Checking a Room Before Use | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: In a shared room, two adults check the chairs, screen, markers, and open space before using it..

EN → KO / Level: A1

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Use Checking a Room Before Use to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

방이 준비됐어요?

bahng-ee joon-bee-DWAESS-uh-yoh? Is the room ready?
B

의자들이 제자리에 있어요.

ee-jah-deu-ree jeh-jah-REE-eh ee-ssuh-yoh. The chairs are in place.
A

화면이 작동해요?

hwah-myuh-nee jahk-TTOHNG-hae-yoh? Is the screen working?
B

화면이 선명해 보여요.

hwah-myuh-nee sun-myung-hae boh-YUH-yoh. The picture looks clear.
A

마커가 있어요?

mah-kuh-gah ee-ssuh-yoh? Do we have markers?
B

마커들이 테이블 위에 있어요.

mah-kuh-deu-ree tay-beul wee-eh ee-ssuh-yoh. They're on the table.
A

돌아다닐 공간이 있어요?

doh-rah-dah-neel gong-gah-nee ee-ssuh-yoh? Is there space to move around?
B

걸어 다닐 공간이 충분해요.

guh-ruh dah-neel gong-gah-nee choong-boon-hae-yoh. There's enough room to walk around.

Word by Word

방이 “방이” means “the room” here, with 이 marking 방 as the subject of the question. Use a noun plus 이 or 가 when identifying what is ready, available, or in a certain state. In “방이 준비됐어요?”, the room is the subject being checked before use.
준비됐어요 “준비됐어요” means “is ready” and describes something as being in a ready state. It is the polite form related to 준비되다. Use it after a thing that has become ready, as in “방이 준비됐어요?” when checking a room.
의자들이 “의자들이” means “the chairs,” with 들 making the plurality explicit and 이 marking the phrase as the subject. Use a noun plus 들 and a subject marker when referring clearly to several items. Here, the chairs are the items whose location is being reported.
제자리에 “제자리에” means “in the proper place,” and 에 marks the location. Use it in the pattern “N이 제자리에 있어요” when checking whether an item is where it should be. Here it describes the chairs’ correct position.
있어요 “있어요” means “are located” here and is the polite form related to 있다. With a location phrase, it says that something is present in or at that place, as in “제자리에 있어요.” Use it when confirming an item’s location or existence.
화면이 “화면이” means “the screen,” with 이 marking 화면 as the subject. Use a noun plus 이 or 가 when asking about or describing its condition. In “화면이 작동해요?”, the screen is the item being checked.
작동해요 “작동해요” means “works” or “is operating” in this dialogue, and it is the polite form related to 작동하다. Use it when checking whether equipment is functioning, as in “화면이 작동해요?” It commonly follows the name of the device being checked.
선명해 “선명해” means “clear” or “sharp” here and supplies the screen’s visual quality. In “선명해 보여요,” it connects that quality with 보여요 to mean “looks clear.” Use it before 보여요 when describing how something appears.
보여요 “보여요” means “looks” or “appears” in “선명해 보여요.” It is the polite form related to 보이다, and it turns a description into an appearance judgment. Use an adjective followed by 보여요 when giving a visual assessment, such as when describing a screen or picture.
마커가 “마커가” refers to “markers” as the subject, with 가 marking the subject. In “마커가 있어요?”, the question asks whether markers are present or available. Use a noun plus 이 or 가 with 있어요 when checking whether something exists or is available.
마커들이 “마커들이” means “the markers,” with 들 explicitly showing that there is more than one and 이 marking the subject. In “마커들이 테이블 위에 있어요,” the markers are the items being located. Use this form when reporting where several markers or other items are.
테이블 “테이블” means “table” and is the location noun in “테이블 위에.” Use it with a location expression when saying where an object is placed. Here it identifies the surface on which the markers are located.
위에 “위에” means “on top of” or “on” in “테이블 위에.” It describes a location on the upper surface of something, with 에 marking the location. Use the pattern “N 위에 있어요” to say that an item is on a surface.
돌아다닐 “돌아다닐” means “to move around” in “돌아다닐 공간.” It comes before 공간 to specify the activity that the space is for. Use a movement expression in this position when checking whether there is room for people to move around.
공간이 “공간이” means “space,” with 이 marking 공간 as the subject. In “돌아다닐 공간이 있어요?”, it is the space whose existence is being checked. Use a noun plus 이 or 가 with 있어요 when asking whether a needed space is available.
걸어 “걸어” contributes the meaning “walking” in “걸어 다닐 공간.” It links with 다닐 to describe moving around on foot. Use it with 다니다 when talking about walking around or going somewhere on foot.
다닐 “다닐” contributes “move around” or “go about” in “걸어 다닐 공간.” Together with 걸어, it describes walking around, and before 공간 it identifies the activity the space must allow. Use “걸어 다니다” when discussing movement on foot.
충분해요 “충분해요” means “is enough” or “is sufficient” here and is the polite form related to 충분하다. In “걸어 다닐 공간이 충분해요,” it says that there is enough space for walking around. Use it after a noun plus 이 or 가 when judging whether an amount of space or another resource is adequate.

Grammar Points

N이/가 장소에 있어요

마커가 테이블 위에 있어요.

mah-kuh-gah tay-beul wee-eh ee-ssuh-yoh.

The marker is on the table.

Korean uses 이/가 to mark the subject and 에 to mark the location where something exists.

N이/가 선명해요

화면이 선명해요.

hwah-myuh-nee sun-myung-hae-yoh.

The screen is clear.

선명하다 is a Korean descriptive verb; its polite form is 선명해요, meaning “is clear” or “is sharp.”

Korean Vocabulary

마커 noun
mah-kuh marker 마커가

Do we have markers?

방 noun
bahng room 방이

Is the room ready?

보이다 verb
boh-ee-dah to look; to appear 보여요

The picture looks clear.

선명하다 adj
sun-myung-hah-dah to be clear; to be sharp 선명해

The picture looks clear.

위 noun
wee top; above; on 위에

They're on the table.

의자 noun
ee-jah chair 의자들이

The chairs are in place.

있다 verb
eet-ttah to exist; to have; to be located 있어요

Do we have markers?

작동하다 verb
jahk-ttohng-hah-dah to work; to operate 작동해요

Is the screen working?

제자리 noun
jeh-jah-ree the proper place 제자리에

The chairs are in place.

준비되다 verb
joon-bee-dwae-dah to be ready 준비됐어요

Is the room ready?

테이블 noun
tay-beul table

They're on the table.

화면 noun
hwah-myuhn screen; picture 화면이

Is the screen working?

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Is the room ready?

Show Answer방이 준비됐어요?

The chairs are in place.

Show Answer의자들이 제자리에 있어요.

Is the screen working?

Show Answer화면이 작동해요?

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

to be ready

Show Answer준비됐어요

the proper place

Show Answer제자리에

to work; to operate

Show Answer작동해요

chair

Show Answer의자들이