Using a Shared Office | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: In a shared office, two adults talk about choosing an open desk, finding a quiet place, and leaving the desk clean..

EN → KO / Level: A1

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Use Using a Shared Office to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

제가 이 공유 사무실에서 일해도 돼요?

jeh-GAH ee gohng-YOO sah-moo-SHEEL-eh-suh eel-HEH-doh dweh-YOH Can I work in this shared office?
B

비어 있는 책상을 고르세요.

bee-UH EEN-nuhn CHEK-ssahng-uhl goh-RUH-SEH-yoh Choose an open desk.
A

문 근처에 있는 책상을 사용할 수 있어요.

moon guhn-CHUH-eh EEN-nuhn CHEK-ssahng-uhl sah-yong-HAL soo ee-SSUH-yoh I can use the one near the door.
B

책상을 다 쓰고 나면 깨끗하게 해 두세요.

CHEK-ssahng-uhl dah SSOO-goh nah-MYUHN KKEH-kku-TAH-geh heh doo-SEH-yoh Leave it clean when you finish.
A

조용한 곳이 필요해요.

joh-YONG-hahn GOH-shi pih-RYOH-HEH-yoh I need a quiet place.
B

벽 옆에 있는 책상을 써 보세요.

byuhk YUH-peh EEN-nuhn CHEK-ssahng-uhl SSUH boh-SEH-yoh Try the desk by the wall.
A

제가 나가기 전에 제 물건을 치울게요.

jeh-GAH nah-GAH-gee JUHN-eh jeh mool-GUHN-uhl chee-ool-KKEH-yoh I will clear my things before I leave.
B

그러면 다음 사람이 책상을 바로 쓸 수 있어요.

guh-ruh-MYUHN DAH-um sah-rah-MEE CHEK-ssahng-uhl bah-roh SSUHL-SSOO ee-SSUH-yoh That keeps the desk ready for the next person.

Word by Word

제가 제가 means “I” as the speaker in "제가 이 공유 사무실에서 일해도 돼요?". The ending 가 marks the speaker as the subject. Use it before an action when identifying yourself or offering to do something.
이 이 means “this” in "이 공유 사무실", pointing to the office nearby or currently being discussed. It comes directly before the noun it describes. Use it before a noun when referring to one specific nearby thing.
공유 공유 contributes the meaning “shared” in "공유 사무실", referring to an office used by more than one person. It appears before 사무실 to describe the type of office. Use 공유 before a place or facility noun when emphasizing shared use.
사무실에서 사무실에서 means “in the office” as the place where the work happens in "이 공유 사무실에서 일해도 돼요?". 에서 marks the place of an activity. Use a place followed by 에서 when saying where an action takes place, such as working in a shared office.
일해도 일해도 means “work” in the permission question "일해도 돼요?". Together with 돼요, it asks whether working is allowed. Use this form before the permission ending when asking to do an activity.
돼요 돼요 means “is it okay” or “is allowed” in "일해도 돼요?". It completes the question about permission rather than expressing the activity itself. Use it at the end of a polite question asking whether an action is permitted.
비어 비어 means “empty” or “available” in "비어 있는 책상", describing a desk that no one is using. It links with 있는 to describe the desk’s condition. Use 비어 있는 before a noun when identifying something that is unoccupied.
있는 있는 helps describe the desk in "비어 있는 책상" as being in the stated condition. It follows 비어 and connects that condition to 책상. Use it after a location or condition when describing a noun that is there or in that state.
책상을 책상을 means “the desk” as the object of an action in the dialogue, with 을 marking what is chosen, used, or cleared. The base noun is 책상 and the object marker is 을. Use a noun with this object ending before an action performed on that thing.
고르세요 고르세요 means “please choose” or “choose” as a polite instruction in "비어 있는 책상을 고르세요.". It asks the listener to select one desk. Use it after the thing being selected when giving a polite direction.
문 문 means “door” in "문 근처에 있는 책상", identifying the landmark near the desk. It is used as a noun before 근처에. Use it when locating something in relation to a door.
근처에 근처에 means “near” or “in the vicinity of” in "문 근처에 있는 책상". 에 marks the location described by 근처. Use it after a place or object when identifying something nearby.
사용할 사용할 means “use” in the form before 수 in "사용할 수 있어요". It comes from 사용하다 and connects the action of using with the possibility expression. Use this form before 수 when saying that someone can use something.
수 수 expresses possibility or ability in "사용할 수 있어요", so the whole expression means that the desk can be used. It works between the action form 사용할 and 있어요. Use it in this construction when stating that an action is possible.
있어요 있어요 completes "사용할 수 있어요" to mean “can use” or “it is possible to use”. Here it expresses possibility rather than simply saying that something exists. Use it after 수 when explaining that an action can be done.
다 다 means “completely” or “all” in "다 쓰고 나면", emphasizing that the use of the desk has finished. It comes before 쓰고 to mark the activity as fully completed. Use it before an action when referring to doing the whole amount or finishing it.
쓰고 쓰고 means “use and then” in "다 쓰고 나면". It comes from 쓰다 and connects using the desk with the following event. Use it to link one action to what happens next.
나면 나면 helps make "쓰고 나면" mean “after finishing using it” or “once using it is over”. It follows 쓰고 to set the time for the next action, keeping the desk clean. Use this sequence when describing what happens after an activity is completed.
깨끗하게 깨끗하게 means “cleanly” or “in a clean state” in "깨끗하게 해 두세요". Its form describes the condition to be created by 해. Use it before an action when saying that something should be made or kept clean.
해 해 means “make” or “do” in "깨끗하게 해 두세요", contributing the idea of making the desk clean. It comes after 깨끗하게 and before 두세요. Use it in this kind of expression when telling someone to put something into a particular condition.
두세요 두세요 means “please leave” or “please keep” in "해 두세요". After 해, it asks the listener to leave the desk in the resulting clean condition. Use it as a polite request when an action’s result should remain.
조용한 조용한 means “quiet” in "조용한 곳", describing the kind of place the speaker needs. It is the form used directly before 곳. Use it before a place noun when asking for or identifying a quiet location.
곳이 곳이 means “place” as the subject of the need in "조용한 곳이 필요해요". The ending 이 marks the place as what is needed. Use a place followed by this subject ending when stating that a place is needed.
필요해요 필요해요 means “is needed” or, in this sentence, “I need” in "조용한 곳이 필요해요". The needed place is marked as the subject before it. Use it after a thing or place when politely stating a need.
벽 벽 means “wall” in "벽 옆에 있는 책상", identifying the object beside the desk. It is used before 옆에 to describe the desk’s location. Use it when locating something next to a wall.
옆에 옆에 means “beside” or “next to” in "벽 옆에 있는 책상". It marks the position next to the wall and helps identify which desk to try. Use it after an object when describing something located beside that object.
써 써 means “use” in "써 보세요", referring to using the desk in this context. It is the form of 쓰다 used before 보세요. Use it before 보세요 when suggesting that someone try using something.
보세요 보세요 means “please try” in "써 보세요". Together with 써, it makes a polite suggestion to try using the desk. Use it after an action when recommending that someone try doing it.
나가기 나가기 means “leaving” or “going out” in "나가기 전에". It is the noun-like form of 나가다 used before 전에. Use it in this position when saying what must happen before leaving.
전에 전에 means “before” in "나가기 전에", setting the time for clearing away the belongings. It follows the action that has not happened yet. Use it after an action expression when saying that another action happens earlier.
제 제 means “my” in "제 물건을", showing that the belongings belong to the speaker. It comes directly before the noun 물건을. Use it before a noun when referring politely to your own things.
물건을 물건을 means “things” or “belongings” as the object of clearing away in "제 물건을 치울게요". 을 marks the belongings as what will be moved. Use a noun with this object ending before an action done to those things.
치울게요 치울게요 means “I will clear away” in "제 물건을 치울게요". It expresses the speaker’s intention or commitment to remove the belongings. Use it when telling someone that you will take responsibility for an action.
그러면 그러면 means “then” or “in that case” in "그러면 다음 사람이 책상을 바로 쓸 수 있어요". It connects the previous promise to its useful result for the next person. Use it when responding to a preceding action or condition and introducing its consequence.
다음 다음 means “next” in "다음 사람", identifying the person who will use the desk later. It comes directly before 사람 to describe that person. Use it before a noun when referring to the next user, event, or item in sequence.
사람이 사람이 means “person” as the subject in "다음 사람이 책상을 바로 쓸 수 있어요". 이 marks the next person as the one who can use the desk. Use a noun with this subject ending when identifying who performs or experiences an action.
바로 바로 means “right away” or “immediately” in "바로 쓸 수 있어요". It emphasizes that the next person can use the desk without waiting. Use it before an action when stressing that the action happens immediately.
쓸 쓸 means “use” in "쓸 수 있어요", referring to the next person’s possible use of the desk. It is the form used before 수 in the possibility expression. Use it before 수 when saying that someone can use something.

Grammar Points

비어 있다 → 비어 있는 + 명사

비어 있는 책상을 고르세요.

bee-UH EEN-nuhn CHEK-ssahng-uhl goh-RUH-SEH-yoh

Choose an empty desk.

비어 있다 changes to 비어 있는 before a noun to describe its current state.

동사-아/어 두세요

책상을 깨끗하게 해 두세요.

CHEK-ssahng-uhl KKEH-kku-TAH-geh heh doo-SEH-yoh

Please leave the desk clean.

-아/어 두다 means doing something in advance or maintaining the resulting state.

Korean Vocabulary

고르다 verb
goh-RUH-dah to choose 고르세요
공유 사무실 phrase
gohng-YOO sah-moo-SHEEL shared office

이 공유 사무실에서

근처 noun
guhn-CHUH nearby area; vicinity
깨끗하다 adj
KKEH-kku-TAH-dah to be clean 깨끗하게
문 noun
moon door
비어 있다 phrase
bee-UH EET-ttah to be empty; to be available 비어 있는
사용하다 verb
sah-yong-HAH-dah to use 사용할
일하다 verb
eel-HAH-dah to work 일해도
저 pron
juh I; me 제가
조용하다 adj
joh-YONG-HAH-dah to be quiet 조용한
책상 noun
CHEK-ssahng desk
해 두다 phrase
heh DOO-dah to leave something done; to keep something in a certain state 해 두세요

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Can I work in this shared office?

Show Answer제가 이 공유 사무실에서 일해도 돼요?

Choose an open desk.

Show Answer비어 있는 책상을 고르세요.

I need a quiet place.

Show Answer조용한 곳이 필요해요.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

to choose

Show Answer고르세요

to be clean

Show Answer깨끗하게

I; me

Show Answer제가

to use

Show Answer사용할