About This Lesson
Use Using a shared laundry room to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
공용 세탁실을 사용해도 돼요?
gohng-YOHNG seh-TAHK-sshi-reul sah-YOHNG-heh-doh DWEH-yoh Can I use the shared laundry room?
B
지금 열려 있어요.
jee-GUHM yuhl-LYUH ee-SUH-yoh It is open now.
A
이 세탁기는 비어 있어요?
ee seh-TAHK-kkee-neun BEE-uh ee-SUH-yoh Is this machine free?
B
이 세탁기는 사용할 수 있어요.
ee seh-TAHK-kkee-neun sah-YOHNG-hal ssoo ee-SUH-yoh This one is available.
A
제 바구니를 어디에 놓아야 해요?
jeh pah-goo-NEE-reul uh-DEE-eh noh-AH-yah heh-yoh Where should I put my basket?
B
벽 옆에 놓으세요.
pyuhk yuh-PEH noh-uh-SEH-yoh Set it beside the wall.
A
세탁이 끝나면 제 옷을 꺼낼게요.
seh-TAH-gee KKEUN-nah-myun jeh OH-seul KKEUH-nael-kkeh-yoh I will take my clothes out when the wash is done.
B
옷을 바로 가져가 주세요.
OH-seul pah-ROH gah-juh-gah joo-SEH-yoh Please collect them right away.Word by Word
공용
공용 means shared or communal here, describing the laundry room as a facility used by multiple people. It comes before a noun, as in 공용 세탁실. You would use it when referring to shared facilities or equipment.
세탁실을
세탁실을 means “the laundry room” as the object of use. 세탁실 is “laundry room,” and 을 marks it as the object in this sentence. A new example is 세탁실을 청소해요, “I clean the laundry room.”
사용해도
사용해도 contributes “use” in the permission question 사용해도 돼요?; the complete question asks whether using the laundry room is allowed. It is related to the dictionary form 사용하다 and appears before 돼요 in this construction. You can reuse the exact pattern 사용해도 돼요? when asking permission to use something.
돼요
돼요 means “is it okay” in 사용해도 돼요?, completing a polite question about permission. Here it is the polite form of 되다, but its permission meaning comes from the whole expression with 사용해도. Use verb or action expressions followed by 돼요? when asking whether something is allowed.
지금
지금 means “now” and specifies the current time in 지금 열려 있어요. It commonly comes before a verb or state expression to describe what is true at the present moment. You can use 지금 with a current condition or action.
열려
열려 describes the laundry room as being open in 열려 있어요. It is the connected form of 열리다 and combines with 있어요 to describe an ongoing open state. You can reuse the pattern 열려 있어요 when saying that a place is currently open.
있어요
있어요 completes 열려 있어요 and shows that the open state continues or remains. It is the polite form of 있다, but here it does not simply mean that something exists. The pattern 열려 있어요 is useful for describing a place or thing that remains open.
이
이 means “this” before a noun, pointing to the nearby washing machine in 이 세탁기는. It is used directly before the noun it describes. You can use 이 before a nearby object when identifying it.
세탁기는
세탁기는 means “the washing machine” as the topic of the question. 세탁기 means “washing machine,” and 는 marks it as the topic. The exact pattern 이 세탁기는 is useful when asking about or commenting on a particular machine.
비어
비어 means “empty” or, for this machine, “free to use” in 비어 있어요. It is the connected form of 비다 and combines with 있어요 to describe the machine’s current state. You can use 비어 있어요 for a place, seat, or machine that is not occupied.
사용할
사용할 indicates “use” as the action that is possible in 사용할 수 있어요, meaning that the machine is available for use. It is related to 사용하다 and comes before 수 in this possibility expression. You can reuse the exact pattern 사용할 수 있어요 when saying that something is available to use.
수
수 refers to the possibility of doing something in 사용할 수 있어요. It does not mean “can” by itself; 있어요 completes the expression that says the use is possible. The pattern verb plus 수 있어요 is used to state that an action is possible.
제
제 means “my” before a noun in 제 바구니를. It is the possessive form of 저 and is used to identify something belonging to the speaker. You can place 제 before a noun when referring politely to your own item.
바구니를
바구니를 means “the basket” as the object being placed. 바구니 means “basket,” and 를 marks it as the object of 놓다. A new example is 바구니를 옮겨요, “I move the basket.”
어디에
어디에 means “where” as a location in 어디에 놓아야 해요? The 에 marks the place where something should be put. You can reuse 어디에 with a placement or movement expression when asking for a destination.
놓아야
놓아야 means “must or need to put” in 놓아야 해요? It is related to 놓다 and expresses the required action before 해요 completes the polite expression. The pattern 놓아야 해요 asks where or how something needs to be placed.
해요
해요 completes 놓아야 해요? and makes the expression a polite question about what is necessary. It is the polite form of 하다, but here its meaning depends on the preceding 놓아야. A new example is 지금 가야 해요, “I need to go now.”
벽
벽 means “wall” and identifies the surface beside which the basket should be placed. It is a noun and can be followed by a location expression such as 옆에. You can reuse 벽 옆에 when describing a place next to the wall.
옆에
옆에 means “beside” or “next to” and gives the placement location in 벽 옆에 놓으세요. 옆 means “side,” and 에 marks the location. The pattern noun plus 옆에 is used to say that something is next to that noun.
놓으세요
놓으세요 means “please put” or “please place” in the instruction 벽 옆에 놓으세요. It is a polite request form related to 놓다. Use an object and/or location before 놓으세요 when politely telling someone where to place something.
세탁이
세탁이 means “the washing” or “the laundry” as the subject in 세탁이 끝나면. 세탁 means the washing process, and 이 marks it as the subject. You can use 세탁이 with an expression describing when the washing ends or changes state.
끝나면
끝나면 means “when it ends” or “when it is finished” in 세탁이 끝나면. It is related to 끝나다 and connects the end of the washing with the action that follows. You can reuse the exact pattern 세탁이 끝나면 before saying what you will do afterward.
옷을
옷을 means “the clothes” as the object of taking out in 제 옷을 꺼낼게요. 옷 means “clothes,” and 을 marks it as the object. You can also use 옷을 as the object when asking someone to take the clothes away.
꺼낼게요
꺼낼게요 means “I will take out” and expresses the speaker’s intention to remove the clothes from the machine. It is related to 꺼내다, with -ㄹ게요 used for a speaker’s stated intention or promise. You can use it when telling someone what you will do next.
바로
바로 means “right away” in 바로 가져가 주세요 and emphasizes that the clothes should be collected without delay. It commonly comes before the action it modifies. You can use 바로 when requesting that someone do something immediately.
가져가
가져가 means “take away” or “collect and take” in 가져가 주세요. It is related to 가져가다 and describes moving the clothes away from the laundry room or machine. The object should come before it, as in 옷을 가져가 주세요.
주세요
주세요 makes 가져가 주세요 a polite request meaning “please take them away.” It is the polite request form related to 주다, but here the request meaning comes from the whole expression with 가져가. The reusable pattern verb plus 주세요 politely asks someone to do an action.
Grammar Points
V-(으)ㄹ게요
꺼낼게요
KKEUH-nael-kkeh-yohI’ll take it out.
This ending expresses the speaker’s intention or promise to do something.
V-(으)면
끝나면
KKEUN-nah-myunwhen it finishes
This ending means “when” or “if” and introduces a condition or time.
Korean Vocabulary
공용
noun
gohng-YOHNG
shared; common-use
공용 세탁실을 사용해도 돼요?
놓다
verb
noh-TAH
to put; to set down
놓으세요
벽 옆에 놓으세요.
바구니
noun
pah-goo-NEE
basket
제 바구니를 어디에 놓아야 해요?
벽
noun
pyuhk
wall
벽 옆에 놓으세요.
비어 있다
phrase
bee-UH eet-TAH
to be empty; to be free
비어 있어요
이 세탁기는 비어 있어요?
사용하다
verb
sah-YOHNG-hah-dah
to use
사용해도
공용 세탁실을 사용해도 돼요?
사용할 수 있다
phrase
sah-YOHNG-hal ssoo eet-TAH
to be available; to be usable
사용할 수 있어요
이 세탁기는 사용할 수 있어요.
세탁기
noun
seh-TAHK-kkee
washing machine
이 세탁기는 비어 있어요?
세탁실
noun
seh-TAHK-ssheel
laundry room
공용 세탁실을 사용해도 돼요?
어디
pron
uh-DEE
where
어디에
제 바구니를 어디에 놓아야 해요?
열려 있다
phrase
yuhl-LYUH eet-TAH
to be open
열려 있어요
지금 열려 있어요.
지금
adv
jee-GUHM
now
지금 열려 있어요.
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Can I use the shared laundry room?
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공용 세탁실을 사용해도 돼요?It is open now.
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지금 열려 있어요.Is this machine free?
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이 세탁기는 비어 있어요?Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to use
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사용해도to put; to set down
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놓으세요now
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지금where