to fall (rain)
와요
밖에 비가 와요.
장화
noun
JAHNG-hwah
boots; rubber boots
장화를
나가기 전에 장화를 신으세요.
전에
adv
juh-neh
before
나가기 전에 장화를 신으세요.
천천히
adv
chuhn-CHUN-hee
slowly
천천히 피해 가세요.
피하다
verb
pee-hah-dah
to avoid
피해
천천히 피해 가세요.
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
It is raining outside.
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밖에 비가 와요.Wear your boots before you leave.
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나가기 전에 장화를 신으세요.There are puddles on the path.
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길에 물웅덩이가 있어요.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
puddle
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물웅덩이가to wear (shoes, socks)
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신으세요outside
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밖에to avoid