About This Lesson
Use Choosing the Next Task to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
지금 무엇을 할까요?
jee-GUHM moo-UH-suhl hal-KKAH-yoh? What should we do now?
B
짧은 목록부터 시작해요.
JJAHL-buhn mohng-NOHK-PPoo-tuh SHEE-JAH-kae-yoh. Let's start with the short list.
A
파일을 검토하기 전에 이 목록을 끝낼까요?
pah-EE-ruhl guhM-TOH-hah-GEE juhn-eh ee mohng-NOH-guhl kkeun-NAEL-kkah-yoh? Should we finish it before reviewing the file?
B
일을 나누면 빨리 끝낼 수 있어요.
ee-ruhl nah-NOO-myuhn PPAHL-lee kkeun-NAEL soo ee-SSUH-yoh. We can get through it quickly if we split the work.
A
그럼 제가 앞부분을 맡을게요.
guh-RUHM jeh-GAH ahp-PPoo-boon-uhl maht-uhl-KKYEH-yoh. Then I'll take the first part.
B
저는 나머지를 맡을게요.
juh-NUHN nah-muh-JEE-ruhl maht-uhl-KKYEH-yoh. I'll handle the rest.
A
그다음에는 우리가 잘 모르는 부분을 검토할 수 있어요.
guh-dah-UH-meh-nuhn oo-REE-gah jahl MOH-ruh-nuhn boo-BOO-nuhl guhM-TOH-hahl soo ee-SSUH-yoh. After that, we can review anything unclear.
B
목록이 끝나면 제가 파일을 열게요.
mohng-NOH-gee kkeun-NAH-myuhn jeh-GAH pah-EE-ruhl YUHL-KKYEH-yoh. I'll open the file when the list is done.Word by Word
지금
지금 means “now” and points to the present moment in 지금 무엇을 할까요? A common pattern is 지금 + an action, such as 지금 시작해요 in a new example.
무엇을
무엇을 means “what” as the object of 할까요, so the speaker asks what the group should do. The object marker 을 shows what the action concerns; a common pattern is 무엇을 할까요?
할까요
할까요 asks politely what the speakers should do together: “Shall we do it?” It is used here to make a suggestion or ask for a decision, and a common pattern is 지금 무엇을 할까요?
짧은
짧은 means “short” and describes 목록 in 짧은 목록. It is the form used before a noun; a common pattern is 짧은 + noun, such as 짧은 목록부터 시작해요.
목록부터
목록부터 means “starting with the list,” with 부터 marking the first point in the order. A reusable pattern is N부터 시작해요, meaning “Let’s start with N.”
시작해요
시작해요 means “start” in the polite suggestion 짧은 목록부터 시작해요, understood as “Let’s start with the short list.” A common pattern is N부터 시작해요.
파일을
파일을 means “the file” as the object of an action, marked by 을. In the dialogue it appears with both reviewing and opening; a new example is 파일을 열어요, “I open the file.”
검토하기
검토하기 means “reviewing” in 파일을 검토하기 전에, “before reviewing the file.” It is the form used before 전에 to turn the action into something that can be placed in a time expression; a common pattern is V-기 전에 + an action.
전에
전에 means “before” and places one action earlier than another in 파일을 검토하기 전에. With an action, the reusable pattern is V-기 전에 + an action, meaning “before doing V.”
이
이 means “this” and directly describes 목록 in 이 목록, “this list.” A common pattern is 이 + noun when identifying something near the speaker or already under discussion.
목록을
목록을 means “the list” as the object of 끝낼까요, marked by 을. The reusable pattern is N을 끝내다 or N을 끝낼까요, meaning to finish N or ask whether to finish it.
끝낼까요
끝낼까요 asks politely whether the speakers should finish the list before reviewing the file. It combines the action of finishing with a suggestion or question; a common pattern is N을 끝낼까요?
일을
일을 means “the work” as the object of 나누면, so the work is what the speakers divide. A common pattern is 일을 나누다, meaning to divide the work.
나누면
나누면 means “if we split” or “when we divide” in 일을 나누면 빨리 끝낼 수 있어요. The ending 면 connects this condition to its result; a common pattern is N을 나누면 + a result.
빨리
빨리 means “quickly” and describes how fast the work can be finished in 빨리 끝낼 수 있어요. It commonly comes before the verb it modifies, as in a new example 빨리 시작해요, “Let’s start quickly.”
끝낼
끝낼 means “finish” in 끝낼 수 있어요, the construction “can finish.” It is followed by 수 to express ability or possibility; a common pattern is N을 끝낼 수 있어요.
수
수 is the possibility or ability element in 끝낼 수 있어요, so the whole expression means “can finish.” It is normally used with a preceding action form in the pattern V-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요.
있어요
있어요 completes the possibility expression 끝낼 수 있어요 and makes it polite: “can finish” or “it is possible to finish.” A common pattern is V-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요, such as 할 수 있어요 in a new example.
그럼
그럼 means “then” and connects the decision about splitting the work with the next plan. A common pattern is 그럼 + a speaker’s action, such as 그럼 제가 맡을게요 in a new example.
제가
제가 means “I” as the subject of 맡을게요, identifying the speaker who will take the first part. The form marks the speaker as the one doing the action; a common pattern is 제가 + action.
앞부분을
앞부분을 means “the first part” as the object of 맡을게요. The object marker 을 shows which part the speaker will take responsibility for; a common pattern is 앞부분을 맡다.
맡을게요
맡을게요 means “I’ll take responsibility for it” or “I’ll handle it,” referring here to the first part. It presents the speaker’s willingness or undertaking to do the task; a common pattern is N을 맡을게요.
저는
저는 means “I” as the topic of the sentence 저는 나머지를 맡을게요. It sets up the speaker’s role in contrast with the other person’s role; a common pattern is 저는 N을 맡을게요.
나머지를
나머지를 means “the rest” as the object of 맡을게요, referring to everything left after the first part. A common pattern is 나머지를 맡다, meaning to handle the remainder.
그다음에는
그다음에는 means “after that” or “next,” introducing the step that follows the division of work. 그다음 identifies the next point and 에는 marks it as the time or topic; a common pattern is 그다음에는 + an action.
우리가
우리가 means “we” as the subject of 검토할 수 있어요, identifying the group that can review the unclear parts. A common pattern is 우리가 + an action when describing something the group will do.
잘
잘 means “well” in 잘 모르는 부분, and together with 모르는 it describes something the speakers do not know clearly. A common pattern is 잘 모르다 or 잘 모르겠어요 in a new example when the speaker is unsure.
모르는
모르는 means “not knowing” or “unclear” while describing 부분 in 잘 모르는 부분. The whole phrase means “the part we do not know well”; a common pattern is 잘 모르는 + noun.
부분을
부분을 means “the part” as the object of 검토할 수 있어요. It refers to a specific section that needs review; a common pattern is 이 부분을 검토해요 in a new example.
검토할
검토할 means “review” in 검토할 수 있어요, the construction “can review.” It is followed by 수 to express that reviewing the unclear parts is possible; a common pattern is N을 검토할 수 있어요.
목록이
목록이 means “the list” as the subject of 끝나면, marked by 이. Here the list is the thing that becomes finished; a common pattern is N이 끝나면 + the next action.
끝나면
끝나면 means “when the list is finished” in 목록이 끝나면 제가 파일을 열게요. The ending 면 links the completed condition to the next action; a common pattern is 일이 끝나면 + an action.
열게요
열게요 means “I’ll open it” and states the speaker’s undertaking to open the file after the list is done. A common pattern is 파일을 열게요 when offering to open a file.
Grammar Points
V-(으)ㄹ까요?
지금 무엇을 할까요?
jee-GUHM moo-UH-suhl hal-KKAH-yoh?What shall we do now?
Use -(으)ㄹ까요? to suggest an action or ask what the speaker and listener should do.
V-(으)ㄹ게요
제가 앞부분을 맡을게요.
jeh-GAH ahp-PPoo-boon-uhl maht-uhl-KKYEH-yoh.I'll handle the first part.
Use -(으)ㄹ게요 to express the speaker's intention or promise to do something.
Korean Vocabulary
검토하다
verb
guhm-TOH-hah-DAH
to review
검토하기
파일을 검토하기 전에 이 목록을 끝낼까요?
끝내다
verb
kkeun-NAE-dah
to finish
끝낼까요
파일을 검토하기 전에 이 목록을 끝낼까요?
나누다
verb
nah-NOO-dah
to divide; to split
나누면
일을 나누면 빨리 끝낼 수 있어요.
목록
noun
mohng-NOHK
list
짧은 목록부터 시작해요.
무엇
pron
moo-UHT
what
무엇을
지금 무엇을 할까요?
빨리
adv
PPAHL-lee
quickly
일을 나누면 빨리 끝낼 수 있어요.
시작하다
verb
SHEE-JAH-kah-DAH
to start
시작해요
짧은 목록부터 시작해요.
일
noun
EEL
work
일을 나누면 빨리 끝낼 수 있어요.
지금
adv
jee-GUHM
now
지금 무엇을 할까요?
짧다
adj
JJAHL-TTAH
to be short
짧은
짧은 목록부터 시작해요.
파일
noun
pah-EEL
file
파일을 검토하기 전에 이 목록을 끝낼까요?
하다
verb
hah-DAH
to do
할까요
지금 무엇을 할까요?
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
What should we do now?
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지금 무엇을 할까요?Let's start with the short list.
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짧은 목록부터 시작해요.Should we finish it before reviewing the file?
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파일을 검토하기 전에 이 목록을 끝낼까요?Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to review
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검토하기to start
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시작해요to finish
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끝낼까요to do