Weekly Apartment Cleaning Schedule | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: At home, two adults divide cleaning chores and put a weekly schedule where they can remember it..

EN → KO / Level: A2

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Dialogue

A

우리 아파트 청소 일정을 더 잘 정해야 해요.

oo-REE ah-pah-TUH CHUHNG-soh eel-JJUNG-uhl duh chal juhng-HEH-yah HEH-yoh We need a better cleaning schedule for the apartment.
B

우리는 집안일을 공평하게 나누지 못하고 있어요.

oo-REE-nuhn jee-BAHN-neel-uhl gong-PYUNG-ha-geh nah-noo-jee mo-TAH-goh ee-SSUH-yoh We have not been dividing the chores evenly.
A

저는 토요일 아침에 선반의 먼지를 닦을 수 있어요.

juh-NUHN toh-yoh-EEL ah-CHIM-eh sun-BAH-neh MUN-jee-rul DAH-guhl ssoo ee-SSUH-yoh I can dust the shelves on Saturday morning.
B

그럼 점심 후에 부엌 바닥을 닦을게요.

guh-RUHM JUM-shim HOO-eh BOO-uhk BBAH-dah-guhl DAH-guhl-KKEH-yoh Then I'll mop the kitchen after lunch.
A

매주 일요일에 욕실을 청소할까요?

meh-JOO ee-ryoh-EEL-eh YOK-SSIL-uhl CHUHNG-soh-hal-KKAH-yoh Should we clean the bathroom every Sunday?
B

일요일이 좋겠어요. 욕실이 금방 더러워지니까요.

ee-ryoh-EEL-ee JOH-KEH-SSUH-yoh. YOK-SSIL-ee GUHM-bahng duh-ruh-wuh-jee-nee-KKAH-yoh Sunday makes sense because it gets dirty quickly.
A

냉장고에 일정표를 붙여 놓을게요.

NYENG-jahng-goh-eh eel-JJUNG-pyoh-rul BOO-chyuh NOH-uhl-KKEH-yoh I'll put the schedule on the fridge.
B

그러면 각자 할 일을 기억하는 데 도움이 될 거예요.

guh-ruh-MYUN GAHK-JJAH hal-LEEL gee-uhk-ha-nuhn deh doh-oo-MEE doel-KKUH-yeh-yoh That should help us remember each task.

Word by Word

우리 우리 means our here, as in 우리 아파트, our apartment. It comes before the noun it describes, so a reusable pattern is 우리 + noun.
아파트 아파트 means apartment in this dialogue. It is used in 우리 아파트 청소 일정, and it can be reused before or after another noun phrase to identify an apartment-related place or thing.
청소 청소 means cleaning here and describes the type of schedule in 청소 일정. A useful pattern is 청소 + noun, such as a cleaning schedule or cleaning task.
일정을 일정을 means the schedule as the object of 정하다 in 일정을 더 잘 정해야 해요. The 을 marks it as the object, so a reusable pattern is noun + 을/를 + verb.
더 더 means more here and increases the degree of 잘 in 더 잘 정해야 해요. It commonly comes before an adverb, adjective, or verb expression when comparing or increasing something.
잘 잘 means well or properly here, describing how the schedule should be set in 더 잘 정해야 해요. A common reuse pattern is 잘 + verb, meaning to do something well or properly.
정해야 정해야 means need to decide or set in 정해야 해요. It comes from 정하다 and, together with 해요, forms the necessity pattern verb + 아/어야 해요.
해요 해요 completes the polite expression 정해야 해요, making it a polite statement that the schedule needs to be set. A common reuse pattern is a verb form followed by 해요 for a polite everyday statement.
우리는 우리는 means we as the topic of the sentence. In 우리는 집안일을..., 는 marks who the sentence is about; a reusable pattern is noun or pronoun + 는.
집안일을 집안일을 means household chores as the object in 집안일을 공평하게 나누지 못하고 있어요. The 을 marks the chores being divided, and a useful pattern is 집안일을 나누다, to divide household chores.
공평하게 공평하게 means fairly or evenly and describes how the chores are divided. It is used directly before the verb in 공평하게 나누다, a reusable pattern for dividing something fairly.
나누지 나누지 is the form of 나누다 used in the negative construction 나누지 못하고 있어요, meaning not managing to divide or share. A reliable reuse pattern is verb + 지 못하다 for saying that someone cannot manage to do an action.
못하고 못하고 contributes the meaning of not managing to do something in 나누지 못하고 있어요. Together with 나누지, it forms a negative ability or failure expression, and 못하고 있다 describes that situation as continuing.
있어요 있어요 makes 나누지 못하고 있어요 describe a current or continuing state. A useful pattern is verb + 고 있어요 for an action or situation that is in progress or ongoing.
저는 저는 means I as the topic in 저는 토요일 아침에.... 저 is the polite first-person pronoun and 는 marks the speaker as the topic; a reusable pattern is 저는 + statement.
토요일 토요일 means Saturday here. It appears in 토요일 아침, Saturday morning, and can be combined with a time word to specify when something happens.
아침에 아침에 means in the morning in 토요일 아침에. The 에 marks this time as when the action happens, and a reusable pattern is time expression + 에.
선반의 선반의 links 선반, shelf, to 먼지 in 선반의 먼지를, identifying the dust associated with or on the shelf. A reusable pattern is noun + 의 + noun to show a relationship between two nouns.
먼지를 먼지를 means dust as the object of 닦다 in 선반의 먼지를 닦을 수 있어요. The 를 marks what is wiped, and a useful pattern is 먼지를 닦다, to wipe away dust.
닦을 닦을 is the form used before 수 in 닦을 수 있어요, expressing that wiping or cleaning is possible. It comes from 닦다, and a reusable pattern is verb + 을/ㄹ 수 있어요 for can or be able to do something.
수 수 expresses possibility or ability in 닦을 수 있어요. Together with 닦을 and 있어요, it forms the pattern verb + 을/ㄹ 수 있다, meaning can do the action.
그럼 그럼 means then in response to the other person’s proposed cleaning task. It introduces a resulting decision or response, so a common pattern is 그럼 + suggestion or statement.
점심 점심 means lunch in 점심 후에, after lunch. It can be followed by 후에 to specify that another action happens after lunch.
후에 후에 means after and places the following action after the time or event named before it in 점심 후에. A reusable pattern is event or time + 후에.
부엌 부엌 means kitchen here, in 부엌 바닥을 닦을게요. It can come before a noun to identify something belonging to or located in the kitchen, such as a kitchen floor.
바닥을 바닥을 means the floor as the object of 닦다 in 부엌 바닥을 닦을게요. The 을 marks what will be cleaned, and a useful pattern is 바닥을 닦다, to mop or wipe the floor.
닦을게요 닦을게요 means I will wipe or mop it, with the speaker taking responsibility for the task. A reusable pattern is verb + 을/ㄹ게요 for stating a commitment or offer to the listener.
매주 매주 means every week and modifies 일요일에 in 매주 일요일에. It is commonly placed before a recurring day, time, or activity.
일요일에 일요일에 means on Sunday in 매주 일요일에 욕실을 청소할까요? The 에 marks Sunday as the time for the cleaning, and a reusable pattern is day + 에.
욕실을 욕실을 means the bathroom as the object of 청소하다 in 욕실을 청소할까요? The 을 marks what will be cleaned, and a useful pattern is place or thing + 을/를 청소하다.
청소할까요 청소할까요 means shall we clean? in 청소할까요? It is a polite way to suggest doing the action together, using the reusable pattern verb + 을/ㄹ까요?
일요일이 일요일이 means Sunday as the subject in 일요일이 좋겠어요. The 이 marks Sunday as the day being evaluated, and a useful pattern is time or option + 이/가 좋겠어요.
좋겠어요 좋겠어요 means would be good or would work well here, giving a preferred answer about the cleaning day. A reusable pattern is option + 이/가 좋겠어요 when suggesting or evaluating an option.
욕실이 욕실이 means the bathroom as the subject in 욕실이 금방 더러워지니까요. The 이 marks the bathroom as what becomes dirty, and a reusable pattern is noun + 이/가 + descriptive statement.
금방 금방 means quickly here, describing how soon the bathroom becomes dirty in 금방 더러워지니까요. It commonly comes before a verb to indicate that something happens soon or quickly.
더러워지니까요 더러워지니까요 means because it gets dirty in 욕실이 금방 더러워지니까요. It comes from 더러워지다 and gives the reason for choosing Sunday; a reusable pattern is reason clause + 으니까요 or 니까요 for a polite explanation.
냉장고에 냉장고에 means on the fridge in 냉장고에 일정표를 붙여 놓을게요. The 에 marks the place where the schedule will be attached, and a useful pattern is place + 에 + 붙이다 or 놓다.
일정표를 일정표를 means the schedule chart as the object in 일정표를 붙여 놓을게요. The 를 marks what will be attached, and a useful pattern is 일정표를 붙이다, to post or attach a schedule chart.
붙여 붙여 means attach or post as the first action in 붙여 놓을게요. It links 붙이다 with 놓다, and a reusable pattern is something을 붙여 놓다 for attaching something and leaving it in place.
놓을게요 놓을게요 means I will put or leave it, and in 붙여 놓을게요 it means the schedule will be put up and left there. The pattern verb + 을/ㄹ게요 expresses the speaker’s commitment to do this for the listener.
그러면 그러면 means then or in that case and refers to the result of putting the schedule on the fridge. It commonly introduces a consequence or response, as in 그러면 + result statement.
각자 각자 means each person or individually in 각자 할 일을. It shows that the tasks belong to the people separately, and a useful pattern is 각자 + verb or noun phrase.
할 할 describes the task in 각자 할 일을, meaning the work each person will do. It comes from 하다 and is placed before 일을; a reusable pattern is 할 + noun for a task or activity to do.
일을 일을 means the task or work as the object of 기억하다 in 각자 할 일을 기억하는 데. The 를 marks what is remembered, and a useful pattern is 일을 기억하다 when referring to remembering a task.
기억하는 기억하는 means remembering in 기억하는 데 도움이 될 거예요. It comes from 기억하다 and describes the activity that the schedule helps with; a reusable pattern is verb + 는 데 도움이 되다.
데 데 means in or for doing something in 기억하는 데 도움이 될 거예요. Together with 기억하는, it forms the pattern verb + 는 데 도움이 되다, meaning to help with doing an action.
도움이 도움이 means help as the subject in 도움이 될 거예요. The 이 marks help as what will be useful, and a common pattern is noun + 이/가 도움이 되다, to be helpful.
될 될 means will be or will become in 도움이 될 거예요. It comes from 되다 and is followed by 거예요 to express an expected future result; a reusable pattern is noun + 이/가 될 거예요.
거예요 거예요 expresses an expected or predicted result in 도움이 될 거예요, will be helpful. A reusable pattern is verb or adjective form + ㄹ/을 거예요 for saying what is expected to happen or be true.

Grammar Points

-아/어야 해요

청소 일정을 정해야 해요.

CHUHNG-soh eel-JJUNG-uhl juhng-HEH-yah HEH-yoh

We have to set the cleaning schedule.

Attach -아/어야 해요 to a verb to express necessity or obligation: “have to” or “must.”

-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요

선반의 먼지를 닦을 수 있어요.

sun-BAH-neh MUN-jee-rul DAH-guhl ssoo ee-SSUH-yoh

I can wipe the dust from the shelf.

Attach -(으)ㄹ 수 있어요 to a verb to express ability or possibility: “can” or “be able to.”

Korean Vocabulary

공평하게 adv
gong-PYUNG-ha-geh fairly; evenly

우리는 집안일을 공평하게 나누지 못하고 있어요.

나누다 verb
nah-NOO-dah to divide; to share 나누지 못하고 있어요

우리는 집안일을 공평하게 나누지 못하고 있어요.

닦다 verb
DAHK-TTAH to wipe; to mop; to clean 닦을 수 있어요

저는 토요일 아침에 선반의 먼지를 닦을 수 있어요.

먼지 noun
MUN-jee dust

저는 토요일 아침에 선반의 먼지를 닦을 수 있어요.

선반 noun
sun-BAHN shelf

저는 토요일 아침에 선반의 먼지를 닦을 수 있어요.

아침 noun
ah-CHIM morning

저는 토요일 아침에 선반의 먼지를 닦을 수 있어요.

아파트 noun
ah-pah-TUH apartment

우리 아파트 청소 일정을 더 잘 정해야 해요.

점심 후 phrase
JUM-shim HOO after lunch

그럼 점심 후에 부엌 바닥을 닦을게요.

정하다 verb
juhng-HAH-dah to decide; to set 정해야 해요

우리 아파트 청소 일정을 더 잘 정해야 해요.

집안일 noun
jee-BAHN-neel housework; household chores

우리는 집안일을 공평하게 나누지 못하고 있어요.

청소 일정 phrase
CHUHNG-soh eel-JJUNG cleaning schedule

우리 아파트 청소 일정을 더 잘 정해야 해요.

토요일 noun
toh-yoh-EEL Saturday

저는 토요일 아침에 선반의 먼지를 닦을 수 있어요.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

We have not been dividing the chores evenly.

Show Answer우리는 집안일을 공평하게 나누지 못하고 있어요.

Then I'll mop the kitchen after lunch.

Show Answer그럼 점심 후에 부엌 바닥을 닦을게요.

Should we clean the bathroom every Sunday?

Show Answer매주 일요일에 욕실을 청소할까요?

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

fairly; evenly

Show Answer공평하게

Saturday

Show Answer토요일

apartment

Show Answer아파트

dust

Show Answer먼지