About This Lesson
Use Moving forward in a shop line to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
줄이 앞으로 움직이고 있어요.
jool-ee ah-peu-ROH oom-JIK-ee-goh ee-SSUH-yoh The line is moving forward.
B
이제 앞으로 가야 해요.
ee-jeh ah-peu-ROH gah-yah HAE-yoh We should step up now.
A
다음이 우리 차례예요?
DAH-um-ee oo-ree chah-RYEH-yeh-yoh? Are we next?
B
거의 우리 차례예요. 우리 앞에 한 명 있어요.
guh-EE oo-ree chah-RYEH-yeh-yoh. oo-ree AH-peh hahn MYUNG ee-SSUH-yoh. Almost, there is one person ahead of us.
A
카드를 준비했어요.
kah-deu-reul joon-BEE-heh-SSUH-yoh I have my card ready.
B
손에 들고 있어요.
sohn-eh deul-goh ee-SSUH-yoh Keep it in your hand.
A
주문할 준비가 됐어요.
joo-moon-hal joon-BEE-gah DWEH-SSUH-yoh I am ready to order.
B
이제 직원이 우리 주문을 받을 수 있어요.
ee-jeh jee-gwon-ee oo-ree joo-moon-eul bah-deul soo ee-SSUH-yoh They can take our order next.Word by Word
줄이
In 줄이 앞으로 움직이고 있어요, 줄이 means “the line” and marks the line as what is moving. The ending 이 marks it as the subject here. A reusable pattern is 줄이 움직이다, “the line moves.” You could use 줄이 움직이고 있어요 when telling someone in a queue that the line is moving.
앞으로
In 줄이 앞으로 움직이고 있어요, 앞으로 means “forward,” describing the direction of the line’s movement. It is used for movement toward the front or onward, as in 앞으로 가다, “go forward.” You can use it when telling someone in a line to move ahead.
움직이고
In 줄이 앞으로 움직이고 있어요, 움직이고 means “moving” and connects 움직이다, “to move,” to the following 있어요. Together with 있어요, 움직이고 있어요 describes an action that is in progress. A reusable pattern is 사람이 움직이고 있어요, “the person is moving.”
있어요
In 움직이고 있어요, 있어요 completes the Korean expression for an action that is currently continuing, so the line is moving now. After 움직이고, it contributes the sense of “is in progress,” rather than simply meaning “is here.” You can use -고 있어요 to describe something happening at the moment.
이제
In 이제 앞으로 가야 해요 and 이제 직원이 우리 주문을 받을 수 있어요, 이제 means “now” or “by now.” It marks the point when the people in the line should move or when the staff member can take their order. A reusable pattern is 이제 + action, for something that should happen from this point.
가야
In 이제 앞으로 가야 해요, 가야 means “must go” or “should go” and contributes “go” to the obligation expression 가야 해요. It comes from 가다, “to go,” in the form used before 해요 here. You can use 가야 해요 when saying that someone needs to go somewhere or move.
해요
In 가야 해요, 해요 completes the expression meaning “must go” or “should go”; 가야 supplies “go” and 해요 completes the obligation. This polite expression is used when a person needs to take an action. A reusable pattern is [action]아야 해요 or [action]어야 해요, meaning that the action must be done.
다음이
In 다음이 우리 차례예요?, 다음이 means “the next one” and presents it as the subject being identified. With 우리 차례예요, the question asks whether our turn is next. A reusable pattern is 다음이 + noun, when identifying what or who comes next.
우리
In 우리 차례예요, 우리 means “our” in “our turn”; in 우리 앞에 and 우리 주문, it refers to “us” or “our.” Its exact meaning depends on the noun or phrase that follows it. You can reuse 우리 차례, 우리 앞에, and 우리 주문 when talking about a group that includes yourself.
차례예요
In 다음이 우리 차례예요?, 차례예요 means “is the turn,” so the whole phrase asks whether it is our turn next. 차례 refers to a person’s or group’s turn, and 예요 links it to the subject. You can use [person] 차례예요 to say that it is someone’s turn.
거의
In 거의 우리 차례예요, 거의 means “almost,” indicating that the speakers’ turn is very near but has not arrived yet. It modifies the following statement 우리 차례예요. You can use 거의 + statement to say that something is nearly the case or nearly complete.
앞에
In 우리 앞에 한 명 있어요, 앞에 means “in front of us” or “ahead of us,” locating one person before the speakers in the line. It is 앞, “front,” followed by 에 for the location. A reusable pattern is [person or thing] 앞에 [another person or thing] 있어요, for saying that something is in front of someone or something.
명
In 한 명, 명 is the counter used for one person, so 한 명 means “one person.” It appears after the number 한 in 우리 앞에 한 명 있어요. You can use a number followed by 명 when counting people.
카드를
In 카드를 준비했어요, 카드를 means “the card” as the object that was prepared. 카드 is “card,” and 를 marks it as the object of 준비했어요. A reusable pattern is [object]를 준비하다, “prepare [an object].”
준비했어요
In 카드를 준비했어요, 준비했어요 means “prepared” or “got ready,” describing completed preparation of the card. It is the polite form used to report that the preparation has been done. You can use [object]를 준비했어요 when telling someone that you have prepared something.
손에
In 손에 들고 있어요, 손에 means “in the hand” and identifies where the card is being held. 손 means “hand,” and 에 marks the location. A reusable pattern is 손에 [object]를 들고 있어요, “be holding [an object] in one’s hand,” such as when keeping a card ready at a counter.
들고
In 손에 들고 있어요, 들고 means “holding” and connects 들다, “to hold or carry,” to 있어요. Together, 손에 들고 있어요 means that the card is being held in the hand. You can use [object]를 들고 있어요 when describing something you are currently holding or carrying.
주문할
In 주문할 준비가 됐어요, 주문할 means “to order” in the phrase “ready to order.” It modifies 준비, so 주문할 준비 means preparation for ordering. You can use [action]할 준비가 됐어요 to say that you are ready to do an action.
준비가
In 주문할 준비가 됐어요, 준비가 means “readiness” or “preparation” as the subject of the phrase. It identifies the readiness that has become complete, while 주문할 specifies what the preparation is for. A reusable pattern is [action]할 준비가 되다, “become ready to [action].”
됐어요
In 주문할 준비가 됐어요, 됐어요 means “has become” or, in this expression, “is ready.” The full phrase 준비가 됐어요 says that the preparation is complete. You can use [noun]이/가 됐어요 when saying that something has become ready or reached an appropriate state.
직원이
In 이제 직원이 우리 주문을 받을 수 있어요, 직원이 means “the staff member” and marks the staff member as the person who can take the order. 직원 means “staff member,” and 이 marks it as the subject. You can use [person]이/가 an action을 할 수 있어요 to say that someone can perform an action.
주문을
In 우리 주문을 받을 수 있어요, 주문을 means “our order” as the object that the staff member can take. 주문 means “order,” and 을 marks it as the object of 받을. A reusable pattern is 주문을 받다, “take an order,” especially when speaking about a staff member receiving a customer’s order.
받을
In 주문을 받을 수 있어요, 받을 means “take” or “receive” and appears before 수 in the expression meaning “can take our order.” It comes from 받다, “to receive,” and 주문을 specifies what is received. You can use 주문을 받을 수 있어요 to say that someone is able to take an order.
수
In 주문을 받을 수 있어요, 수 expresses ability or possibility, so the whole phrase means “can take our order.” It must be understood together with 받을 and 있어요 rather than as a standalone word here. A reusable pattern is [action]ㄹ/을 수 있어요, meaning “can [do the action].”
Grammar Points
-고 있어요
줄이 앞으로 움직이고 있어요.
jool-ee ah-peu-ROH oom-JIK-ee-goh ee-SSUH-yohThe line is moving forward.
Attach -고 있어요 to a verb stem to describe an action that is currently in progress.
-아/어야 해요
이제 가야 해요.
ee-jeh gah-yah HAE-yohWe have to go now.
Attach -아/어야 해요 to a verb stem to express necessity or obligation.
Korean Vocabulary
가다
verb
gah-dah
to go
가야 해요
We should step up now.
거의
adv
guh-EE
almost
Almost, there is one person ahead of us.
다음
noun
DAH-um
next
다음이
Are we next?
명
noun
MYUNG
person counter
There is one person ahead of us.
앞
noun
ahp
front; ahead
앞에
There is one person ahead of us.
앞으로
adv
ah-peu-ROH
forward
The line is moving forward.
우리
pron
oo-ree
we; our
Are we next?
움직이다
verb
oom-JIK-ee-dah
to move
움직이고 있어요
The line is moving forward.
이제
adv
ee-jeh
now
We should step up now.
줄
noun
jool
line
줄이
The line is moving forward.
차례
noun
chah-RYEH
turn
차례예요
Are we next?
한
num
hahn
one
There is one person ahead of us.
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
The line is moving forward.
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줄이 앞으로 움직이고 있어요.We should step up now.
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이제 앞으로 가야 해요.Are we next?
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다음이 우리 차례예요?Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
turn
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차례예요now
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이제next
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다음이front; ahead