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1. 체크아웃하고 싶어요.

   I'd like to check out, please.

   체크아웃

   check out

   하고 싶어요

   would like to do

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   체크아웃 means “check out” here, referring to leaving the accommodation and completing the checkout process. It is a Korean loanword written in Hangul. With 하다, it can be used as the verb pattern 체크아웃하다 (“to check out”); the form in this sentence is the stem-like part used before the desire construction. 하고 싶어요 expresses a present desire to do something politely. 하고 is the form of 하다 used before 싶다, and 싶어요 is the polite present form of 싶다 (“to want”). The reusable pattern is [verb stem]고 싶어요, meaning “I want to [verb]” or, in a service situation, “I’d like to [verb].” For example, 쉬고 싶어요. means “I want to rest.” Together, 체크아웃하고 싶어요. means “I’d like to check out, please.” The desired action is 체크아웃하다, and -고 싶어요 presents that action as the speaker’s polite request or preference.

2. 객실 열쇠를 가지고 계신가요?

   Do you have your room key with you?

   객실

   room

   열쇠

   key

   가지고 계신가요?

   do you have [something] with you?

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   객실 means “room”; in this hotel-related sentence, it refers to a guest room. It is a noun and appears in useful combinations such as 객실 번호 (“room number”). 열쇠 means “key.” Here it means the key for the room. A useful example is 열쇠가 있어요 — “I have a key.” In Korean, 있다 can express possession as well as existence or presence, depending on the context. 가지고 계신가요? is a polite question asking whether someone has something with them. The reusable pattern is N을/를 가지고 계신가요? — “Do you have N with you?” 가지고 is the connective form of 가지다 (“to have; to hold or carry”). Together with 있다, 가지고 있다 expresses having or keeping something; 계시다 is its honorific counterpart in this construction. In 계신가요, 시 marks honorific speech and -ㄴ가요? forms the question; the whole form is not a single ending -신가요. Example: 여권을 가지고 계신가요? — “Do you have your passport with you?” Together, 객실 열쇠를 means “the room key” with 를 marking it as the object of possession, and 가지고 계신가요? asks whether the listener has it with them. The whole utterance means “Do you have your room key with you?” The honorific wording suits a polite service interaction.

3. 네, 여기 있어요.

   Yes, here it is.

   네

   yes

   여기

   here

   있어요

   is here

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   네 is an affirmative response meaning “yes.” It can stand alone, or it can confirm the preceding question before the rest of the sentence. 여기 means “here,” referring to the place associated with the speaker. It is a location word; a useful contrast is 거기 (“there,” near the listener or at a place already being discussed). 있어요 comes from 있다, “to exist” or “to be located.” In this sentence, it states that the relevant item is located somewhere. 있어요 is the polite present form commonly used in conversation. Korean often omits a subject when the context makes the intended item clear, so this form itself does not identify the item or mark its number. Together, 네, 여기 있어요. means “Yes, here it is.” 네 confirms the response, while 여기 있어요 says that the contextually relevant item is located here. The polite ending makes the sentence suitable for a courteous everyday exchange.

4. 지금 체크아웃해 드릴게요.

   I'll check you out now.

   지금

   now

   체크아웃해

   check out

   드릴게요

   I’ll do it for you

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   지금 means “now,” referring to the present moment. It can set the time for an action: 지금 시작할게요. = “I’ll start now.” 체크아웃해 is the 해-form of 체크아웃하다, a borrowed verb meaning “to check out.” The 해-form connects it to the following auxiliary expression: 체크아웃해 드릴게요. = “I’ll check you out for you.” 체크아웃하다 is formed with the loanword 체크아웃 and 하다; it is not the same as 나가다, “to leave.” 드릴게요 uses 드리다, a humble verb used when the speaker does something for another person, together with -ㄹ게요. In this sentence, 해 드리다 means “to do it for you,” so the service action is framed as something the speaker will perform for the listener. The ending -ㄹ게요 expresses the speaker’s intention or commitment, often with the listener’s situation in mind. It does not itself encode the subject; here, the speaker is understood as the person who will perform the action from the meaning and context. Example: 도와 드릴게요. = “I’ll help you.” Together, 지금 + 체크아웃해 + 드릴게요 means “I’ll check you out now.” 지금 sets the time, 체크아웃하다 names the action, and 해 드리다 presents that action as being done for the listener.

5. 제 가방을 옮겨 주실 수 있나요?

   Could someone help me with my bag?

   제

   my

   가방

   bag

   옮겨

   move

   주실 수 있나요?

   could do it?

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   제 means “my” here. It is the commonly used shortened form of 저의, the humble first-person possessive. It identifies the speaker as the possessor; it does not itself indicate how many bags there are. 가방 means “bag.” In 가방을, the noun is marked as the object of the moving action by 을. Korean uses 을 after a noun ending in a consonant and 를 after a noun ending in a vowel. 옮겨 comes from 옮기다, “to move” or “to transfer” something. This is the connective form that links the verb to the following auxiliary. For example, 책상을 옮겨요. means “I move the desk.” 주실 수 있나요? forms a polite question about whether the relevant person can do the action. After another verb, 주다 can mean doing that action as a favor: 옮겨 주다 means “move it for someone.” In 주시다, 시 is the honorific element, and 주실 is the form used before 수 있다. 수 있다 expresses possibility or ability, while -나요? makes a polite question. Together, 제 가방을 means “my bag” as the object, and 옮겨 주실 수 있나요? asks whether someone can move it as a favor. The subject is omitted in Korean; here the fixed translation supplies the intended general actor as “someone.” The complete utterance means, “Could someone help me with my bag?”

6. 데스크에서 만나실 분을 불러 드릴게요.

   I can ask someone to meet you at the desk.

   데스크에서

   at the desk

   만나실

   will meet

   분

   person

   불러 드릴게요

   I’ll call them for you

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   데스크에서 means “at the desk.” Here 에서 marks the place where the meeting happens, so 데스크에서 만나다 means “meet at the desk.” 만나실 comes from 만나다, “to meet.” It consists of 만나- + honorific -시- + the attributive ending -ㄹ. In 만나실 분, the clause means “whom you will meet”: the listener is the understood subject of 만나다, and 분 is the person being met. Thus -시- shows respect toward the listener, not toward 분. Because 만나실 modifies the following noun, this is a noun-modifying clause rather than an independent sentence ending. 분 is an honorific noun meaning “person.” It is a respectful alternative to 사람. Here it refers to the person whom the listener will meet, and the whole phrase 만나실 분 means “the person you will meet.” 불러 드릴게요 combines 부르다, “to call or summon,” with connective 불러, benefactive 드리다, and -ㄹ게요. 드리다 presents the calling as something done for the listener, while -ㄹ게요 expresses the speaker’s intention or commitment. The chunk therefore means “I’ll call them for you.” Example: 직원에게 연락해 드릴게요. — “I’ll contact the staff member for you.” The pattern -아/어 드리다 similarly marks an action performed as a service for the listener. Putting the parts together, 데스크에서 만나실 분을 means “the person you will meet at the desk,” with 을 marking that noun phrase as the object of 부르다. The complete utterance means: “I can ask someone to meet you at the desk.”

7. 방이 정말 편안했어요.

   The room was very comfortable.

   방

   room

   정말

   very; really

   편안했어요

   was comfortable

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   방 means “room” here. It is a noun. In 방이, 이 marks this consonant-final noun as the subject. Example: 방이 커요. — “The room is big.” 정말 is an adverb meaning “really” or “very” here. It intensifies the description that follows. Example: 정말 좋아요. — “It’s really good.” 편안했어요 describes the room as comfortable and places that state in the past. Its base form is 편안하다, meaning “to be comfortable.” The present polite form is 편안해요, while 편안했어요 is the polite past form. In this form, the 하 part of 편안하다 combines with the past ending -였어요 and contracts: 편안하였어요 → 편안했어요. The ending is the polite, conversational -요 style. Together, 방이 identifies the room as the subject, 정말 strengthens the description, and 편안했어요 says that the room’s comfortable state held in the past. The whole utterance means “The room was very comfortable.”

8. 그 말을 들으니 기쁘네요.

   I'm glad to hear that.

   그

   that

   말

   words; what was said

   들으니

   hearing; on hearing

   기쁘네요

   I'm glad

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   그 means “that” here and is a demonstrative modifier placed before the noun it describes. It points to the content being referred to, as reflected in the fixed translation; the sentence does not identify that content more specifically. Compare 이 “this” and 저 “that over there” when distance or discourse perspective matters. 말 is a noun meaning “words” or “what was said” in this sentence. The combination 그 말 means “those words” or “what was said.” 말 can also mean “speech” or “language” in other contexts, so its exact meaning comes from the surrounding construction. 들으니 comes from 듣다, “to hear” or “to listen.” The form combines the stem with -으니, which links the situation to a following result or reaction: “on hearing…” or “since I hear….” In this form, the ㄷ of 듣다 changes to ㄹ before this vowel-initial ending: 듣다 → 들으니. Example: 소식을 들으니 안심이 돼요. — “Hearing the news, I feel relieved.” 기쁘네요 comes from the adjective 기쁘다, “to be glad” or “to be happy.” -네요 presents the speaker’s current realization or feeling, so this form naturally conveys “I’m glad” here; Korean does not change this adjective for the speaker’s person. The polite ending makes the statement suitable for courteous conversation. A more neutral polite statement is 기뻐요, “I’m glad.” Together, 그 말 supplies the content, 들으니 sets up the reaction as resulting from hearing it, and 기쁘네요 gives the speaker’s glad reaction. The whole utterance therefore means “I’m glad to hear that.”

9. 안전하게 여행하세요.

   Have a safe trip.

   안전하게

   safely

   여행하세요

   have a trip

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   안전하게 means “safely” here. It is the adverbial form of 안전하다 (“to be safe”): the ending -게 turns this descriptive word into a manner adverb. A reusable pattern is 형용사/상태 표현 + -게, as in 조용하게 말하세요 (“Please speak quietly”). 여행하세요 means “have a trip” or, more literally, “travel.” It comes from 여행하다 (“to travel”) with the polite -세요 ending. In this sentence, -세요 presents the travel wish or request politely; it is not a separate word meaning “trip.” For example, 천천히 가세요 means “Please go slowly.” Together, 안전하게 여행하세요 says “Have a safe trip.” The adverb 안전하게 describes how the person is wished to travel, and 여행하세요 supplies the polite travel expression. This is a polite, natural farewell or well-wish.