Waiting in the Right Line | Learn Korean in English

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Dialogue

이 줄이 맞아요?

ee joo-ree MAH-jah-yoh? Is this the right line?

이 줄은 안내 데스크로 가요.

ee JOO-run ahn-DEH deh-suh-kuh-roh KAH-yoh. It goes to the front desk.

앞쪽에 안내 데스크가 있어요?

ahp-JJOH-geh ahn-DEH deh-suh-kuh-ga ee-SUH-yoh? Is the front desk up ahead?

우리는 여기서 볼 수 있어요.

OO-ree-nun yuh-GEE-suh bohl-SSOO ee-SUH-yoh. We can see it from here.

제가 뒤에 서야 해요?

JEH-ga DWEE-eh suh-yah HEH-yoh? Should I stand behind you?

가까이 서세요. 공간이 많지 않아요.

GAH-kkah-ee suh-SEH-yoh. KOHNG-gah-nee man-chee ah-NAH-yoh. Stay close; there isn't much space.

줄이 천천히 움직여요.

joo-ree chun-CHUN-hee oom-JEE-myuh-yoh. The line is moving slowly.

우리는 조금 더 기다릴 수 있어요.

OO-ree-nun joh-GUM tuh kee-dah-ril SSOO ee-SUH-yoh. We can wait a little longer.

Word by Word

이 이 means this and directly describes 줄 in 이 줄이 맞아요?, referring to the line being indicated. A common reuse pattern is 이 + noun when pointing out a nearby person or thing.

줄 줄 means line or queue in 이 줄이 맞아요?, referring to the people waiting together. Use it when talking about a queue or a line of people in places such as a front desk.

맞아요 맞아요 means is right or correct in 이 줄이 맞아요?, asking whether this is the correct line. It is the polite conversational form related to 맞다; use 맞아요? when checking whether something is correct.

은 은 marks 이 줄 as the topic in 이 줄은 안내 데스크로 가요. It presents the line as the thing being described, and noun + 은 is a reusable way to set a topic before giving information about it.

안내 안내 means information or guidance in 안내 데스크, identifying the desk as a place that provides information or help. It is useful in names for information or guidance services.

데스크 데스크 means desk or service counter in 안내 데스크, referring to the counter where people can ask for help. Use it in 안내 데스크 when identifying an information desk in a public place.

로 로 marks 안내 데스크 as the destination in 안내 데스크로 가요, meaning toward or to the front desk. A destination noun + 로 가요 is a reusable pattern for saying that someone or something goes to a place.

가요 가요 means goes or is going in 안내 데스크로 가요, with the line understood as going toward the front desk. It is the polite conversational form related to 가다; use a destination followed by 가요 to describe movement to a place.

앞쪽 앞쪽 means the front area or ahead in 앞쪽에 안내 데스크가 있어요?, asking about the area in front. Use it when locating something toward the front of a space.

에 에 marks 앞쪽 as the location in 앞쪽에 안내 데스크가 있어요. With a place and 있어요, place + 에 identifies where something is located.

가 가 marks 안내 데스크 as the subject in 안내 데스크가 있어요?, identifying the desk whose location is being asked about. It is commonly used after the thing that exists or is located somewhere.

있어요 있어요 means exists or is located in 앞쪽에 안내 데스크가 있어요?, asking whether the front desk is there. It is the polite conversational form related to 있다; place + 에 있어요 is a reusable pattern for saying where something is located.

우리 우리 means we or us in 우리는 여기서 볼 수 있어요, referring to the speaker and the other person together. Use it as the subject when describing something that the speaker and another person can do together.

는 는 marks 우리 as the topic in 우리는 여기서 볼 수 있어요. It frames the speakers as the topic of the statement, and noun + 는 is a reusable way to introduce what someone or something is doing.

여기 여기 means here in 여기서 볼 수 있어요, referring to the speakers' current location. Together with 서, 여기서 means from here; use it when identifying the place where an action begins.

서 서 is the particle in 여기서 that gives the meaning from here in the context of seeing the desk. Place + 서 is a reusable pattern for saying that an action is done from a particular place.

볼 볼 contributes the meaning see in the full expression 볼 수 있어요, which here means can see the front desk. It is the form related to 보다 used before 수; the corresponding verb form + 수 있어요 is used to express ability or possibility.

수 수 expresses ability or possibility in 볼 수 있어요. The full expression means can see, and a verb form + 수 있어요 is a reusable pattern for saying that someone can do something.

제 제 is the first-person element in 제가 서야 해요?, meaning I in this polite question. It appears before 가, which marks it as the subject; use 제가 when presenting yourself as the person who will do an action.

뒤 뒤 means behind or back in 뒤에 서야 해요?, referring to the position behind the other person. With 에, 뒤에 identifies where someone should stand or where something is located.

서야 서야 is the form related to 서다 used in the necessity expression 서야 해요. In the full expression, 서야 supplies the action stand, while 해요 completes the meaning that standing is necessary; verb form + 아/어야 해요 is used for something that must happen.

해요 해요 is the polite form related to 하다 that completes 서야 해요. The whole expression, rather than 해요 alone, asks whether standing behind someone is necessary; it is used in polite questions or statements about what needs to be done.

가까이 가까이 means closely or near in 가까이 서세요, telling the listener to stand near. Use 가까이 before an action to describe doing it at a short distance.

서세요 서세요 means stand as a polite command in 가까이 서세요. It is the polite command form related to 서다, and it is used for a respectful instruction or request to stand.

공간 공간 means space in 공간이 많지 않아요, referring to the available room around the people in line. Use it when describing physical room in a crowded or limited area.

많지 많지 is the form related to 많다 in 많지 않아요 and supplies the idea of being much or plentiful. The full expression 공간이 많지 않아요 means there is not much space because 않아요 provides the negation; use it after a subject when saying that its amount is limited.

않아요 않아요 is the polite negative form related to 않다 in 많지 않아요. It negates the preceding 많지, so the whole phrase means the space is not plentiful; it is used with a preceding verb or adjective form to state a negative situation.

천천히 천천히 means slowly in 줄이 천천히 움직여요, describing the line's slow movement. Use it before an action to explain that something happens at a slow pace.

움직여요 움직여요 means moves or is moving in 줄이 천천히 움직여요, describing the line gradually advancing. It is the polite conversational form related to 움직이다; use a subject + 움직여요 to say that something is moving.

조금 조금 means a little in 조금 더 기다릴 수 있어요, limiting the amount of additional waiting. Use it before an amount, time, or action when the amount is small.

더 더 means more or longer in 조금 더 기다릴 수 있어요, referring to additional waiting time. Use 조금 더 before an action when asking or saying that something should continue for a little longer.

기다릴 기다릴 contributes the meaning wait in 기다릴 수 있어요, which here means can wait. It is the form related to 기다리다 used before 수; the corresponding verb form + 수 있어요 is a reusable way to express the ability or possibility of doing something.

Grammar Points

-지 않아요

공간이 많지 않아요.

KOHNG-gah-nee man-chee ah-NAH-yoh.

There is not much space.

Attach -지 않아요 to a verb or adjective stem to make a polite negative statement.

-(으)세요

뒤에 서세요.

DWEE-eh suh-SEH-yoh.

Please stand behind.

Use -(으)세요 to give a polite request or instruction.

Korean Vocabulary

가까이 adv

gah-KKAH-ee closely; near

공간 noun

KOHNG-gahn space

뒤 noun

DWEE behind; back 뒤에

많다 adj

mahn-TAH to be much; to be many 많지 않아요

맞아요 adj

MAH-jah-yoh is right; is correct

보다 verb

BOH-dah to see 볼

서다 verb

SUH-dah to stand 서세요

안내 데스크 noun

ahn-DEH DEH-suh-kuh front desk; information desk

앞쪽 noun

ahp-JJOK front; ahead 앞쪽에

여기서 adv

yuh-GEE-suh from here; here

우리 pron

OO-ree we; us 우리는

줄 noun

JOOL line

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Is this the right line?

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이 줄이 맞아요?

It goes to the front desk.

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이 줄은 안내 데스크로 가요.

Is the front desk up ahead?

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앞쪽에 안내 데스크가 있어요?

Spelling

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front; ahead

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앞쪽에

closely; near

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가까이

behind; back

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뒤에

we; us

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우리는