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Dialogue

장보기 목록대로만 사요.

JAHNG-boh-gee MOHNG-nok-ttae-roh-mahn SAH-yo. Let's stick to the grocery list.

그러면 너무 많이 사지 않을 수 있어요.

guh-ruh-MYUN NUH-moo MAH-nee SAH-jee ah-NEUL soo ee-SUH-yo. That should keep us from buying too much.

파스타와 쌀은 어디에 있어요?

pah-suh-TAH-wah ssahl-uhn uh-dee-eh ee-SUH-yo? Where are the pasta and rice?

건조식품 코너에 있어요.

guhn-joh-shing-poom KOH-nuh-eh ee-SUH-yo. They are in the dry food aisle.

이게 지난번에 산 파스타예요.

ee-geh jee-NAHN-buh-neh sahn pah-suh-TAH-yeh-yo. This is the pasta we bought last time.

카트에 한 팩 넣어요.

KAH-tuh-eh hahn paek nuh-UH-yo. Let's put one pack in the cart.

그다음에는 우유만 필요해요.

guh-dah-uh-meh-nuhn oo-YOO-mahn pee-LYOH-heh-yo. After that, we only need milk.

그러면 바로 계산대로 갈 수 있어요.

guh-ruh-MYUN BAH-roh gyeh-SAHN-deh-roh gahl soo ee-SUH-yo. Then we can head straight to checkout.

Word by Word

장보기 장보기 means grocery shopping here, as in 장보기 목록, a list for grocery shopping. It is used before a noun in the pattern 장보기 목록. You can use 장보기 when talking about shopping for groceries.

목록 목록 means a list here, specifically the grocery list in 장보기 목록. It commonly combines with a noun or purpose to identify what is listed. You can use 목록 when referring to items written down for shopping or another task.

대로 대로 means according to or as instructed in 목록대로만, so the speakers plan to buy things according to the list. The reusable pattern is noun + 대로, such as 목록대로. Use it when following a plan, instruction, or stated arrangement.

만 만 limits the meaning to only in 목록대로만 사요, meaning they will buy only according to the list. It is placed directly after the word or phrase being limited. Use 만 when you want to exclude anything beyond that word or phrase.

사요 사요 means buy here and is the polite form used in the suggestion 장보기 목록대로만 사요. The pattern 목록대로만 사요 means buying only according to the list. You can use 사요 when politely suggesting or describing buying something.

그러면 그러면 means then or in that case here, connecting the plan to its expected result. In 그러면 너무 많이 사지 않을 수 있어요, it refers to sticking to the grocery list. Use 그러면 after a condition, decision, or preceding situation when stating what follows.

너무 너무 means too or overly in 너무 많이 사지 않을 수 있어요, describing buying beyond a suitable amount. It appears before the expression it modifies, here 너무 많이. Use 너무 when an amount or degree is excessive.

많이 많이 means a lot or much here, describing the amount of buying in 너무 많이 사지 않을 수 있어요. It is placed before the verb phrase 사지 않을 수 있어요. Use 많이 with an action or amount when saying that something happens to a large degree.

사지 사지 is the form of 사다 used in 사지 않을 수 있어요, where the phrase means not buy too much. It appears before 않을 수 있어요 to form the negative expression 사지 않다. Use 사지 before 않다 when expressing that someone does not buy something.

않을 않을 contributes the meaning of not in 사지 않을 수 있어요. It is the form of 않다 that comes before 수 in the construction 사지 않을 수 있어요. Use this pattern when saying that someone can avoid doing an action.

수 수 means a possibility or way in 사지 않을 수 있어요, as part of the expression for being able not to buy too much. The reusable pattern is verb + 을 수 있어요, with the verb phrase kept before it. Use 수 in this construction to talk about possibility or ability.

있어요 있어요 completes 사지 않을 수 있어요 and makes it mean can avoid buying too much. It follows 수 in the pattern verb + 을 수 있어요. Use this polite form when saying that an action is possible or that someone is able to do it.

파스타 파스타 means pasta here, one of the items the speakers are looking for. It is used with 와 in 파스타와 쌀 to join two items. You can use 파스타 when asking for or buying pasta.

와 와 means and in 파스타와 쌀, joining pasta and rice as the two items being located. It is placed between the two nouns in this expression. Use 와 to connect nouns in a list.

쌀 쌀 means rice here, paired with pasta in 파스타와 쌀. It is followed by 은 in 쌀은 어디에 있어요? to make rice the topic of the question. You can use 쌀 when talking about rice as a grocery item.

은 은 marks 쌀 as the topic in 쌀은 어디에 있어요?, asking where the rice is. It follows the noun 쌀 in this dialogue. Use 은 after a noun when making that noun the topic of a statement or question.

어디 어디 means where in 어디에 있어요?, asking for the location of the pasta and rice. It commonly appears with 에 when asking where something is. Use 어디 when asking about a place or location.

에 에 marks the location being asked about in 어디에 있어요?, meaning where something is located. The pattern 어디에 있어요? is used to ask where an item is. You can use 에 with a place when describing where something is.

건조식품 건조식품 means dry food here, identifying the section where the pasta and rice are located. It comes before 코너 in 건조식품 코너. You can use 건조식품 when referring to shelf-stable dry food in a shop.

코너 코너 means a section or aisle here, specifically the dry-food section in 건조식품 코너. It follows the type of goods that identify the section. Use 코너 when locating a particular area in a shop.

이게 이게 means this in 이게 지난번에 산 파스타예요, pointing out a particular pasta item. It introduces the item that is then identified by the rest of the sentence. Use 이게 when selecting or pointing out something nearby.

지난번 지난번 means last time here, referring to the previous occasion when the speakers bought the pasta. It appears before 에 in 지난번에 산 파스타예요. Use 지난번 when referring to a previous occasion.

산 산 means bought here in 지난번에 산 파스타예요, identifying the pasta as the one bought last time. It comes before the noun 파스타 to describe which pasta is meant. This is a reusable pattern for identifying an item by an earlier action.

예요 예요 means is here and completes 이게 지난번에 산 파스타예요, identifying this item as the pasta bought last time. It follows the noun phrase being identified. Use 예요 in a polite statement that something is a particular thing.

카트 카트 means cart here, the shopping cart where the pasta pack should be placed. It appears in 카트에 넣어요 with 에 marking the destination or location. You can use 카트 when talking about putting groceries into a shopping cart.

팩 팩 means pack here, specifying the amount of pasta to put in the cart. It appears after 한 in 한 팩, meaning one pack. Use 팩 after a number when counting items sold in packs.

넣어요 넣어요 means put or place here, describing putting one pack into the cart. The pattern 카트에 한 팩 넣어요 places the destination before the item and the verb at the end. Use 넣어요 when placing something inside a container or location.

그다음 그다음 means after that or next here, referring to the step after putting the pasta in the cart. It appears in 그다음에는 우유만 필요해요. Use 그다음 to move to the next step or item in a sequence.

는 는 marks 그다음 as the topic in 그다음에는 우유만 필요해요, focusing on what is needed after that. It follows 그다음 in this dialogue. Use 는 after a time, place, or other phrase when setting it as the topic.

우유 우유 means milk here, the only item still needed after the pasta is added. It appears with 만 in 우유만 필요해요, meaning only milk is needed. You can use 우유 when asking for or buying milk.

필요해요 필요해요 means need or be needed here, stating that only milk remains necessary. The pattern 우유만 필요해요 means only milk is needed. Use 필요해요 to say that a person or situation requires something.

바로 바로 means straight or directly here, indicating that the speakers can go directly to checkout after getting the milk. It comes before the direction expression 바로 계산대로 갈 수 있어요. Use 바로 when describing an immediate or direct movement or action.

계산대 계산대 means checkout counter here, the place the speakers will go to after shopping. It combines with 로 in 계산대로 to mark movement toward the checkout counter. You can use 계산대 when talking about where to pay in a shop.

로 로 marks the direction toward the checkout counter in 계산대로 갈 수 있어요. It follows 계산대 and combines with it as 계산대로. Use 로 after a destination when describing movement toward that place.

갈 갈 means go here in 계산대로 갈 수 있어요, describing movement toward the checkout counter. It comes before 수 있어요 in the pattern 갈 수 있어요, meaning can go. Use 갈 in this pattern when talking about being able to go somewhere.

Grammar Points

N대로만

목록대로만 사요.

MOHNG-nok-ttae-roh-mahn SAH-yo.

I only buy according to the list.

-대로 means “according to,” and 만 adds “only.” Together, 목록대로만 means “only according to the list.”

V-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요

계산대로 갈 수 있어요.

gyeh-SAHN-deh-roh gahl soo ee-SUH-yo.

I can go to the checkout counter.

-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요 expresses ability or possibility: “can do.”

Korean Vocabulary

건조식품 코너 phrase

guhn-joh-shing-poom KOH-nuh dry food aisle

그러면 adv

guh-ruh-MYUN then; in that case

너무 많이 adv

NUH-moo MAH-nee too much

넣어요 verb

nuh-UH-yo put; place

목록대로만 phrase

MOHNG-nok-ttae-roh-mahn only according to the list

사요 verb

SAH-yo buy

산 verb

sahn bought

쌀 noun

ssahl rice

장보기 noun

JAHNG-boh-gee grocery shopping

지난번 noun

jee-NAHN-buhm last time

파스타 noun

pah-suh-TAH pasta

팩 noun

paek pack

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Let's stick to the grocery list.

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장보기 목록대로만 사요.

Where are the pasta and rice?

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파스타와 쌀은 어디에 있어요?

They are in the dry food aisle.

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건조식품 코너에 있어요.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

only according to the list

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목록대로만

put; place

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넣어요

then; in that case

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그러면

pasta

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파스타