About This Lesson
Use Checking a table-setting list to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
목록을 봐요.
mohng-NOH-guhl BWAH-yoh Let's look at the list.
B
여기 있어요.
yuh-GEE ee-SUH-yoh I have it here.
A
컵은 준비됐어요?
KUH-buhn joon-bee-DWEH-ssuh-yoh? Are the cups ready?
B
제가 다 씻었어요.
jeh-GAH dah SHEE-SSUH-SSUH-yoh I washed them all.
A
빠진 게 있어요?
PPAH-jin geh ee-SUH-yoh? Is anything missing?
B
숟가락 하나가 아직 필요해요.
soot-KKAH-rak hah-NAH-gah ah-JIK pheel-LYOH-hae-yoh We still need one spoon.
A
제가 하나 더 가져올 수 있어요.
jeh-GAH hah-NAH duh GAH-jYUH-ohl soo ee-SUH-yoh I can get another one.
B
그럼 식탁이 준비됐어요.
guh-RUHM shik-TAH-gee joon-bee-DWEH-SSUH-yoh Then the table is set.Word by Word
목록을
In “목록을 봐요.”, “목록을” means “the list” as the thing being looked at; 를 marks it as the object. The noun comes before this object marker when it is what someone looks at. You can use it when asking someone to look at a particular list.
봐요
In “목록을 봐요.”, “봐요” means “look at” as a polite suggestion to look at the list. It is the polite form of 보다, “to see” or “to look at,” and the object comes before it. Use it when suggesting that someone look at something.
여기
In “여기 있어요.”, “여기” means “here” and identifies the place where the item is located. A location word can come before 있어요 to say that something is present there. Use it when showing or pointing out where an item is.
있어요
In “여기 있어요.”, “있어요” expresses that the item is present or located there, giving the contextual meaning “I have it here.” It is the polite form of 있다, “to exist” or “to be present”; the meaning “have” comes from the context of possessing or holding an item. Use it with a place such as 여기 when telling someone where something is.
컵은
In “컵은 준비됐어요?”, “컵은” sets the cups as the topic of the question: “As for the cups, are they ready?” 컵 means “cup,” and 은 marks the topic. Use this form when making the cups the topic while checking their condition.
준비됐어요
In “컵은 준비됐어요?”, “준비됐어요” asks whether the cups are ready or have been prepared. It is the polite form of 준비되다, “to become ready” or “to be prepared,” and is used here to check the state of an item. Use it after an item when asking or saying that the preparation is complete.
제가
In “제가 다 씻었어요.”, “제가” means “I” and identifies the speaker as the person who washed everything. It is the subject form of 저, “I,” with 가 marking the subject. Use it when making clear who carried out an action.
다
In “제가 다 씻었어요.”, “다” means “all” or “completely” and applies to the items being washed. It comes before the verb to show that none of the relevant items were left out. Use it when saying that an entire set has been handled or completed.
씻었어요
In “제가 다 씻었어요.”, “씻었어요” means “washed,” referring to the cups already known from the conversation. It is the polite past form of 씻다, “to wash,” and the object is omitted because it is understood. Use it when reporting that something has been washed.
빠진
In “빠진 게 있어요?”, “빠진” means “missing” and describes the item being asked about. It is placed before 게 to form the idea “a thing that is missing.” Use it when checking whether an item has been left out of a list or arrangement.
게
In “빠진 게 있어요?”, “게” means “thing” or “something” and refers to a missing item. It is the shortened spoken form of 것이, “thing,” and follows 빠진 so the phrase means “something missing.” Use it when referring generally to a thing without naming it.
숟가락
In “숟가락 하나가 아직 필요해요.”, “숟가락” means “spoon,” the item that is still needed. The item noun comes before 하나 to identify what is being counted. Use it when naming a spoon in a meal or table-setting situation.
하나가
In “숟가락 하나가 아직 필요해요.”, “하나가” means “one” or “one item” and marks that one spoon as the subject of the sentence. It follows 숟가락 to express “one spoon,” while 가 marks the subject. Use it when identifying one item as the thing that is needed or present.
아직
In “숟가락 하나가 아직 필요해요.”, “아직” means “still” and shows that the need for one spoon remains. It comes before the predicate to indicate that a condition continues or has not changed yet. Use it when something remains unfinished or necessary.
필요해요
In “숟가락 하나가 아직 필요해요.”, “필요해요” means “is needed,” so the sentence says that one spoon is still needed. It is the polite form of 필요하다, “to be needed,” and the needed item is marked as the subject with 가. Use it when stating that an item or amount is necessary.
더
In “제가 하나 더 가져올 수 있어요.”, “더” means “more” and, together with 하나, gives the meaning “another one.” Its position after 하나 adds one additional item to the amount already mentioned. Use it when offering or requesting an additional item.
가져올
In “제가 하나 더 가져올 수 있어요.”, “가져올” means “bring” in the expression “can bring another one.” It is the form of 가져오다, “to bring,” used before 수 to express ability or possibility. Use it when saying that you can bring an item to the current place.
수
In “제가 하나 더 가져올 수 있어요.”, “수” helps express ability or possibility, so the full expression means “can bring another one.” It follows the verb form 가져올 and comes before 있어요 in this construction. Use it after a verb form when saying that someone is able to do something.
그럼
In “그럼 식탁이 준비됐어요.”, “그럼” means “then” or “in that case” and connects the conclusion to the previous information. It is commonly placed at the beginning when responding to a condition or drawing a conclusion. Use it when moving from what was just said to the resulting situation.
식탁이
In “그럼 식탁이 준비됐어요.”, “식탁이” means “the table” as the subject whose preparation is complete. 식탁 means “dining table,” and 이 marks it as the subject. Use it when describing the state or readiness of the table.
Grammar Points
V-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요
숟가락 하나를 가져올 수 있어요.
soot-KKAH-rak hah-NAH-rul GAH-jYUH-ohl soo ee-SUH-yohI can bring one spoon.
V-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요 expresses ability or possibility, similar to “can” in English.
N은/는
컵은 준비됐어요.
KUH-buhn joon-bee-DWEH-SSUH-yohThe cup is ready.
은/는 marks the topic of the sentence; English usually does not use a separate topic particle.
Korean Vocabulary
다
adv
dah
all; completely
목록
noun
mohng-NOHK
list
목록을
보다
verb
BOH-dah
to look at; to see
봐요
빠지다
verb
PPAH-jee-dah
to be missing
빠진
숟가락
noun
soot-KKAH-rak
spoon
씻다
verb
SHEET-ttah
to wash
씻었어요
아직
adv
ah-JIK
still; yet
여기
adv
yuh-GEE
here
있다
verb
EET-ttah
to exist; to have
있어요
준비되다
verb
joon-bee-DWEH-dah
to be ready; to be prepared
준비됐어요
컵
noun
KUHP
cup
컵은
하나
num
hah-NAH
one
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Let's look at the list.
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목록을 봐요.I have it here.
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여기 있어요.Are the cups ready?
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컵은 준비됐어요?Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to wash
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씻었어요to be ready; to be prepared
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준비됐어요cup
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컵은list