Using a Shared Meeting Room | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: In a shared meeting room, two adults talk about using a table and leaving the room clean for the next group..

EN → KO / Level: A1

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

Dialogue

A

공용 회의실을 사용해도 돼요?

gohng-YOHNG hweh-EE-shi-rul sa-YOHNG-heh-doh DWEH-yoh Can we use the shared meeting room?
B

사용해도 돼요. 하지만 다른 사람들을 위해 깨끗하게 써 주세요.

sa-YOHNG-heh-doh DWEH-yoh. hah-jee-MAHN tah-run sah-rahm-dul-ul wee-heh kkeh-kkuht-hah-geh ssuh JOO-seh-yoh You can, but keep it tidy for other people.
A

이 테이블은 비어 있어요?

ee TAY-ee-bul-un bee-uh ISS-uh-yoh Is this table free?
B

지금 사용할 수 있어요.

JEE-gum sa-YOHNG-hal soo ISS-uh-yoh It is available now.
A

벽 옆에 제 가방을 놓을게요.

byuhk yuh-beh jeh gah-BAHNG-ul noh-uhl-GEH-yoh I will put my bag by the wall.
B

테이블을 비워 주세요.

TAY-ee-bul-ul bee-WUH JOO-seh-yoh Please keep the table clear.
A

다 끝나면 방을 깨끗하게 할게요.

tah kkuhn-nah-myuhn bahng-ul kkeh-kkuht-hah-geh hal-GEH-yoh We will leave the room clean when we finish.
B

그렇게 하면 다음 그룹에 도움이 돼요.

guh-ruh-keh hah-myuhn tah-um guh-RUP-eh toh-oo-MEE DWEH-yoh That helps the next group.

Word by Word

공용 공용 means shared or communal here, as in the shared meeting room. It is used before a noun to show that the space is for common use. A new example is 공용 주방, meaning a shared kitchen.
회의실을 회의실을 means the meeting room as the thing being used in 공용 회의실을 사용해도 돼요? The ending 을 marks 회의실 as the object of 사용하다. A new example is 회의실을 예약해요, meaning I reserve the meeting room.
사용해도 사용해도 appears in 사용해도 돼요? and contributes the meaning of using something while asking whether it is permitted. Together with 돼요, 사용해도 돼요? is a reusable way to ask whether an action is okay. A new example is 여기서 사용해도 돼요?, meaning Is it okay to use it here?
돼요 돼요 means is allowed or is okay in 사용해도 돼요? It completes the permission question with the preceding action. A new example is 들어가도 돼요?, meaning Is it okay to go in?
하지만 하지만 means but or however and introduces a condition that contrasts with the previous permission. Here it connects being allowed to use the room with the request to keep it clean. It can commonly begin a new sentence before an opposing point.
다른 다른 means other in 다른 사람들을, referring to people besides the current users. It comes directly before the noun it describes. A new example is 다른 방, meaning another room.
사람들을 사람들을 means people as the object affected by the request 깨끗하게 써 주세요. The ending 들 marks more than one person, and 을 marks 사람들 as the object. A new example is 사람들을 만나요, meaning I meet people.
위해 위해 means for the benefit of in 다른 사람들을 위해. It shows who benefits from keeping the room clean. It commonly follows a person or group and comes before the action done for them.
깨끗하게 깨끗하게 means cleanly or in a clean state in 깨끗하게 써 주세요. It describes how the room should be used, rather than meaning that the action itself is clean. A new example is 방을 깨끗하게 정리해요, meaning I tidy the room cleanly.
써 써 means use in 깨끗하게 써 주세요, where the speaker asks someone to use the shared room while keeping it clean. This exact form is used with 주세요 to make a polite request. 써 is a form of 쓰다, meaning to use here.
주세요 주세요 makes the preceding action into a polite request in 깨끗하게 써 주세요. The whole expression means please use it cleanly, while 써 identifies the requested action. A new example is 기다려 주세요, meaning please wait.
이 이 means this and points to the table being discussed in 이 테이블은 비어 있어요? It comes immediately before the noun it identifies. A new example is 이 방, meaning this room.
테이블은 테이블은 means the table as the topic of the question 이 테이블은 비어 있어요? The ending 은 marks the table as what the speaker is asking about. A new example is 테이블은 깨끗해요, meaning the table is clean.
비어 비어 describes the table as empty or unoccupied in 비어 있어요? It combines with 있어요 to describe the table continuing to be in that empty state. A new example is 자리가 비어 있어요, meaning the seat is empty.
있어요 있어요 completes 비어 있어요? by expressing that the empty state exists now. Together, 비어 있어요 asks whether the table is currently unoccupied. A new example is 문이 열려 있어요, meaning the door is open.
지금 지금 means now and sets the time in 지금 사용할 수 있어요. It shows that the room or table is available at the present moment. A new example is 지금 가요, meaning I am going now.
사용할 사용할 appears in 사용할 수 있어요 and identifies the action that is possible: using the space. Together with 수 있어요, 사용할 수 있어요 means can use or is available to use. A new example is 이 컴퓨터를 사용할 수 있어요, meaning you can use this computer.
수 수 represents possibility in 사용할 수 있어요. The construction 사용할 수 있어요 expresses that using the space is possible. A new example is 볼 수 있어요, meaning can see or can watch.
벽 벽 means wall in 벽 옆에 제 가방을 놓을게요. It identifies the fixed object beside which the bag will be placed. A new example is 벽에 그림이 있어요, meaning there is a picture on the wall.
옆에 옆에 means beside or next to in 벽 옆에. It marks the location where the bag will be placed, next to the wall. It commonly follows a noun to express a nearby position, as in 의자 옆에, meaning next to the chair.
제 제 means my in 제 가방을. It identifies the bag as belonging to the speaker. It comes directly before the noun it describes, as in 제 책, meaning my book.
가방을 가방을 means the bag as the object being placed in 벽 옆에 제 가방을 놓을게요. The ending 을 marks 가방 as the object of 놓다. A new example is 가방을 들어요, meaning I pick up the bag.
놓을게요 놓을게요 means I will put it or leave it, and here the speaker commits to putting the bag beside the wall. It is used when the speaker offers or promises to do the action. A new example is 여기에 놓을게요, meaning I will put it here.
테이블을 테이블을 means the table as the object that should be cleared in 테이블을 비워 주세요. The ending 을 marks 테이블 as the object of 비우다. A new example is 테이블을 닦아요, meaning I wipe the table.
비워 비워 means empty or clear it in 테이블을 비워 주세요. Together with 주세요, 테이블을 비워 주세요 is a polite request to clear the table. 비워 is a form of 비우다, meaning to empty or clear.
다 다 adds the meaning all or completely in 다 끝나면. It shows that everything is finished before the room is cleaned. It commonly comes before a verb to indicate completion of the whole amount or activity.
끝나면 끝나면 means when it finishes or when it is over in 다 끝나면. It sets the time for the following action, cleaning the room. A new example is 수업이 끝나면 집에 가요, meaning I go home when class ends.
방을 방을 means the room as the object being made clean in 방을 깨끗하게 할게요. The ending 을 marks 방 as the object of the action. A new example is 방을 사용해요, meaning I use the room.
할게요 할게요 signals the speaker's commitment to do or make something, here to make the room clean. The exact result comes from the full expression 방을 깨끗하게 할게요, not from 할게요 alone. A new example is 제가 확인할게요, meaning I will check.
그렇게 그렇게 means that way or by doing so in 그렇게 하면. It refers to the preceding action of using the room cleanly and leaving it tidy. It commonly points back to an already mentioned way of doing something.
하면 하면 means if or when doing so in 그렇게 하면. Together with 그렇게, it introduces the result of acting in that way: it helps the next group. A new example is 이렇게 하면 돼요, meaning doing it this way is okay.
다음 다음 means next in 다음 그룹, referring to the group that will use the room afterward. It comes before the noun it describes. A new example is 다음 주, meaning next week.
그룹에 그룹에 means to or for the group in 다음 그룹에 도움이 돼요. The ending 에 marks the group that benefits from the help. A new example is 친구에게 도움이 돼요, meaning it helps a friend.
도움이 도움이 means help or assistance as the subject of 도움이 돼요. The ending 이 marks 도움 as what is helpful to the next group. A new example is 이 정보가 도움이 돼요, meaning this information is helpful.

Grammar Points

-아/어도 돼요

공용 회의실을 사용해도 돼요?

gohng-YOHNG hweh-EE-shi-rul sa-YOHNG-heh-doh DWEH-yoh

Can I use the shared meeting room?

Attach -아/어도 돼요 to ask for or give permission to do something.

-(으)면

끝나면 테이블을 비워 주세요.

kkuhn-nah-myuhn TAY-ee-bul-ul bee-WUH JOO-seh-yoh

When it is finished, please clear the table.

Attach -(으)면 to express “when” or “if” a condition is met.

Korean Vocabulary

가방 noun
gah-BAHNG bag
공용 adj
gohng-YOHNG shared
깨끗하게 adv
kkeh-kkuht-hah-geh cleanly; tidily
놓을게요 verb
noh-uhl-GEH-yoh I will put; I will place
다른 사람들 noun
tah-run sah-rahm-dul other people
벽 noun
byuhk wall
비어 있어요 phrase
bee-uh ISS-uh-yoh is empty; is free
사용할 수 있어요 phrase
sa-YOHNG-hal soo ISS-uh-yoh can use; is available
사용해도 돼요 phrase
sa-YOHNG-heh-doh DWEH-yoh can use; is it okay to use

공용 회의실을 사용해도 돼요?

써 주세요 phrase
ssuh JOO-seh-yoh please use it
지금 adv
JEE-gum now
회의실 noun
hweh-EE-shil meeting room

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Can we use the shared meeting room?

Show Answer공용 회의실을 사용해도 돼요?

Is this table free?

Show Answer이 테이블은 비어 있어요?

It is available now.

Show Answer지금 사용할 수 있어요.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

cleanly; tidily

Show Answer깨끗하게

I will put; I will place

Show Answer놓을게요

shared

Show Answer공용

bag

Show Answer가방