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Dialogue

요즘은 더 일찍 어두워져요.

yoh-JUHM-uhn duh eel-JJEK uh-doo-WUH-juh-YOH. It is getting dark earlier these days.

저녁 식사 전에 커튼을 닫을게요.

juh-nyuhk SHEEK-ssah juh-neh KUH-tuhn-uhl dah-DEUL-kkeh-YOH. I will close the curtains before dinner.

작은 히터도 켜 줄 수 있어요?

JAH-geun HEE-tuh-doh kyuh JOOL ssoo ee-SSUH-yoh? Could you switch on the small heater too?

약하게 설정할 수 있어요.

YAH-kah-geh suhl-JJUNG-hal ssoo ee-SSUH-yoh. I can set it to low.

하지만 방은 이미 편안하게 느껴져요.

hah-jee-MAHN bahng-uhn ee-MEE pyuh-NAHN-hah-geh nuh-KYUH-juh-YOH. But the room already feels comfortable.

오늘 저녁에는 방을 아늑하게 만들고 싶어요.

oh-NUHL juh-NYUH-geh-nuhn bahng-uhl ah-NUK-hah-geh MAN-dool-goh SHEE-puh-YOH. I want the room to feel cozy this evening.

조명을 부드럽게 하면 방이 아늑해질지도 몰라요. 너무 따뜻해지지는 않아요.

joh-MYUNG-uhl boo-duh-ROOP-kkeh hah-myun bahng-ee ah-NUK-hae-jil-JEE-doh MOHL-lah-yoh. nuh-MOO ttah-ttuh-TAEH-jee-jee-nuhn ah-NAH-yoh. A softer lamp might do that without making it too warm.

부드러운 빛 덕분에 방이 훨씬 더 차분하게 느껴져요.

boo-duh-ROON beet DUHK-ppoo-neh bahng-ee hwuhl-SSHEEN duh chah-boon-hah-geh nuh-KYUH-juh-YOH. The softer light makes the room feel much calmer.

그럼 밥을 먹고 나서 쉴 수 있겠네요.

kuh-RUHM bah-buhl MUHK-koh nah-SUH shweel ssoo eet-KKEN-neh-YOH. Then we can relax after we eat.

Word by Word

요즘은 요즘은 means “these days” and sets the current period as the topic. It is useful when describing a situation that is true during the present period, as in 요즘은 날씨가 좋아요 (“The weather is nice these days”).

더 더 means “more” or “even” here, showing that it gets dark earlier than before. It commonly comes before the word or phrase being increased, as in 더 빨리 (“more quickly”).

일찍 일찍 means “early” in 요즘은 더 일찍 어두워져요, describing the earlier time when it gets dark. It can be used before an action or event to show that it happens early, as in 일찍 자요 (“I go to bed early”).

어두워져요 어두워져요 means “gets dark” in this dialogue. It describes a change into a dark state, and the same pattern can describe something becoming another condition, such as 방이 조용해져요 (“The room becomes quiet”).

저녁 저녁 means “evening” in 저녁 식사 전에, referring to the evening meal. It can also refer to the evening as a time of day, depending on the surrounding words.

식사 식사 means “meal” and is used in 저녁 식사 to mean “dinner.” It is a common word for a meal and can combine with a time or type of meal, as in 아침 식사 (“breakfast”).

전에 전에 means “before” and places the closing of the curtains before dinner. It commonly follows a noun or action phrase to mark what happens earlier, as in 수업 전에 (“before class”).

커튼을 커튼을 means “the curtains” as the object being closed. The 을 in 커튼을 marks the object, and this form can be used before an action such as 닫아요 (“close”).

닫을게요 닫을게요 means “I’ll close it” here, offering or promising to close the curtains. This expression is useful when the speaker volunteers to do something for the situation, as in 제가 문을 닫을게요 (“I’ll close the door”).

작은 작은 means “small” and describes the heater in 작은 히터. It is the form used directly before a noun, so it can describe other objects as well, such as 작은 방 (“a small room”).

히터도 히터도 means “the heater too” or “also the heater,” adding the heater to the request. 도 follows the noun 히터 and can similarly add another item, as in 램프도 (“the lamp too”).

켜 켜 means “turn on” in 켜 줄 수 있어요?, referring to switching on the heater. It appears before 줄 in this request, and the same form can be used for an object such as 불을 켜요 (“turn on the light”).

줄 줄 is part of 켜 줄 수 있어요? and shows that turning on the heater would be done as a favor for the other person. The pattern action + 줄 수 있어요? is useful for politely asking whether someone can do something for you.

수 수 is part of 켜 줄 수 있어요? and represents the possibility or ability to do the action. In the pattern action + 수 있어요, the action is presented as possible, as in 도와줄 수 있어요? (“Can you help me?”).

있어요 있어요 completes 켜 줄 수 있어요? and makes it a question about whether the requested action is possible. In the pattern action + 수 있어요, it means that someone can or is able to do the action.

약하게 약하게 means “weakly” or “at a low setting” in 약하게 설정할 수 있어요. It describes the level at which something is set, and it can be used before an action such as 틀어요 (“turn on”).

설정할 설정할 means “set” or “configure” in 설정할 수 있어요, referring to setting the heater to a low level. It comes before 수 있어요 in the pattern 설정할 수 있어요 (“can set it”), and the related dictionary form is 설정하다.

하지만 하지만 means “but” or “however,” introducing the speaker’s contrasting point about the room. It commonly connects one statement with an opposing or limiting statement, as in 하지만 괜찮아요 (“But it’s okay”).

방은 방은 means “the room” as the topic of the next statement. 은 marks 방 as what the speaker is talking about, and this form can introduce a comparison or contrast about the room.

이미 이미 means “already,” showing that the room feels comfortable before any further adjustment. It is commonly placed before the verb or descriptive expression that has already become true, as in 이미 끝났어요 (“It is already finished”).

편안하게 편안하게 means “comfortably” in 방은 이미 편안하게 느껴져요, describing how the room feels. It commonly appears before an expression such as 느껴져요 to describe the experienced condition.

느껴져요 느껴져요 means “feels” in 편안하게 느껴져요, describing the impression the room gives. It can follow an adverb describing that impression, such as 편안하게 느껴져요 (“feels comfortable”).

오늘 오늘 means “today” and identifies the day being discussed. It can be combined with a time expression, as in 오늘 저녁 (“this evening”).

저녁에는 저녁에는 means “this evening” or “in the evening,” with the evening marked as the time and topic of the statement. It is useful for saying what will happen during a particular evening, as in 저녁에는 집에 있어요 (“I’m at home in the evening”).

방을 방을 means “the room” as the object that the speaker wants to make cozy. 을 marks 방 as the object of 만들고 싶어요, and the same object pattern can be used with actions such as 청소해요 (“clean the room”).

아늑하게 아늑하게 means “cozily” or “in a cozy way,” describing the desired condition of the room. It can come before 만들다 when someone wants to make a place feel cozy, as in 방을 아늑하게 만들어요 (“make the room cozy”).

만들고 만들고 means “make” in 방을 아늑하게 만들고 싶어요 and links the action of making the room cozy to 싶어요. The pattern noun을 adjective하게 만들고 싶어요 means “want to make a noun adjective,” such as 방을 조용하게 만들고 싶어요 (“I want to make the room quiet”).

싶어요 싶어요 means “want to” and completes 방을 아늑하게 만들고 싶어요, expressing the speaker’s wish to make the room cozy. It commonly follows an action form ending in 고, as in 쉬고 싶어요 (“I want to rest”).

조명을 조명을 means “the lighting” as the object being made softer. 을 marks 조명 as the object of 부드럽게 하면, and it can be used with actions that change or adjust the lighting.

부드럽게 부드럽게 means “softly” or “gently” in 부드럽게 하면, describing how the lighting is adjusted. It is also related to the adjective 부드러운, which directly describes a noun in 부드러운 빛 (“soft light”).

하면 하면 means “if” or “when one does” in 조명을 부드럽게 하면, introducing the condition that the room might become cozy. It commonly connects a condition with its result, as in 이렇게 하면 좋아요 (“If you do it this way, it’s good”).

방이 방이 means “the room” as the subject of becoming cozy. 이 marks 방 as the subject of the result, and this pattern is used when describing a change or state of the room.

아늑해질지도 아늑해질지도 means “might become cozy” and presents becoming cozy as a possibility. It is followed by 몰라요 in 아늑해질지도 몰라요, a common pattern for saying that something might happen.

몰라요 몰라요 completes 아늑해질지도 몰라요 and helps express uncertainty, so the whole expression means “might become cozy.” In this pattern, it is useful when the speaker is suggesting a possible result without certainty.

너무 너무 means “too” or “overly” in 너무 따뜻해지지는 않아요, showing concern that the room should not become excessively warm. It commonly comes before the quality or change that may be excessive, as in 너무 비싸요 (“It’s too expensive”).

따뜻해지지는 따뜻해지지는 means “become warm,” with emphasis on the fact that this change will not happen excessively in the sentence. The 는 highlights the change being denied before 않아요, and the full expression 너무 따뜻해지지는 않아요 means “it does not become too warm.”

않아요 않아요 supplies the negative meaning in 너무 따뜻해지지는 않아요, saying that the room does not become too warm. It commonly follows the action or descriptive form being negated, as in 춥지 않아요 (“It isn’t cold”).

부드러운 부드러운 means “soft” or “gentle” and directly describes 빛 in 부드러운 빛. It is the form used before a noun, so it can describe another noun such as 부드러운 음악 (“soft music”).

빛 빛 means “light” in 부드러운 빛, referring to the softer light in the room. It can combine with a describing word before it, such as 밝은 빛 (“bright light”).

덕분에 덕분에 means “thanks to” and presents the soft light as the reason the room feels calmer. It commonly follows the person, thing, or circumstance that produces a positive result, as in 도움 덕분에 끝났어요 (“Thanks to the help, it was finished”).

훨씬 훨씬 means “much” or “far more,” emphasizing the degree of change in 훨씬 더 차분하게 느껴져요. It commonly appears before a comparative or intensified description, as in 훨씬 좋아요 (“It’s much better”).

차분하게 차분하게 means “calmly” or “in a calmer way” and describes how the room feels. It can be placed before 느껴져요 to describe a calm impression, as in 차분하게 느껴져요 (“It feels calm”).

그럼 그럼 means “then” or “in that case,” drawing a conclusion from the calmer room. It is useful when responding to information and introducing the next result or plan, as in 그럼 시작할게요 (“Then I’ll start”).

밥을 밥을 means “food” or “a meal” as the object of 먹고 나서. 을 marks 밥 as what is eaten, and 밥을 먹어요 is a common way to say “eat a meal.”

먹고 먹고 means “eat and” and connects eating with the next action in 밥을 먹고 나서. It commonly links one action to another, especially before 나서 when the next action happens after the first.

나서 나서 means “after doing so” in 먹고 나서, showing that resting happens after eating. The pattern action + 고 나서 is a reusable way to say “after doing” that action, as in 일을 끝내고 나서 쉬어요 (“I rest after finishing work”).

쉴 쉴 means “rest” or “relax” in 쉴 수 있겠네요, referring to the activity that will be possible after eating. It comes before 수 in the pattern 쉴 수 있다, meaning “be able to rest.”

있겠네요 있겠네요 expresses the speaker’s recognition that something will probably be possible or sounds possible in the situation. In 쉴 수 있겠네요, it completes the expression “we will be able to relax,” often used when drawing a natural conclusion from what was just said.

Grammar Points

-고 나서

저녁 식사를 먹고 나서 쉴 수 있겠네요.

juh-nyuhk SHEEK-ssah-ruhl MUHK-koh nah-SUH shweel ssoo eet-KKEN-neh-YOH.

After eating dinner, we should be able to rest.

동사 뒤에 붙어 어떤 행동을 끝낸 후에 다음 행동을 한다는 순서를 나타냅니다.

-(으)ㄹ 수 있다

약하게 설정할 수 있어요.

YAH-kah-geh suhl-JJUNG-hal ssoo ee-SSUH-yoh.

You can set it to a low setting.

가능하거나 허락된 행동을 나타냅니다. 받침이 있으면 -을 수, 없으면 -ㄹ 수를 씁니다.

Korean Vocabulary

닫다 verb

TAHT-ttah to close 닫을게요

설정하다 verb

suhl-JJUNG-hah-dah to set; to configure 설정할 수 있어요

약하게 adv

YAH-kah-geh on a low setting; weakly

어두워지다 verb

uh-doo-WUH-jee-dah to get dark 어두워져요

요즘 adv

yoh-JUHM these days

일찍 adv

eel-JJEK early

작다 adj

JAHK-ttah small 작은

저녁 식사 phrase

juh-nyuhk SHEEK-ssah dinner

전에 phrase

juh-neh before

커튼 noun

KUH-tuhn curtain

켜다 verb

KYUH-dah to switch on 켜

히터 noun

HEE-tuh heater

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

It is getting dark earlier these days.

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요즘은 더 일찍 어두워져요.

I will close the curtains before dinner.

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저녁 식사 전에 커튼을 닫을게요.

Could you switch on the small heater too?

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작은 히터도 켜 줄 수 있어요?

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

to get dark

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어두워져요

to close

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닫을게요

these days

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요즘

early

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일찍