About This Lesson
Use Holding a Place in Line to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
제 자리를 잠깐 지켜 주실 수 있어요?
jeh JAH-ree-reul JAHM-kkan JEE-kyeo joo-SHEEL soo ee-SSUH-yoh Can you save my place for a minute?
B
다녀오시는 동안 자리를 지켜 드릴게요.
dah-nyuh-oh-SHEE-neun DONG-ahn JAH-ree-reul JEE-kyeo duh-REEL-kkeh-yoh I can hold your spot while you are away.
A
지갑을 두고 왔어요.
jee-GAH-beul DOO-goh wah-SSUH-yoh I left my wallet behind.
B
어서 돌아오세요.
UH-suh doh-rah-oh-SEH-yoh Try to come back soon.
A
지금 가져올게요.
JEE-geum gah-juh-OHL-kkeh-yoh I will grab it now.
B
여기 줄에 서서 기다릴게요.
YUH-gee JOO-reh suh-SUH gee-dah-REEL-kkeh-yoh I will stay here in line.
A
찾았고 바로 돌아왔어요.
chah-JAH-kko pah-ROH doh-rah-wah-SSUH-yoh I found it and came right back.
B
여기 줄에 다시 서셔도 돼요.
YUH-gee JOO-reh dah-SHEE suh-SHUH-doh DWEH-yoh You can step back in here.Word by Word
제
제 means “my” here, referring politely to the speaker’s place. It is related to the polite possessive form 저의. A common reuse pattern is 제 + noun when politely referring to something belonging to the speaker.
자리를
자리를 means “the place” or “the spot,” and 를 marks it as the thing being kept. In 제 자리를 잠깐 지켜, it is the speaker’s place in the line. Use an object with an action when that object is what the action affects.
잠깐
잠깐 means “for a moment” or “briefly” here, making the request temporary. In 제 자리를 잠깐 지켜, it limits how long the place should be kept. Use it before an action when asking for a short amount of time.
지켜
The citation form is 지키다; this dialogue uses 지켜. In 제 자리를 잠깐 지켜, it means to keep or watch the speaker’s place. Before 주실, it supplies the action being offered as a favor.
주실
In 지켜 주실 수 있어요?, 주실 presents the action as something the listener would do for the speaker and addresses the listener politely. A common reuse pattern is an action + 주실 수 있어요? when politely asking someone to do something for you. Here the action is keeping the place.
수
수 is the possibility or ability element in 수 있어요. In the question, it helps express “can you” do the preceding action. A reusable pattern is an action + 수 있어요 for asking whether something is possible.
있어요
있어요 completes 수 있어요 and helps express that the requested action is possible. Together with the preceding words, it makes a polite question about whether the listener can keep the place. Use 수 있어요 after an action when asking about ability or possibility.
다녀오시는
The citation form is 다녀오다; this dialogue uses the polite, respectful form 다녀오시는. It refers to the listener going away and then returning in 다녀오시는 동안. Use this expression when describing someone’s temporary trip away and return, especially respectfully.
동안
동안 marks the time period during which something happens. In 다녀오시는 동안, it means “while you are away and returning.” Use it after a time period or action to say that something occurs during that span.
드릴게요
The citation form is 드리다; 드릴게요 is a polite promise to do something for the listener. In 지켜 드릴게요, the speaker promises to keep the place as a favor. A common reuse pattern is an action + 드릴게요 when offering to do something for someone.
지갑을
지갑을 means “the wallet,” with 를 marking the wallet as the object of the action. In 지갑을 두고 왔어요, the wallet is what was left behind. Use a noun with 을 or 를 when it is the object of an action.
두고
The citation form is 두다; this dialogue uses 두고 to show that the wallet was left behind before the speaker came. In 지갑을 두고 왔어요, it connects leaving the wallet with coming. A reusable pattern is an object + 두고 오다 when someone leaves something behind and comes away.
왔어요
The citation form is 오다; this dialogue uses the polite past form 왔어요, meaning “came.” In 두고 왔어요, it contributes the coming part, while the full expression means that the speaker left the wallet behind and came. Use it when explaining that you came after leaving something somewhere.
어서
어서 urges the listener to act promptly, meaning “quickly” or “please hurry” here. In 어서 돌아오세요, it asks the person to return soon. Use it before a polite request when the speaker wants the action without delay.
돌아오세요
The citation form is 돌아오다; 돌아오세요 is a polite request to come back. In 어서 돌아오세요, it asks the listener to return to the place where the speaker is waiting. Use it when politely asking someone to return to a place.
지금
지금 means “now” and points to the current moment. In 지금 가져올게요, it shows that the speaker will go for the wallet immediately. Use it before an action to specify that it is happening at this time.
가져올게요
The citation form is 가져오다; 가져올게요 is a polite promise or intention to get something and bring it back. In 지금 가져올게요, the speaker means they will fetch the wallet now. Use it with an object when promising to retrieve and bring something.
여기
여기 means “here,” referring to the current location. In 여기 줄에 서서 기다릴게요, it points to the line where the speaker is staying. Use it when directing attention to a nearby place.
줄에
줄에 means “in or at the line”: 줄 means “line,” and 에 marks the location. In 여기 줄에 서서 기다릴게요, the line is the place where the speaker will stand and wait. Use a place with 에 to indicate where an action takes place.
서서
The citation form is 서다; this dialogue uses 서서 to mean “standing and” or “while standing.” In 줄에 서서 기다릴게요, it links standing in line with waiting. Use it when one action describes the posture or manner connected to the following action.
기다릴게요
The citation form is 기다리다; 기다릴게요 is a polite promise to wait. In 여기 줄에 서서 기다릴게요, the speaker promises to remain waiting in the line. Use it when reassuring someone that you will wait at a stated place.
찾았고
The citation form is 찾다; 찾았고 means “found and” here. In 찾았고 바로 돌아왔어요, it links finding the wallet with returning immediately afterward. Use it to connect one completed event with the next event in a report.
바로
바로 means “right away” or “directly” here, emphasizing that there was no delay. In 찾았고 바로 돌아왔어요, it describes returning immediately after finding the wallet. Use it before an action when stressing immediate timing.
돌아왔어요
The citation form is 돌아오다; 돌아왔어요 is the polite past form meaning “came back.” In 찾았고 바로 돌아왔어요, the speaker reports returning to the line after finding the wallet. Use it when describing a return after being away.
다시
다시 means “again” here. In 여기 줄에 다시 서셔도 돼요, it marks standing in the line as happening again after the listener left. Use it before an action that is repeated or resumed.
서셔도
서셔도 is a polite, respectful form related to 서다, followed by a form meaning “even if” or “it is okay to.” In 여기 줄에 다시 서셔도 돼요, it sets up permission for the listener to stand in the line again. A reusable pattern is an action + 셔도 돼요 for politely allowing the listener to do something.
돼요
The citation form is 되다; 돼요 means “is okay” or “is allowed” here. Together with 서셔도, it gives permission to stand in the line again. A common reuse pattern is an action + 도 돼요? when asking whether something is allowed, or 도 돼요 when granting permission.
Grammar Points
V-는 동안
다녀오시는 동안
dah-nyuh-oh-SHEE-neun DONG-ahnwhile you are away
동안 follows a noun or verb modifier to mean “while” or “during”; here it follows 다녀오시는.
V-(으)ㄹ게요
가져올게요
gah-juh-OHL-kkeh-yohI’ll bring it.
This ending expresses the speaker’s intention or promise to do something.
Korean Vocabulary
가져오다
verb
gah-juh-OH-dah
to bring; to get and bring
가져올게요
지금 가져올게요.
다녀오다
verb
dah-nyuh-OH-dah
to go and come back
다녀오시는
다녀오시는 동안 자리를 지켜 드릴게요.
돌아오다
verb
doh-rah-OH-dah
to come back; to return
돌아오세요
어서 돌아오세요.
동안
noun
DONG-ahn
while; during
다녀오시는 동안 자리를 지켜 드릴게요.
두고 오다
phrase
DOO-goh OH-dah
to leave behind and come
두고 왔어요
지갑을 두고 왔어요.
어서
adv
UH-suh
quickly; soon
어서 돌아오세요.
여기
adv
YUH-gee
here
여기 줄에 서서 기다릴게요.
자리
noun
JAH-ree
place; spot
제 자리를 잠깐 지켜 주실 수 있어요?
잠깐
adv
JAHM-kkan
for a moment; briefly
제 자리를 잠깐 지켜 주실 수 있어요?
지갑
noun
JEE-gahp
wallet
지갑을 두고 왔어요.
지금
adv
JEE-geum
now
지금 가져올게요.
지키다
verb
JEE-kee-dah
to keep; to hold; to guard
지켜
자리를 지켜 드릴게요.
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
I can hold your spot while you are away.
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다녀오시는 동안 자리를 지켜 드릴게요.I left my wallet behind.
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지갑을 두고 왔어요.Try to come back soon.
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어서 돌아오세요.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to go and come back
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다녀오시는to come back; to return
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돌아오세요to bring; to get and bring
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가져올게요now