About This Lesson
Use Checking before leaving to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
나가기 전에 필요한 건 다 있나요?
nah-GHEE juh-neh pee-RYOH-han gun dah IN-nah-yoh? Do we have everything before we leave?
B
지금 확인해 봐요.
jee-GUM HWAH-gin-heh BWAH-yoh. Let's check now.
A
열쇠를 가지고 있어요?
yuhl-SWEH-rul gah-JEE-goh ee-SUH-yoh? Do you have your keys?
B
제 주머니 안에 있어요.
jeh joo-MUH-nee ah-neh ee-SUH-yoh. They're in my pocket.
A
지갑이 가방 안에 있어요?
jee-GAHB-ee gah-BAHNG ah-neh ee-SUH-yoh? Is your wallet in your bag?
B
거기에 넣었어요.
guh-GHEE-eh nuh-UH-suh-yoh. I put it in there.
A
문이 잠겨 있어요?
moo-NEE jahm-GYUH ee-SUH-yoh? Is the door locked?
B
방금 확인했어요.
BAHNG-gum HWAH-gin-HEH-suh-yoh. I checked it just now.Word by Word
나가기
나가기 means leaving or going out here, in “나가기 전에 필요한 건 다 있나요?”. It is the -기 form of 나가다 and is used before 전에 to mean before leaving.
전에
전에 means before in “나가기 전에 필요한 건 다 있나요?”. It follows an action or event to set the time that comes before it. It is useful for describing what happens before an action.
필요한
필요한 means needed or necessary here, modifying “건” in “필요한 건”. It identifies the things that are needed. This form is placed before a noun or noun-like expression to describe what is necessary.
건
건 refers to the things in question in “필요한 건 다 있나요?”. It is the shortened spoken form of 것은 and sets those things as the topic of the question. It is commonly used to point out what is being discussed.
다
다 means all or everything in “필요한 건 다 있나요?”. Here it shows that the question concerns all the needed things, with nothing omitted. It can follow a group or category to express that the whole group is included.
있나요
있나요 asks whether something is present or available in “필요한 건 다 있나요?”. It is a polite question form of 있다. With a group such as “필요한 건”, it asks whether everything needed is there.
지금
지금 means now in “지금 확인해 봐요.”. It shows that the checking should happen at the current time. It is commonly placed with an action to indicate when that action should be done.
확인해
확인해 supplies the action of checking or confirming in “확인해 봐요.”. It is the connective form of 확인하다 and comes before 봐요 in this expression. Together, 확인해 봐요 gives a gentle suggestion to check something.
봐요
봐요 contributes the meaning of trying or doing an action in “확인해 봐요.”. After 확인해, it makes the suggestion sound like “let’s check” or “try checking”. This use of 봐요 follows an action form when suggesting that someone try it.
열쇠를
열쇠를 refers to the keys being asked about in “열쇠를 가지고 있어요?”. 를 marks 열쇠 as the object of 가지고 있어요. Use this object-marked form when asking whether someone has or is carrying the keys.
가지고
가지고 contributes the idea of having or carrying in “가지고 있어요?”. It is the connective form of 가지다 and links to 있어요. Together, 가지고 있어요 expresses possession or carrying, rather than simply being in a place.
있어요
있어요 completes the possession expression “가지고 있어요?” and helps ask whether someone has or is carrying something. It is the polite form of 있다. After 가지고, it describes the continuing state of having something.
제
제 means my in “제 주머니 안에 있어요.”. It is the possessive form used before a noun to identify something belonging to the speaker. Here it specifies whose pocket is being discussed.
주머니
주머니 means pocket in “제 주머니 안에 있어요.”. It names the place where the keys are located. It can be followed by a location expression to describe something inside the pocket.
안에
안에 means inside or in in “제 주머니 안에 있어요.”. 안 refers to the interior, and 에 marks the location. Together, 주머니 안에 identifies the inside of the pocket as the place where something is.
지갑이
지갑이 means wallet as the subject in “지갑이 가방 안에 있어요?”. 이 marks the wallet as the thing whose location is being asked about. Use this subject-marked form when asking where the wallet is.
가방
가방 means bag in “가방 안에 있어요?”. It names the container used as the reference location. In 가방 안에, it is followed by 안에 to mean inside the bag.
거기에
거기에 means there or in there in “거기에 넣었어요.”. 에 marks that place as the destination or location of the placement. Here it refers to the place under discussion, the bag.
넣었어요
넣었어요 means put or placed in “거기에 넣었어요.”. It is the polite past form of 넣다 and reports that the placement was completed. It can follow a destination or place expression when saying where something was put.
문이
문이 means door as the subject in “문이 잠겨 있어요?”. 이 marks the door as the thing whose state is being asked about. Use this form when asking whether the door has a particular condition.
잠겨
잠겨 supplies the locked state in “문이 잠겨 있어요?”. Together with 있어요, 잠겨 있어요 describes the door as remaining in a locked state. This expression is used to ask or state whether the door is locked.
방금
방금 means just now in “방금 확인했어요.”. It shows that the checking happened moments ago. It is commonly placed before an action to say that the action was completed very recently.
확인했어요
확인했어요 means checked or confirmed in “방금 확인했어요.”. It is the polite past form of 확인하다 and reports that the checking is complete. With 방금, it tells the listener that the check was done just now.
Grammar Points
V-기 전에
나가기 전에
nah-GHEE juh-nehbefore leaving
Attach -기 전에 to a verb to say that one action happens before another.
V-아/어 봐요
확인해 봐요
HWAH-gin-heh BWAH-yohlet's check
This pattern suggests trying an action or doing it together in a polite, gentle way.
Korean Vocabulary
가방
noun
gah-BAHNG
bag
가지고 있어요
phrase
gah-JEE-goh ee-SUH-yoh
have; be carrying
나가기 전에
phrase
nah-GHEE juh-neh
before leaving
다
adv
dah
everything; all
안에
prep
AH-neh
inside; in
열쇠
noun
yuhl-SWEH
key
제
det
jeh
my
주머니
noun
joo-MUH-nee
pocket
지갑
noun
jee-GAHB
wallet
지금
adv
jee-GUM
now
필요한
adj
pee-RYOH-han
needed
확인해 봐요
phrase
HWAH-gin-heh BWAH-yoh
let's check
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Do we have everything before we leave?
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나가기 전에 필요한 건 다 있나요?Let's check now.
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지금 확인해 봐요.Do you have your keys?
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열쇠를 가지고 있어요?Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
now
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지금needed
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필요한wallet