About This Lesson
Use Finding blue folders in a shop to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
실례합니다, 문구 코너가 어디에 있나요?
shil-lyeh-HAM-nee-dah, moon-goo KOH-nuh-ga uh-dee-eh IN-na-yo? Excuse me, where is the stationery section?
B
오른쪽 노트 진열대를 지나면 있어요.
oh-REUN-jjok NOH-tuh jin-YUHL-deh-rul jee-NA-myun ee-SUH-yo. It's past the notebook display on the right.
A
파란색 파일을 찾고 있어요.
pah-RAN-sayk pah-ee-rul CHAT-koh ee-SUH-yo. I'm looking for blue folders.
B
아직 있는지 확인해 볼게요.
ah-JIK in-NEUN-jee hwa-GIN-heh bohl-KKEH-yo. Let me check if they are still available.
A
오늘 재고가 있나요?
oh-NEUL JEH-go-ga IN-na-yo? Are there any in stock today?
B
뒷방에 몇 개 있어요.
DWEET-ppahng-eh myut-KKEH ee-SUH-yo. We have some in the back room.
A
한 팩 가져다 주실 수 있나요?
han paek gah-JYUH-dah joo-SHEEL SSOO IN-na-yo? Could you bring one pack for me?
B
한 팩 가져다드릴게요.
han paek gah-JYUH-dah-deu-RIL-KKEH-yo. I'll bring a pack over.
B
이 진열대 근처에서 기다려 주세요.
ee jin-YUHL-deh geun-CHUH-eh-suh gee-DAH-ryuh JOO-seh-yo. Please wait near this display.Word by Word
실례합니다
실례합니다 is a polite way to get someone’s attention before asking a question. A customer can use it when approaching shop staff for help.
문구
문구 means stationery in 문구 코너, the stationery section. It is placed before the place noun to identify what kind of section it is. A reusable pattern is 문구 + place noun.
코너가
코너가 means the section or corner is the thing being located in the question. The particle 가 marks 문구 코너 as the subject of the location question. 문구 코너가 어디에 있나요? asks where that section is.
어디에
어디에 asks in what location something is. In 문구 코너가 어디에 있나요?, 에 marks the location being asked about. This form is useful when asking where a place or item is.
있나요
있나요 politely asks whether something is located or available. Here it asks whether the stationery section exists at a particular location. 문구 코너가 어디에 있나요? is a reusable way to ask where a section is.
오른쪽
오른쪽 means the right side. In 오른쪽 노트 진열대, it tells the listener that the notebook display is on the right. 오른쪽 can be placed before a noun to describe its direction or side.
노트
노트 means notebook. In 노트 진열대, it identifies the items displayed on the shelf. It can be placed before a display or section noun to specify what is sold there.
진열대를
진열대를 means the display shelf as the thing being passed. The particle 를 marks the shelf as the object in 진열대를 지나면. This form is useful in directions that tell someone to pass a particular display.
지나면
지나면 means when or if you pass something. In 오른쪽 노트 진열대를 지나면 있어요, it gives the condition or point after which the section can be found. It is useful for giving route instructions.
있어요
있어요 politely states that something is located or present. Here it tells the customer that the stationery section is there after passing the display. Shop staff can use it to say where an item or section is located.
파란색
파란색 means the color blue. In 파란색 파일, it specifies the color of the folders the customer wants. A reusable pattern is a color word followed by the item noun.
파일을
파일을 means folders as the item being looked for. The particle 를 marks the folders as the object of the search in 파일을 찾고 있어요. This form is useful when naming the item you are trying to find.
찾고
찾고 contributes the action of looking for something in 찾고 있어요. Together, 찾고 있어요 describes an activity that is currently in progress. This expression is useful when telling shop staff what item you are looking for.
아직
아직 means still or yet. In 아직 있는지, it asks whether the folders are still available now. It is useful when checking whether something has remained available.
있는지
있는지 introduces the question of whether something is there or available. In 아직 있는지 확인해 볼게요, it identifies what the staff member will check. 있는지 확인하다 is a reusable pattern for checking whether something exists or is available.
확인해
확인해 names the checking or confirming action in 확인해 볼게요. It connects that action with the speaker’s intention to try or undertake it. Staff can use 확인해 볼게요 when offering to check stock or information.
볼게요
볼게요 presents the speaker’s willing commitment to try or take care of an action. In 확인해 볼게요, it means the speaker will check rather than simply look at something. A staff member can use this form when promising to check availability.
오늘
오늘 means today. In 오늘 재고가 있나요?, it limits the stock question to the current day. It can be placed before a noun or phrase to set the time reference.
재고가
재고가 means stock or inventory as the thing whose presence is being asked about. The particle 가 marks 재고 as the subject in 오늘 재고가 있나요? This expression is useful when asking whether an item is in stock.
뒷방에
뒷방에 means in the back room. The particle 에 marks the place where the items are located in 뒷방에 몇 개 있어요. Staff can use this form to tell a customer where stored stock is.
몇
몇 indicates an unspecified number in 몇 개 있어요. The exact quantity is left unstated while the staff member says that some items are available. It is used before a counter when the number is unknown or not specified.
개
개 is a counter for individual items. In 몇 개, it counts the folders as separate items. A common reusable pattern is a quantity followed by 개 for countable objects.
한
한 means one in 한 팩. It specifies that the customer wants a single pack. 한 can be placed before a counter or unit noun to state a quantity of one.
팩
팩 means pack. In 한 팩, it identifies the requested packaged unit and combines with 한 to mean one pack. A customer can use it when asking for a particular packaged quantity.
가져다
가져다 supplies the bring-over action in 가져다 주실 수 있나요. The full expression asks the staff member whether they can bring one pack for the customer. It is useful when requesting that an item be brought to someone.
주실
주실 contributes polite wording for doing something for the customer in 가져다 주실 수 있나요. With the surrounding expression, it makes the request respectful toward the staff member. This form is useful in polite requests for help.
수
수 expresses possibility or ability in 주실 수 있나요. The construction asks whether the staff member is able or willing to carry out the requested action. 수 있나요? is a reusable polite pattern for asking whether something is possible.
가져다드릴게요
가져다드릴게요 means I will bring it to you in this dialogue. The staff member uses it as a polite commitment in response to the customer’s request for one pack. It is useful when offering to bring or deliver something for another person.
이
이 means this and points to a display that is close to the speaker. In 이 진열대, it identifies the particular display near which the customer should wait. 이 can be placed before a noun to point out a nearby item or place.
진열대
진열대 means display shelf or display stand. In 이 진열대 근처에서, it names the display used as the customer’s waiting reference point. 진열대 근처 is a reusable phrase for the area near a display.
근처에서
근처에서 means near or around a place, with 에서 marking where an action takes place. In 이 진열대 근처에서 기다려 주세요, it specifies the area where the customer should wait. It is useful for giving a nearby location for an action.
기다려
기다려 supplies the action of waiting in 기다려 주세요. Together with 주세요, it forms the polite request please wait. Shop staff can use it when asking a customer to remain in a particular place.
주세요
주세요 makes a request polite. In 기다려 주세요, it turns the waiting action into a respectful instruction to the customer. It is useful in service situations when politely asking someone to carry out an action.
Grammar Points
-고 있어요
파일을 찾고 있어요.
pah-EEL-rul CHAT-koh ee-SUH-yo.I am looking for the folder.
Attach -고 있어요 to a verb stem to describe an action that is currently in progress.
-(으)면
문구 코너를 지나면 오른쪽이에요.
moon-GOO KOH-nuh-rul jee-NA-myun oh-REUN-jjok-ee-eh-yo.When you pass the stationery section, it is on the right.
Attach -(으)면 to a verb to express “when” or “if” something happens.
Korean Vocabulary
노트
noun
NOH-tuh
notebook
노트 진열대
문구
noun
moon-GOO
stationery
문구 코너
실례하다
verb
shil-lyeh-HA-dah
to excuse oneself; to say excuse me
실례합니다
실례합니다
아직
adv
ah-JIK
still; yet
아직 있는지
어디
adv
uh-DEE
where
어디에 있나요?
오른쪽
noun
oh-REUN-jjok
right side
오른쪽
지나다
verb
jee-NAH-dah
to pass; to go past
지나면
진열대를 지나면
진열대
noun
jin-YUHL-deh
display shelf
노트 진열대
찾다
verb
CHAT-ttah
to look for; to find
찾고 있어요
파일을 찾고 있어요
코너
noun
KOH-nuh
section; corner
문구 코너
파란색
noun
pah-RAN-sayk
blue
파란색 파일
파일
noun
pah-EEL
folder
파란색 파일
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Excuse me, where is the stationery section?
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실례합니다, 문구 코너가 어디에 있나요?It's past the notebook display on the right.
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오른쪽 노트 진열대를 지나면 있어요.I'm looking for blue folders.
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파란색 파일을 찾고 있어요.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to excuse oneself; to say excuse me
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실례합니다stationery
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문구where
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어디still; yet