About This Lesson
Use Checking a Bag to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
제 가방을 확인하는 것을 도와줄 수 있나요?
jeh gah-BANG-eul hwah-GIN-ha-neun guh-seul doh-WAH-jool soo IN-na-yo? Can you help me check my bag?
B
같이 가방을 살펴볼게요.
GAH-chee gah-BANG-eul sahl-PYUH-bol-geh-yo. I can look through it with you.
A
빠진 게 보이나요?
PPAH-jin geh BOY-na-yo? Do you see anything missing?
B
지갑과 휴대폰이 둘 다 여기 있어요.
jee-GAHB-gwah hyoo-deh-POHN-ee dool DAH YUH-gee ee-SUH-yo. Your wallet and phone are both here.
A
제 작은 공책은 어디에 있나요?
jeh JAH-geun gong-CHAE-geun UH-dee-eh IN-na-yo? Where is my small notebook?
B
재킷 아래에 있어요.
JAE-kit AH-rae-eh ee-SUH-yo. It is under your jacket.
A
그럼 제 물건이 다 있네요.
guh-RUHM jeh mool-GUHN-ee dah IN-neh-yo. Then I have everything.
B
이제 가방을 닫아도 돼요.
ee-JEH gah-BANG-eul DAH-dah-do DWEH-yo. You can close the bag now.Word by Word
제
제 means “my” here, referring politely to the speaker’s bag. It is the form used before a noun in 제 가방을. 제 is a common polite way to say “my” in everyday speech.
가방을
가방을 means “the bag” as the thing being checked. The 을 marks 가방 as the object of 확인하는 것을 도와줄 수 있나요. Use a noun plus 을 or 를 when it is the object of an action.
확인하는
확인하는 means “checking” in 제 가방을 확인하는 것을. It describes the action of checking before 것을, which turns that action into something that can be helped with. 확인하는 can be used before a noun to describe an ongoing or relevant checking action.
것을
것을 refers to the action or thing of checking in 제 가방을 확인하는 것을. 확인하는 것 means “checking,” and 을 marks that action as the object of 도와줄 수 있나요. This pattern can turn an action into an object in a sentence.
도와줄
도와줄 means “help” in 제 가방을 확인하는 것을 도와줄 수 있나요. It is the form of 도와주다 used before 수 in the ability or possibility expression. Use 도와주다 when offering or asking for help with an action.
수
수 expresses ability or possibility in 도와줄 수 있나요, meaning “can you help?” It works with the preceding action form 도와줄 and the following 있다. The reusable pattern is action form plus 수 있다 or 수 있나요.
있나요
있나요 completes the polite question 도와줄 수 있나요, asking whether the help is possible. Together with 도와줄 수, it gives the meaning “can you help?” Use 수 있나요 to ask politely whether someone can do something.
같이
같이 means “together” in 같이 가방을 살펴볼게요. It shows that the speaker and the listener will check the bag together. 같이 can come before an action to describe doing it together.
살펴볼게요
살펴볼게요 means “I’ll look through it” or “I’ll check it” here. It comes from 살펴보다 and presents the speaker’s offer or intention to examine the bag. Use 살펴볼게요 when saying that you will take care of an action for the listener.
빠진
빠진 means “missing” in 빠진 게 보이나요. It describes something that is absent from the bag. 빠진 comes before a noun or noun-like expression when identifying what is missing.
게
게 refers to a thing or something in 빠진 게 보이나요, so the phrase asks whether something missing can be seen. It is the shortened spoken form of 것이 in this expression. A common pattern is descriptive form plus 게 when referring to “something that is ...”.
보이나요
보이나요 asks whether something is visible or can be seen in 빠진 게 보이나요. Here it asks, “Do you see anything missing?” rather than simply naming an object. Use 보이나요 for a polite question about whether something can be seen.
지갑과
지갑과 means “the wallet and” in 지갑과 휴대폰이 둘 다 여기 있어요. 과 connects 지갑 with the following item 휴대폰. Use a noun plus 과 to join nouns with the meaning “and.”
휴대폰이
휴대폰이 means “the phone” as one of the items that are here in 지갑과 휴대폰이 둘 다 여기 있어요. 이 marks 휴대폰 as part of the subject. A noun plus 이 or 가 commonly marks what is present or exists.
둘
둘 means “two” in 둘 다, referring to the wallet and the phone. With 다, 둘 다 means “both,” so the two named items are both here. Use 둘 다 when referring to two items or people together.
다
다 means “all” and in 둘 다 contributes the meaning “both.” The full expression 둘 다 refers to the wallet and phone together, not to one item alone. Use 다 after a quantity or group when saying that the whole group is included.
여기
여기 means “here” in 둘 다 여기 있어요. It identifies the place where the wallet and phone are present. Use 여기 before 있다 when saying that something is here.
있어요
있어요 says that the wallet and phone are present or located here in 둘 다 여기 있어요. It is the polite form used to state that something exists or is in a place. A common pattern is place plus 있어요, as in 여기 있어요.
작은
작은 means “small” in 제 작은 공책은 어디에 있나요. It describes the size of the notebook and comes directly before 공책. 작은 is used before a noun to describe something as small.
공책은
공책은 means “the notebook” as the topic of the question 제 작은 공책은 어디에 있나요. 은 marks 공책 as the item being located. Use a noun plus 은 or 는 when setting it as the topic of a sentence.
어디에
어디에 means “where” when asking for the location of the notebook in 제 작은 공책은 어디에 있나요. 에 marks the location being asked about. Use 어디에 with 있다 to ask where something is.
재킷
재킷 means “jacket” in 재킷 아래에 있어요. It names the object whose lower area is used to describe the notebook’s location. 재킷 can be followed by a location expression such as 아래에.
아래에
아래에 means “under” or “below” in 재킷 아래에 있어요. It places the notebook beneath the jacket. Use a noun plus 아래에 to describe something located under that noun.
그럼
그럼 means “then” or “in that case” in 그럼 제 물건이 다 있네요. It connects the discovery of the notebook with the conclusion that all the speaker’s belongings are present. Use 그럼 when drawing a conclusion from what was just said.
물건이
물건이 means “belongings” or “things” as the subject in 제 물건이 다 있네요. 이 marks the belongings as what is present. Use 물건 when referring generally to someone’s physical things or belongings.
있네요
있네요 says that the belongings are present and adds a tone of noticing or realization in 제 물건이 다 있네요. It fits the speaker’s conclusion after finding the notebook. Use this form when you notice or realize that something is there.
이제
이제 means “now” in 이제 가방을 닫아도 돼요. It marks the point at which the checking is finished and closing the bag is appropriate. Use 이제 when referring to the next action or the situation at the present point.
닫아도
닫아도 is the form of 닫다 used in 닫아도 돼요, where closing the bag is presented as an action that is permitted. The full expression 닫아도 돼요 means “you may close it” or “it is okay to close it.” Use an action form plus 아도 돼요 to ask or give permission.
돼요
돼요 means “is okay” or “is allowed” in 닫아도 돼요. Together with 닫아도, it gives permission to close the bag. Use 아도 돼요 or 어도 돼요 after an action when saying that it is okay to do it.
Grammar Points
-아/어도 돼요?
이제 닫아도 돼요?
ee-JEH DAH-dah-do DWEH-yo?Is it okay to close it now?
This asks for permission. Attach -아도 돼요 to verb stems with ㅏ or ㅗ, and -어도 돼요 to other verb stems.
-(으)ㄴ + 명사
작은 가방
JAH-geun gah-BANGa small bag
Adjectives come before nouns and change form: 작다 becomes 작은 before a noun.
Korean Vocabulary
가방
noun
gah-BANG
bag
제 가방을 확인하는 것을 도와줄 수 있나요?
같이
adv
GAH-chee
together
같이 가방을 살펴볼게요.
도와주다
verb
doh-WAH-joo-dah
to help
도와줄
제 가방을 확인하는 것을 도와줄 수 있나요?
둘 다
phrase
dool DAH
both
지갑과 휴대폰이 둘 다 여기 있어요.
보이다
verb
BOY-ee-dah
to be visible; to be seen
보이나요
빠진 게 보이나요?
빠지다
verb
PPAH-jee-dah
to be missing; to be left out
빠진
빠진 게 보이나요?
살펴보다
verb
sahl-PYUH-boh-dah
to look over; to inspect
살펴볼게요
같이 가방을 살펴볼게요.
여기
adv
YUH-gee
here
지갑과 휴대폰이 둘 다 여기 있어요.
작다
adj
JAHK-ttah
to be small
작은
제 작은 공책은 어디에 있나요?
지갑
noun
jee-GAHB
wallet
지갑과 휴대폰이 둘 다 여기 있어요.
확인하다
verb
hwah-GIN-ha-dah
to check
확인하는
제 가방을 확인하는 것을 도와줄 수 있나요?
휴대폰
noun
hyoo-deh-POHN
mobile phone
지갑과 휴대폰이 둘 다 여기 있어요.
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
I can look through it with you.
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같이 가방을 살펴볼게요.Do you see anything missing?
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빠진 게 보이나요?Your wallet and phone are both here.
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지갑과 휴대폰이 둘 다 여기 있어요.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to look over; to inspect
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살펴볼게요to be visible; to be seen
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보이나요to check
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확인하는to be small