About This Lesson
Use Checking a Message Before Sending to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
이 메시지를 확인해 줄 수 있어요?
ee MEH-shi-jee-rul hwa-GIN-heh jool-SSOO ee-SSUH-yoh? Can you check this message?
B
지금 읽을 수 있어요.
juh-GUHM eel-GUHL SSOO ee-SSUH-yoh. I can read it now.
A
내용이 분명해 보여요?
nae-YONG-ee boon-MYUNG-heh boh-YUH-yoh? Does it look clear?
B
중요한 내용은 이해하기 쉬워요.
joong-YOH-han nae-YONG-uhn ee-HEH-ha-gee SHWEE-wuh-yoh. The main point is easy to understand.
A
실수가 보여요?
shil-SSOO-ga boh-YUH-yoh? Do you see any mistakes?
B
끝부분에 작은 철자 실수 하나가 보여요.
kkuht-PPU-boon-eh JAH-guhn CHUHL-JJAH shil-SSOO ha-NAH-ga boh-YUH-yoh. I see one small spelling mistake near the end.
A
지금 고칠게요.
juh-GUHM goh-CHIL-KKHEH-yoh. I will fix that now.
B
그러면 보낼 준비가 될 거예요.
guh-ruh-MYUN boh-NEHL joon-BEE-ga dwel-KKUH-YEH-yoh. After that, it should be ready to send.Word by Word
이
In 이 메시지를, 이 means “this” and identifies the message being checked. It comes directly before the noun it points to, as in the expression 이 메시지를 확인해 줄 수 있어요?.
메시지
메시지 means “message” here, specifically the message that A asks B to check. It is followed by 를 because it is the thing affected by 확인해.
를
In 이 메시지를 확인해, 를 marks 이 메시지 as the object of checking. It is placed after the noun that someone checks, reads, or handles.
확인해
확인해 means “check” or “confirm” here, as in checking a message for clarity and mistakes. In 확인해 줄 수 있어요?, it is followed by 줄 수 있어요 to ask whether someone can do this check as a favor.
줄
In 확인해 줄 수 있어요?, 줄 contributes the meaning of doing the checking for the other person. It appears after the action form in a request about doing something as a favor.
수
In 확인해 줄 수 있어요?, 수 expresses the possibility or ability to do the requested action. Together with 있어요, it forms the question about whether the person can check the message.
있어요
In 확인해 줄 수 있어요?, 있어요 completes the expression meaning “can” or “is able to.” This polite expression is used to ask whether someone can perform the action before it.
지금
지금 means “now,” indicating that the reading can happen at the present time. It appears before 읽을 수 있어요 in 지금 읽을 수 있어요.
읽을
In 지금 읽을 수 있어요, 읽을 means “read” as the action that is possible now. It appears before 수 in the expression meaning “can read,” so the action and its possibility are kept together.
내용
내용 means the content or main point of the message here. In 내용이 분명해 보여요?, it is the content that appears clear, while in 중요한 내용은 이해하기 쉬워요, it is the content being discussed.
분명해
In 내용이 분명해 보여요?, 분명해 means “clear” or “distinct,” describing how the message content appears. It comes before 보여요 in the expression asking whether the content looks clear.
보여요
보여요 means “looks” or “is visible” here. It is used after 분명해 to say that the content looks clear, and after 실수가 to say that a mistake can be seen.
중요한
중요한 means “important” here and describes the content’s main or significant point. It comes directly before 내용 in 중요한 내용은 이해하기 쉬워요.
은
In 중요한 내용은 이해하기 쉬워요, 은 marks 중요한 내용 as the topic of the statement. The sentence then gives information about that topic: it is easy to understand.
이해하기
In 이해하기 쉬워요, 이해하기 means “understanding” as the action that is easy. Together with 쉬워요, it describes the main content as easy to understand.
쉬워요
쉬워요 means “is easy” here, referring to understanding the important content. It follows 이해하기 in 이해하기 쉬워요, a useful way to describe an action as easy.
실수
실수 means “mistake” here, specifically the small spelling mistake that can be seen near the end. It can be followed by a subject marker when the mistake is the thing that appears or is noticed.
가
In 실수가 보여요?, 가 marks 실수 as the thing that is visible or noticed. It follows the noun that appears in the sentence.
끝부분
끝부분 means “the end part” or “the part near the end” of the message. In 끝부분에 작은 철자 실수 하나가 보여요, it identifies where the mistake can be seen.
에
In 끝부분에, 에 marks the location or position where the mistake is seen. It is used after the place or part of something connected with the event.
작은
작은 means “small” here and describes the size or minor nature of the mistake. It comes before 철자 실수 in 작은 철자 실수 하나가 보여요.
철자
철자 means “spelling” here and specifies the type of mistake. In 철자 실수, it comes before 실수 to describe a mistake involving spelling.
고칠게요
고칠게요 means “I’ll fix it,” expressing A’s intention or commitment to correct the mistake now. In the dialogue, it refers back to the spelling mistake that B identified.
그러면
그러면 means “then” or “in that case,” linking the correction to its expected result. Here it introduces the consequence of fixing the mistake: the message will be ready to send.
보낼
In 보낼 준비가 될 거예요, 보낼 means “to send” as the action for which the preparation is being made. It comes before 준비 in the expression meaning “be ready to send.”
준비
준비 means “preparation” or “readiness” here. In 보낼 준비가 될 거예요, it refers to the message reaching a state in which it is ready to be sent.
될
In 준비가 될 거예요, 될 contributes the meaning of becoming or being in the required state. It describes the result that the preparation will reach after the mistake is fixed.
거예요
거예요 expresses a polite expected future result in 준비가 될 거예요. Together with 될, it says that the message is expected to be ready to send after the correction.
Grammar Points
-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요?
확인해 줄 수 있어요?
hwa-GIN-heh jool-SSOO ee-SSUH-yoh?Can you check?
This form asks whether someone can do something. 줄 수 있어요 follows a verb to mean “can do.”
-ㄹ게요
고칠게요.
goh-CHIL-KKHEH-yoh.I’ll fix it.
This ending shows the speaker’s intention or promise to do something.
Korean Vocabulary
내용
noun
nae-YONG
content; main point
메시지
noun
MEH-shi-jee
message
보이다
verb
boh-EE-dah
to be seen; to look
보여요
분명하다
adj
boon-MYUNG-ha-dah
to be clear
분명해
쉽다
adj
SHWEEP-TTAH
to be easy
쉬워요
실수
noun
shil-SSOO
mistake
이해하다
verb
ee-HEH-ha-dah
to understand
이해하기
읽다
verb
eek-TTAH
to read
읽을
줄 수 있어요
phrase
jool-SSOO ee-SSUH-yoh
can do; can you do
확인해 줄 수 있어요
중요하다
adj
joong-YOH-ha-dah
to be important
중요한
지금
adv
juh-GUHM
now
확인하다
verb
hwa-GIN-ha-dah
to check
확인해
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Can you check this message?
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이 메시지를 확인해 줄 수 있어요?I can read it now.
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지금 읽을 수 있어요.Does it look clear?
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내용이 분명해 보여요?Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to understand
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이해하기content; main point
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내용message
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메시지now