About This Lesson
Use Tired Eyes and Screen Breaks to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
눈이 피곤해요.
NOO-nee pee-GOHN-heh-yoh. My eyes feel tired.
B
화면이 너무 밝을 수도 있어요.
HWAH-myuh-nee NUH-moo BAL-geul SOO-doo ee-SUH-yoh. The screen may be too bright.
A
더 어둡게 할 수 있어요?
DUH uh-DOOP-kkeh hal SSOO ee-SUH-yoh? Can I make it darker?
B
밝기를 낮춰 보세요.
BAL-kkee-reul NAT-chwuh boh-SEH-yoh. Try lowering the brightness.
A
저도 눈을 쉬게 해야겠어요.
juh-DOH NOO-neul SHWEE-geh heh-YAH-get-SUH-yoh. I should rest my eyes too.
B
지금은 화면에서 눈을 떼세요.
jee-GUHM-un HWAH-myuh-neh-suh NOO-neul tteh-SEH-yoh. Look away from the screen now.
A
더 좋아요.
DUH JOH-ah-yoh. That feels better.
B
나중에 또 쉬세요.
nah-JOONG-eh TTOH SHWEE-SEH-yoh. Take another break later.Word by Word
눈이
In “눈이 피곤해요”, 눈이 means “the eyes” and marks them as the subject of the statement that they are tired. The dictionary form is 눈; 이 marks the subject here. Use this form when talking about the eyes as the thing showing a condition.
피곤해요
In “눈이 피곤해요”, 피곤해요 says that the eyes are tired. The dictionary form is 피곤하다, and 피곤해요 is the polite form used in this dialogue. Use it to describe a person or body part that feels tired.
화면이
In “화면이 너무 밝을 수도 있어요”, 화면이 means “the screen” and marks it as the subject of the possibility being discussed. The dictionary form is 화면; 이 marks the subject. Use it when describing the screen or its condition.
너무
In “화면이 너무 밝을 수도 있어요”, 너무 means “too” or “overly” and shows that the screen may be brighter than is comfortable. It comes before the quality it modifies. Use it when a degree is excessive for the situation.
밝을
밝을 is the form of 밝다 used in “화면이 너무 밝을 수도 있어요”. Here it means “be bright” as the possible condition, rather than making a firm statement that the screen is bright. It appears before the possibility expression 수도 있어요.
수도
In “밝을 수도 있어요”, 수도 is part of the expression for a possible situation, so the speaker says that the screen may be too bright. 수 provides the possibility element, while 도 adds the sense that this is one possible case; 있어요 completes the expression. Use this construction after an action or descriptive word when something may be the case.
있어요
Here 있어요 in “밝을 수도 있어요” completes the possibility expression, and the whole phrase means that the screen may be too bright. The dictionary form is 있다, and this polite form appears at the end of the statement. Use it to present a possibility rather than a firm conclusion.
더
In “더 어둡게 할 수 있어요”, 더 means “more” or “further”. It shows that the requested result is darker than the current screen setting. It comes directly before the quality it increases.
어둡게
어둡게 comes from 어둡다 and describes the result to make in “더 어둡게 할 수 있어요”. Together with 할, it gives the meaning “make it darker” in this context. Use this form when a quality describes how something is changed.
할
In “더 어둡게 할 수 있어요”, 할 is the form of 하다 used before 수. With 더 어둡게, it means “make the screen darker”, with the screen understood from context. This placement lets the action combine with the ability expression.
수
In “할 수 있어요”, 수 marks ability or possibility, and the whole phrase means “can make it darker”. It follows 할 and is completed by 있어요. Use this construction when asking or saying whether someone can carry out an action.
밝기를
밝기를 means “the brightness” as the object being lowered in “밝기를 낮춰 보세요”. The dictionary form is 밝기; 를 marks it as the object of 낮춰. Use it when changing a screen’s brightness.
낮춰
낮춰 is from 낮추다 and means “lower it” in “밝기를 낮춰 보세요”. Its object is 밝기를, so the requested action is to reduce the brightness. It is followed by 보세요 here to make a polite suggestion to try the action.
보세요
In “낮춰 보세요”, 보세요 is used in the construction meaning “try doing” something, rather than as a request to look. The whole phrase is a polite suggestion to try lowering the brightness. This pattern follows an action form when recommending that someone test it.
저도
저도 means “I too” or “me too” in “저도 눈을 쉬게 해야겠어요”. 저 refers to the speaker, and 도 adds “also”, connecting the speaker’s need with the earlier concern about tired eyes. Use it when adding yourself to a statement or action already under discussion.
눈을
In “저도 눈을 쉬게 해야겠어요”, 눈을 means “the eyes” as the object of the action that lets them rest. The dictionary form is 눈; 를 marks the object. This differs from 눈이 in the first line, where the eyes are the subject of the tiredness statement.
쉬게
쉬게 is from 쉬다 and means “so that the eyes rest” in “눈을 쉬게 해야겠어요”. With 눈을 and 하다, it expresses letting or making the eyes rest, rather than simply resting oneself. Use this form when one thing is caused or arranged to enter a state.
해야겠어요
해야겠어요 expresses the speaker’s conclusion that they should or need to do the action in “저도 눈을 쉬게 해야겠어요”. It is built from 하다 and presents a personal decision or realization politely. Use it when deciding that an action is necessary for oneself.
지금은
지금은 means “now” or “as for now” in “지금은 화면에서 눈을 떼세요”. 지금 identifies the current time, and 은 sets it as the topic or time frame. Use it to specify when a request or action should happen.
화면에서
In “지금은 화면에서 눈을 떼세요”, 화면에서 means “from the screen”. 에서 marks the screen as the point from which the eyes should be taken away. This use is helpful with an action of moving away or removing something from a place.
떼세요
떼세요 means “take away” or “remove” in “화면에서 눈을 떼세요”, so the listener is told to take their eyes off the screen. The dictionary form is 떼다, and this polite form makes a direct but respectful request. Use it when telling someone to remove or separate something.
좋아요
In “더 좋아요”, 좋아요 means “it is good” or “it feels better”; here it is the speaker’s response after looking away from the screen. The dictionary form is 좋다, and 좋아요 is the polite form used in the dialogue. Use it as a short response when a condition improves or is satisfactory.
나중에
나중에 means “later” in “나중에 또 쉬세요”. It sets the time for a future rest, after the current break. Use it as a time word when an action will happen at a later point.
또
In “나중에 또 쉬세요”, 또 means “again” or “another”, so the listener should take an additional rest later. It comes before the action 쉬세요. Use it when the same action or event is to happen one more time.
쉬세요
쉬세요 means “please rest” in “나중에 또 쉬세요”. The dictionary form is 쉬다, and this polite form is a request or instruction to rest. Use it when encouraging someone to take a break or recover.
Grammar Points
-을 수도 있어요
화면이 너무 밝을 수도 있어요.
HWAH-myuh-nee NUH-moo BAL-geul SOO-doo ee-SUH-yoh.The screen may be too bright.
This pattern expresses possibility or uncertainty. After a verb or adjective stem, use -을 수도 있어요 after a consonant.
-아/어 보세요
밝기를 더 어둡게 낮춰 보세요.
BAL-kkee-reul DUH uh-DOOP-kkeh NAT-chwuh boh-SEH-yoh.Try lowering the brightness further.
This polite pattern suggests trying an action. 낮추다 changes to 낮춰 before 보세요.
Korean Vocabulary
낮춰 보세요
phrase
NAT-chwuh boh-SEH-yoh
try lowering
밝기를 낮춰 보세요.
너무
adv
NUH-moo
too; overly
화면이 너무 밝을 수도 있어요.
눈
noun
NOON
eyes
눈이 피곤해요.
더
adv
DUH
more
더 어둡게 할 수 있어요?
밝기를
noun
BAL-kkee-reul
the brightness
밝기를 낮춰 보세요.
밝을 수도 있어요
phrase
BAL-geul SOO-doo ee-SUH-yoh
may be bright
화면이 너무 밝을 수도 있어요.
쉬게 해야겠어요
phrase
SHWEE-geh heh-YAH-get-SUH-yoh
should let them rest
저도 눈을 쉬게 해야겠어요.
어둡게
adj
uh-DOOP-kkeh
darker
더 어둡게 할 수 있어요?
지금은
adv
jee-GUHM-un
now
지금은 화면에서 눈을 떼세요.
피곤해요
adj
pee-GOHN-heh-yoh
feel tired
눈이 피곤해요.
할 수 있어요
phrase
hal SSOO ee-SUH-yoh
can; be able to do
더 어둡게 할 수 있어요?
화면
noun
HWAH-myuhn
screen
화면이 너무 밝을 수도 있어요.
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
My eyes feel tired.
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눈이 피곤해요.The screen may be too bright.
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화면이 너무 밝을 수도 있어요.Can I make it darker?
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더 어둡게 할 수 있어요?Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
feel tired
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피곤해요darker
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어둡게too; overly
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너무the brightness