Saving Leftovers for Tomorrow | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: At home after dinner, two adults put leftovers in a container, label them, and keep them for lunch tomorrow..

EN → KO / Level: A2

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Use Saving Leftovers for Tomorrow to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

저녁 식사가 많이 남았어요.

juh-NYUHNG SHIK-ssa-ga MAH-nee nah-MAHSS-uh-yo There are a lot of leftovers from dinner.
B

깨끗한 용기에 넣어요.

KKEH-kkuh-tan yong-gi-eh nuh-uh-yo Let's put them in a clean container.
A

내일 점심으로 데워 먹어도 돼요?

neh-EEL juhm-SHEEM-uh-roh DEH-wuh muh-GUH-doh dweh-yo Can I reheat them for lunch tomorrow?
B

그때까지 냉장고에 보관하면 돼요.

guh-TTEH-kka-jee nyahng-jahng-goh-eh boh-gwan-ha-myun dweh-yo You can if we keep them in the fridge until then.
A

용기에 라벨을 붙일까요?

yong-gi-eh rah-BEH-luhl boo-CHEEL-kkah-yo Should I put a label on the container?
B

그러면 내일 용기 안에 무엇이 들어 있는지 알 수 있어요.

guh-ruh-MYUN neh-EEL yong-gi ah-neh moo-uh-SHEE deu-ruh IN-neun-jee ahl soo ee-SUH-yo That way, tomorrow we will know what is inside.
A

잘 보이는 라벨을 붙일게요.

jahl BOH-ee-nun rah-BEH-luhl boo-CHEEL-kkeh-yo I'll put a clear label on it.
B

그러면 점심을 준비하기 더 쉬울 거예요.

guh-ruh-MYUN juhm-SHEE-muhl joon-BEE-hah-gee duh SHWEE-ool guh-yeh-yo That will make lunch easier.

Word by Word

저녁 “저녁” means dinner here and names the meal from which food is left over. It is useful when talking about an evening meal, as in 저녁을 먹다.
식사가 “식사가” refers to the meal or food as the subject of the sentence. It is 식사 with 가 marking the subject, and the pattern N이/가 남았어요 is useful for saying that food remains after a meal.
많이 “많이” means a lot or much and describes how much food remains. It commonly comes before a verb or descriptive expression, as in 많이 남았어요, when discussing a large amount.
남았어요 “남았어요” means remained or is left over in this dialogue, referring to food left after dinner. It is the polite past form of 남다 and is useful after a meal when telling someone that food is still available.
깨끗한 “깨끗한” means clean and describes the container before the noun 용기. It is the noun-modifying form of 깨끗하다, and the pattern 깨끗한 + noun is useful when choosing a clean object for food or other items.
용기에 “용기에” means into the container in the action of putting the leftovers away. It combines 용기 with 에, which marks the destination or location, and the pattern N에 넣어요 is useful for saying where something should be placed.
넣어요 “넣어요” means put or place here; in this line, the context makes the polite ending function as a suggestion to put the leftovers in the container. The reusable pattern N을 N에 넣어요 is useful when giving a gentle instruction about placing something.
내일 “내일” means tomorrow and sets the time for lunch and reheating. It can be placed before a time-related phrase or verb, as in 내일 먹다, when making plans for the next day.
점심으로 “점심으로” means for lunch and shows the intended use of the reheated food. The particle 으로 marks the purpose or role, and the pattern N으로 먹다 is useful when saying what a food will serve as.
데워 “데워” means warm or reheat and connects to 먹어도 돼요 in 데워 먹어도 돼요?, meaning to eat something after reheating it. It comes from 데우다, and the pattern V-아/어 먹다 is useful for describing eating something after an action such as heating or preparing it.
먹어도 “먹어도” is the form of 먹다 used before 돼요 in the permission question 먹어도 돼요?, asking whether eating is allowed. The pattern V-아/어도 돼요? is useful when asking permission to do something.
돼요 “돼요” means it is okay or allowed in 먹어도 돼요?. Together with 먹어도, it forms a polite permission question, useful when checking whether an action is acceptable.
그때까지 “그때까지” means until then and marks the time limit for keeping the leftovers in the fridge. It combines 그때 with 까지, and the pattern 시간까지 is useful when setting an endpoint for storage, waiting, or another action.
냉장고에 “냉장고에” means in the refrigerator and identifies where the food should be stored. The particle 에 marks the storage location, and the pattern N에 보관하다 is useful when explaining where food or other items are kept.
보관하면 “보관하면” means if we store or keep something and introduces the condition for the food remaining usable. It is 보관하다 with the conditional ending 면, and the pattern N에 보관하면 돼요 is useful for giving storage instructions.
라벨을 “라벨을” means the label as the object of attaching in this sentence. The particle 을 marks what is acted on, and the pattern 라벨을 붙이다 is useful when labeling a container or item.
붙일까요 “붙일까요” means shall I attach or put on, so the speaker is offering to attach the label. It comes from 붙이다 with the polite question ending 을까요, and the pattern N을 붙일까요? is useful when offering to attach something.
그러면 “그러면” means then or in that case and introduces the expected result of the preceding action. It is useful for connecting a proposed action with its consequence, as in 그러면 followed by a result.
용기 “용기” means container, specifically the container holding the leftovers here. It can be used with location particles, as in 용기에 넣다 or 용기 안에, when describing where food is placed or found.
안에 “안에” means inside the container and marks the interior location. The pattern N 안에 있다 or N 안에 들어 있다 is useful when saying that something is located or contained inside an object.
무엇이 “무엇이” means what as the subject of the embedded question. In 무엇이 들어 있는지, it asks which thing is contained in the container, and the pattern 무엇이 ...인지 알다 is useful for saying that someone knows what something is.
들어 “들어” contributes the meaning of being in or contained in the expression 들어 있는지. It connects with 있는지 to describe the contents of the container, and the pattern N 안에 들어 있다 is useful for saying that something is inside.
있는지 “있는지” comes from 있다 with 지 and turns the idea of being there into an embedded question about what is inside. In 무엇이 들어 있는지 알 수 있어요, it helps express what the speaker can find out, and V-는지 알다/모르다 is a useful pattern for knowing or not knowing whether something is so.
알 “알” means know in the expression 알 수 있어요 and appears before 수 to form the possibility expression. The pattern 무엇인지 알다 is useful when identifying or recognizing what something is.
수 “수” is the possibility element in 알 수 있어요; it does not mean “can” by itself here. Together with a verb and 있다, the pattern V-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요 is useful for saying that someone can do or know something.
있어요 “있어요” completes 알 수 있어요 and makes it mean can know or is able to know in this dialogue. The pattern V-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요 is useful when describing ability or possibility in everyday conversation.
잘 “잘” means clearly or well here and modifies 보이는, so the label will be easy to see. The pattern 잘 보이는 + noun is useful when choosing text, signs, or labels that people need to read easily.
보이는 “보이는” means visible or easy to see and describes the label in 잘 보이는 라벨. It is the noun-modifying form of 보이다, and 잘 보이는 + noun is useful for describing readable labels, signs, or writing.
붙일게요 “붙일게요” means I will attach or put it on and shows the speaker’s commitment to do the labeling. It comes from 붙이다 with the polite commitment ending ㄹ게요, and the pattern N을 붙일게요 is useful when volunteering to attach something.
준비하기 “준비하기” means preparing and refers to preparing lunch in 점심을 준비하기 더 쉬울 거예요. It is the noun form of 준비하다, and the pattern V-기 쉽다 is useful when describing whether an activity is easy.
더 “더” means more and makes 쉬울 mean easier rather than simply easy. The pattern 더 + adjective is useful when comparing the difficulty or quality of one situation with another.
쉬울 “쉬울” means will be easier in 쉬울 거예요 and describes the expected difficulty of preparing lunch. It comes from 쉽다 in the form used before 거예요, and the pattern A-(으)ㄹ 거예요 is useful for expressing an expected future state.
거예요 “거예요” completes 쉬울 거예요 and expresses that preparing lunch is expected to be easier. The pattern V/A-(으)ㄹ 거예요 is useful when making a prediction or stating what someone expects to happen.

Grammar Points

동사-아/어도 돼요?

데워 먹어도 돼요?

DEH-wuh muh-GUH-doh dweh-yo

Can I eat it after reheating it?

‘-아/어도 돼요?’ asks for permission. It literally means ‘Is it okay even if I…?’

동사-(으)ㄴ/는지 알 수 있어요

안에 무엇이 들어 있는지 알 수 있어요.

ah-neh moo-uh-SHEE deu-ruh IN-neun-jee ahl soo ee-SUH-yo

You can find out what is inside.

‘-는지’ embeds a question such as ‘what is inside’ within a larger sentence.

Korean Vocabulary

그때까지 adv
guh-TTEH-kka-jee until then

그때까지 냉장고에 보관하면 돼요.

깨끗하다 adj
KKEH-kkuh-TAH-dah to be clean 깨끗한

깨끗한 용기에 넣어요.

남다 verb
nahm-TTAH to be left over; to remain 남았어요

저녁 식사가 많이 남았어요.

내일 adv
neh-EEL tomorrow

내일 점심으로 데워 먹어도 돼요?

넣다 verb
nuh-TAH to put in 넣어요

깨끗한 용기에 넣어요.

데우다 verb
DEH-oo-dah to reheat; to warm up 데워

내일 점심으로 데워 먹어도 돼요?

되다 verb
dweh-DAH to be okay; to become 돼요

내일 점심으로 데워 먹어도 돼요?

많이 adv
MAH-nee a lot; much

저녁 식사가 많이 남았어요.

먹다 verb
muhK-TTAH to eat 먹어도

내일 점심으로 데워 먹어도 돼요?

용기 noun
yong-GEE container 용기에

깨끗한 용기에 넣어요.

저녁 식사 noun
juh-NYUHNG SHIK-ssa dinner 저녁 식사가

저녁 식사가 많이 남았어요.

점심 noun
juhm-SHEEM lunch 점심으로

내일 점심으로 데워 먹어도 돼요?

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

There are a lot of leftovers from dinner.

Show Answer저녁 식사가 많이 남았어요.

Let's put them in a clean container.

Show Answer깨끗한 용기에 넣어요.

Can I reheat them for lunch tomorrow?

Show Answer내일 점심으로 데워 먹어도 돼요?

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

to be left over; to remain

Show Answer남았어요

lunch

Show Answer점심으로

until then

Show Answer그때까지

to reheat; to warm up

Show Answer데워