About This Lesson
Use Resting a Sore Leg to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
다리가 조금 아파요.
DAH-ree-gah JOH-geum ah-PAH-yoh. My leg hurts a little.
B
이 의자에 잠깐 앉으세요.
ee wee-JAH-eh jahm-KKAN AHN-jeu-SEH-yoh. Sit on this chair for a moment.
A
오늘 너무 많이 걸었어요.
OH-neul NUH-moo MAH-nee guh-ruh-SSUH-yoh. I walked too much today.
B
다리를 여기 올리고 쉬세요.
DAH-ree-reul YUH-gee ohl-LEE-goh shwee-SEH-yoh. Put your leg up here and rest.
A
나중에 조금 걸어 다녀도 돼요?
nah-JOONG-eh JOH-geum guh-ruh DAH-nyuh-doh dweh-yoh? Can I walk around a little later?
B
괜찮을 때만 걸으세요.
gwen-CHAH-neul ttae-MAHN guh-reu-SEH-yoh. Walk only if it feels all right.
A
소파가 이 의자보다 더 편해요.
soh-PAH-gah ee wee-JAH-boh-dah duh pyun-HAE-yoh. The sofa feels better than this chair.
B
그럼 거기에 앉아서 다리를 가만히 두세요.
geu-REHM guh-GEE-eh AHN-jah-suh DAH-ree-reul gah-MAH-nee doo-SEH-yoh. Then sit there and keep your leg still.Word by Word
다리가
In 다리가 조금 아파요., 다리가 means “the leg” as the thing that hurts. The ending 가 marks it as the subject of the sentence. A useful pattern is [thing]가 아파요. when saying that something hurts.
조금
조금 means “a little” here and makes the pain sound limited rather than severe. It modifies 아파요 in 다리가 조금 아파요. You can use 조금 before a description or action when referring to a small amount or degree.
아파요
아파요 says that something hurts or is painful in the dialogue. In 다리가 조금 아파요., it describes the speaker’s current leg pain. Use it after the body part or other thing that hurts, as in 다리가 아파요.
이
이 means “this” in 이 의자에 and points to a chair near the speaker. It comes directly before the noun it describes. Use 이 before a nearby person or thing when identifying “this” one.
의자에
의자에 means “on the chair” in 이 의자에 잠깐 앉으세요. The ending 에 marks the chair as the place where the person should sit. Use a place followed by 에 when saying where someone sits or goes.
잠깐
잠깐 means “for a moment” here and limits how long the person should sit. In 이 의자에 잠깐 앉으세요., it makes the request temporary. Use 잠깐 with an action when asking someone to do it briefly.
앉으세요
앉으세요 is a polite request to sit. In 이 의자에 잠깐 앉으세요., it tells the other person to sit on this chair for a short time. Use this polite request form when directing someone to sit.
오늘
오늘 means “today” and identifies the day on which the walking happened. In 오늘 너무 많이 걸었어요., it comes before the rest of the sentence as the time reference. Use 오늘 when describing something happening or having happened on the current day.
너무
너무 indicates that the amount or degree is excessive in 오늘 너무 많이 걸었어요. Together with 많이, it means the speaker walked more than was comfortable or desirable. Use 너무 before a degree expression when something goes beyond an appropriate amount.
많이
많이 means “a lot” or “much” in 오늘 너무 많이 걸었어요. It describes the large amount of walking, while 너무 says that the amount was excessive. Use 많이 before an action or description when referring to a large amount or degree.
걸었어요
걸었어요 reports that the speaker walked, referring to the walking already done today. In 오늘 너무 많이 걸었어요., it completes the statement about walking too much. Use this form after describing when or how much someone walked.
다리를
다리를 means “the leg” as the thing being acted on in 다리를 여기 올리고 쉬세요. The ending 를 marks it as the object of 올리고. Use a body part followed by 를 when giving an instruction about moving or placing it.
여기
여기 means “here” and identifies the place where the leg should be put in 다리를 여기 올리고 쉬세요. It points to a location near the speaker. Use 여기 when directing someone or something to a nearby place.
올리고
올리고 links putting the leg up with the following action in 다리를 여기 올리고 쉬세요. It contributes the first action, “put the leg up,” and connects it to “rest.” A reusable instruction pattern is [object]를 [place] 올리고 쉬세요 when telling someone to position something and then rest.
쉬세요
쉬세요 is a polite request to rest. In 다리를 여기 올리고 쉬세요., it is the action requested after the leg is put up. Use this polite request form when telling someone to take a rest.
나중에
나중에 means “later” and places the possible walking after the current rest. In 나중에 조금 걸어 다녀도 돼요?, it introduces the later time being asked about. Use 나중에 when referring to a time after now without specifying exactly when.
걸어
걸어 contributes the walking action in the expression 걸어 다녀도 돼요? Here, 걸어 다니다 means to walk around or go around on foot. Use 걸어 before 다니다 when describing moving around by walking.
다녀도
다녀도 is part of 걸어 다녀도 돼요?, which asks whether the speaker may walk around. It combines the around-going action with the permission question completed by 돼요. Use an action in this kind of permission question when asking whether it is okay to do something.
돼요
돼요 completes the permission question 걸어 다녀도 돼요? and means that the action would be okay or allowed. The whole expression asks, “May I walk around?” Use 돼요 after an action expression when asking whether that action is permitted.
괜찮을
괜찮을 means “being all right” in the condition 괜찮을 때만. It describes the condition under which walking is allowed in 괜찮을 때만 걸으세요. Use it before 때 when referring to a time when a situation is okay.
때만
때만 means “only when” in 괜찮을 때만 걸으세요. It limits the instruction to times when the situation is all right. Use a condition before 때만 when an action should happen only under that condition.
걸으세요
걸으세요 is a polite instruction to walk. In 괜찮을 때만 걸으세요., it tells the person to walk only when it feels all right. Use this polite request form when advising or directing someone to walk.
소파가
소파가 means “the sofa” as the thing being described in 소파가 이 의자보다 더 편해요. The ending 가 marks the sofa as the subject of the comparison. Use a thing followed by 가 when describing its condition or quality.
의자보다
의자보다 sets the chair as the comparison point in 소파가 이 의자보다 더 편해요., meaning “than this chair.” The ending 보다 marks what the sofa is being compared with. Use [thing]보다 when comparing one thing with another.
더
더 means “more” in 소파가 이 의자보다 더 편해요. It shows that the sofa has a higher degree of comfort than the chair. Use 더 before a description when making a comparison.
편해요
편해요 says that something is comfortable or more comfortable. In 소파가 이 의자보다 더 편해요., it describes the sofa as more comfortable than this chair. Use it after the thing whose comfort you are describing.
그럼
그럼 means “then” or “in that case” and connects the sofa comment to the next suggestion. In 그럼 거기에 앉아서..., it introduces what the person should do based on that information. Use 그럼 before a response, suggestion, or instruction that follows from what was just said.
거기에
거기에 means “there” and identifies the place where the person should sit in 거기에 앉아서 다리를 가만히 두세요. The ending 에 marks that place as the location of sitting. Use 거기에 when referring to a place already identified or visible in the situation.
앉아서
앉아서 links sitting there with the following instruction in 거기에 앉아서 다리를 가만히 두세요. It presents sitting as the action to do while carrying out the next action. Use 앉아서 when telling someone to sit and then do something else.
가만히
가만히 means “still” or “without moving” in 다리를 가만히 두세요. It describes how the leg should be kept. Use 가만히 with an instruction when something should remain still.
두세요
두세요 is a polite request to leave or keep something in a particular state or place. In 다리를 가만히 두세요., it tells the person to keep the leg still. Use it after an object and a condition or position when asking someone to leave that object that way.
Grammar Points
V-(으)세요
다리를 올리고 쉬세요.
DAH-ree-reul ohl-LEE-goh shwee-SEH-yoh.Raise your leg and rest.
A polite way to give a suggestion or instruction. Use -으세요 after a consonant and -세요 after a vowel.
V-아/어도 돼요?
걸어 다녀도 돼요?
guh-ruh DAH-nyuh-doh dweh-yoh?Is it okay to walk around?
Asks for permission. The form means “is it okay if someone does V?”
Korean Vocabulary
걷다
verb
GUHT-ttah
to walk
걸었어요
너무
adv
NUH-moo
too much; very
다리
noun
DAH-ree
leg
다리가
많이
adv
MAH-nee
a lot; much
아프다
adj
ah-PEU-dah
to hurt; to be painful
아파요
앉다
verb
AHN-ttah
to sit
앉으세요
오늘
adv
OH-neul
today
올리다
verb
ohl-LEE-dah
to raise; to put up
올리고
의자
noun
wee-JAH
chair
이
det
EE
this
잠깐
adv
jahm-KKAN
for a moment
조금
adv
JOH-geum
a little
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
My leg hurts a little.
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다리가 조금 아파요.Sit on this chair for a moment.
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이 의자에 잠깐 앉으세요.I walked too much today.
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오늘 너무 많이 걸었어요.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to sit
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앉으세요to walk
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걸었어요to raise; to put up
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올리고a little