Checking in at a hotel and asking about breakfast | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: At a hotel reception desk, a guest checks in by showing a passport, signing a form, and asking about breakfast..

EN → KO / Level: A2

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Dialogue

A

여기 객실 예약이 있어요.

yuh-GEE gek-SSHEEL yeh-YAH-gee ee-SSUH-yoh I have a room reservation here.
B

여권을 보여 주시겠어요?

yuh-GWON-ul poh-YUH joo-shee-geh-SSUH-yoh Could I see your passport, please?
A

여기 있어요. 준비해 두었어요.

yuh-GEE ee-SSUH-yoh. joon-BEE-heh doo-UH-ssuh-yoh Here it is. I have it ready.
B

여기에 서명해 주시겠어요?

yuh-GEE-eh suh-MYUNG-heh joo-shee-geh-SSUH-yoh Could you sign here?
A

이 양식에도 제 서명이 필요한가요?

ee yang-SHEE-geh-doh jeh suh-MYUNG-ee pee-RYOH-han-gah-yoh Do you need my signature on this form too?
B

이 양식 맨 아래에 서명하시면 됩니다.

ee yang-SHEEK men ah-REH-eh suh-MYUNG-ha-shee-myun dwem-nee-dah At the bottom of this form is fine.
A

내일 아침 식사는 어디에서 제공되나요?

neh-EEL ah-CHIM SHEEK-SSAH-neun uh-DEE-eh-suh jeh-GONG-dweh-nah-yoh Where is breakfast served tomorrow morning?
B

리셉션 근처 식당에서요.

ree-sep-SHYUN guh-CHUH SHEEK-TTAHNG-eh-suh-yoh In the dining room near reception.

Word by Word

여기 “여기” means “here,” referring to the hotel location in “여기 객실 예약이 있어요.” It can be reused before a noun to identify something located here, such as “여기 방” for “the room here.”
객실 “객실” means “guest room” or “hotel room” here. It is a formal hotel word and commonly appears before a noun such as “객실 예약,” meaning “room reservation.”
예약이 “예약이” means “a reservation” as the thing that exists in “여기 객실 예약이 있어요.” The form combines “예약,” reservation, with “이,” which marks it as the subject; a new example is “예약이 있어요,” meaning “There is a reservation.”
있어요 “있어요” expresses that something exists or is available, and in “객실 예약이 있어요” it means “I have a room reservation” or “There is a room reservation.” It is commonly used after a noun with “이” or “가,” as in the new example “시간이 있어요,” meaning “I have time.”
여권을 “여권을” means “the passport” as the object being requested in “여권을 보여 주시겠어요?” It combines “여권,” passport, with “을,” the object marker; a new example is “여권을 확인해요,” meaning “I check the passport.”
보여 “보여” contributes the meaning “show” in “여권을 보여 주시겠어요?” It is followed by “주시겠어요” to form a polite request, and a new example is “사진을 보여 주세요,” meaning “Please show me the picture.”
주시겠어요 “주시겠어요” helps make “보여 주시겠어요?” a polite request meaning “Could you please show it?” After another verb form such as “보여,” it asks whether the listener would kindly do the action; a new example is “도와 주시겠어요?” meaning “Could you please help?”
준비해 “준비해” means “prepare” in “준비해 두었어요,” describing the preparation of something in advance. It connects to “두었어요” in this construction; a new example is “가방을 준비해요,” meaning “I prepare a bag.”
두었어요 “두었어요” shows that the prepared item has been put in place or kept ready in advance in “준비해 두었어요.” It follows an action form such as “준비해” to express that the result was made ready beforehand; a new example is “문을 열어 두었어요,” meaning “I left the door open.”
여기에 “여기에” means “here” or “at this place,” with “에” marking the location in “여기에 서명해 주시겠어요?” It is used when directing an action to a specific place; a new example is “여기에 앉으세요,” meaning “Please sit here.”
서명해 “서명해” means “sign” in “여기에 서명해 주시겠어요?” It connects to “주시겠어요” to make a polite request for signing; a new example is “여기에 서명해 주세요,” meaning “Please sign here.”
이 “이” means “this” and directly modifies “양식” in “이 양식에도 제 서명이 필요한가요?” It is placed before a noun to identify something near the speaker or already indicated, as in the new example “이 여권,” meaning “this passport.”
양식에도 “양식에도” means “on this form too” in the question about an additional signature. It combines “양식,” form, with “에,” indicating the place or target, and “도,” meaning “also”; a new example is “이 양식에도 이름을 써요,” meaning “I write my name on this form too.”
제 “제” means “my” in “제 서명이,” referring to the guest’s signature. It is the polite possessive form used before a noun; a new example is “제 여권,” meaning “my passport.”
서명이 “서명이” means “the signature” as the thing whose necessity is being asked about in “제 서명이 필요한가요?” It combines “서명,” signature, with “이,” the subject marker; a new example is “서명이 있어요,” meaning “There is a signature.”
필요한가요 “필요한가요” asks whether something is needed, and here it asks whether the guest’s signature is needed. It is used after a noun or noun phrase when checking necessity; a new example is “여권이 필요한가요?” meaning “Is a passport needed?”
양식 “양식” means “form” in “이 양식 맨 아래에.” In a hotel or office, it commonly refers to a document that must be completed or signed; a new example is “양식을 작성해요,” meaning “I fill out the form.”
맨 “맨” means “very” or “at the extreme end” in “맨 아래,” giving the meaning “the very bottom.” It commonly comes before a position word to emphasize the furthest point, as in the new example “맨 위,” meaning “the very top.”
아래에 “아래에” means “at the bottom” in “이 양식 맨 아래에.” It combines “아래,” bottom, with “에,” which marks the location; a new example is “책상 아래에 있어요,” meaning “It is under the desk.”
서명하시면 “서명하시면” means “if or when you sign” in “서명하시면 됩니다.” The ending “-시면” makes a polite condition or time clause after the action “서명하다”; a new example is “여기에 서명하시면,” meaning “if you sign here.”
됩니다 “됩니다” completes “서명하시면 됩니다,” meaning “you only need to sign” or “signing is sufficient.” This expression is used to tell someone that an action is enough; a new example is “여기에 두시면 됩니다,” meaning “You can leave it here.”
내일 “내일” means “tomorrow” and specifies when breakfast will be served in “내일 아침 식사.” It is placed before a time or activity noun to identify the following day, as in the new example “내일 만나요,” meaning “See you tomorrow.”
아침 “아침” means “morning” in “내일 아침 식사.” It also appears before “식사” to identify the morning meal; a new example is “아침에 출발해요,” meaning “I leave in the morning.”
식사는 “식사는” refers to “breakfast” or “the meal” as the topic in “내일 아침 식사는 어디에서 제공되나요?” It combines “식사,” meal, with “는,” the topic marker; a new example is “아침 식사는 7시예요,” meaning “Breakfast is at seven.”
어디에서 “어디에서” means “where” when asking the place where an action takes place, as in “어디에서 제공되나요?” It combines “어디,” where, with “에서,” the location marker for an action; a new example is “어디에서 만나요?” meaning “Where shall we meet?”
제공되나요 “제공되나요” asks whether something is provided or served, and here it asks where breakfast is served. It is useful for asking about a service or facility; a new example is “수건이 제공되나요?” meaning “Are towels provided?”
리셉션 “리셉션” means “reception” in the hotel, referring to the reception area or desk. It is commonly used with a location expression, as in the new example “리셉션 앞,” meaning “in front of reception.”
근처 “근처” means “nearby” or “the vicinity,” identifying the area close to reception in “리셉션 근처 식당.” It commonly follows a place noun to mean “near that place,” as in the new example “호텔 근처,” meaning “near the hotel.”
식당에서요 “식당에서요” means “at the dining room” or “at the restaurant” as the answer to where breakfast is served. “에서” marks the place where the service occurs, and “요” makes the short answer polite; a new example is “호텔 식당에서요,” meaning “At the hotel restaurant.”

Grammar Points

-아/어 두다

준비해 두었어요

joon-BEE-heh doo-UH-ssuh-yoh

I have it prepared.

This pattern shows that an action was completed in advance and the result is being maintained.

-(으)시겠어요?

보여 주시겠어요

poh-YUH joo-shee-geh-SSUH-yoh

Would you show it?

This honorific ending makes a request polite and respectful.

Korean Vocabulary

객실 noun
gek-SSHEEL room

여기 객실 예약이 있어요.

맨 아래 phrase
men ah-REH bottom; very bottom

이 양식 맨 아래에 서명하시면 됩니다.

보여 주다 verb
poh-YUH joo-DAH to show 보여 주시겠어요

여권을 보여 주시겠어요?

서명 noun
suh-MYUNG signature

제 서명이 필요한가요?

서명하다 verb
suh-MYUNG-ha-DAH to sign 서명해

여기에 서명해 주시겠어요?

아침 식사 noun
ah-CHIM SHEEK-SSAH breakfast

내일 아침 식사는 어디에서 제공되나요?

양식 noun
yang-SHEEK form

이 양식에도 제 서명이 필요한가요?

여권 noun
yuh-GWON passport

여권을 보여 주시겠어요?

여기 adv
yuh-GEE here

여기 있어요.

예약 noun
yeh-YAHK reservation

여기 객실 예약이 있어요.

준비해 두다 verb
joon-BEE-heh doo-DAH to have prepared 준비해 두었어요

준비해 두었어요.

필요하다 adj
pee-RYOH-ha-DAH to need; to be necessary 필요한가요

제 서명이 필요한가요?

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

I have a room reservation here.

Show Answer여기 객실 예약이 있어요.

Could I see your passport, please?

Show Answer여권을 보여 주시겠어요?

Here it is. I have it ready.

Show Answer여기 있어요. 준비해 두었어요.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

to need; to be necessary

Show Answer필요한가요

signature

Show Answer서명

reservation

Show Answer예약

here

Show Answer여기