Organizing a Suitcase Before a Trip | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: Before a trip, two adults organize a suitcase by folding shirts, separating liquids, and moving heavy books..

EN → KO / Level: A2

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Use Organizing a Suitcase Before a Trip to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

제 여행 가방이 엉망이고 우리는 내일 떠나요.

jeh yuh-HAENG ga-BAHNG-ee uhng-MAHNG-ee-goh oo-REE-nuhn neh-EEL ttuh-NAH-yoh My suitcase is messy, and we leave tomorrow.
B

먼저 셔츠를 접어서 공간을 아끼세요.

MUHN-juh SHYUT-suhl juh-BUH-suh GONG-gahn-uhl ah-kkee-SEH-yoh Fold the shirts first to save space.
A

액체류를 옷과 따로 넣을까요?

AEK-cheh-RYOO-ruhl oht-kkwah TTAH-roh nuh-ul-kkah-yoh Should I separate liquids from clothes?
B

액체류는 싸기 전에 비닐봉지에 넣으세요.

AEK-cheh-RYOO-nuhn ssah-gee juh-neh bee-NEEL-bong-jee-eh nuh-uh-SEH-yoh Put liquids in a plastic bag before you pack them.
A

여행 가방이 무게 제한에 가까운 것 같아요.

yuh-HAENG ga-BAHNG-ee moo-GEH jeh-HAHN-eh gah-kka-oon guht kkah-TAH-yoh The suitcase feels close to the weight limit.
B

그러면 무거운 책을 배낭으로 옮기세요.

guh-ruh-MYUN moo-GUH-oon CHEH-guhl beh-NAHNG-uh-roh OHM-gee-SEH-yoh Then move heavy books to your backpack.
A

그러면 여행 가방을 더 쉽게 닫을 수 있어요.

guh-ruh-MYUN yuh-HAENG ga-BAHNG-uhl duh SHWEEP-kkeh DAH-juhl soo ee-SUH-yoh That makes the suitcase easier to close.
B

이제 여행 갈 준비가 된 것 같아요.

ee-JEH yuh-HAENG gahl joon-BEE-gah dwaen guht kkah-TAH-yoh It should be ready for the trip now.

Word by Word

제 제 means my here, as in 제 여행 가방. It is the possessive form related to 저의 and is used before the thing that belongs to the speaker.
여행 여행 means travel or trip here, as part of 제 여행 가방, a travel suitcase. It commonly describes an activity or purpose connected with going somewhere.
가방 가방 means bag here, and 여행 가방 refers to the bag used for a trip. It can be used with another noun to identify the type or purpose of a bag.
이 이 marks 가방 as the subject in 가방이 엉망이고. It follows a noun ending in a consonant and shows what is messy or being described.
엉망이고 엉망이고 means messy and in this dialogue, connecting the messy suitcase with the next statement. It is useful when describing one situation and then adding another connected fact.
우리 우리 means we here in 우리는 내일 떠나요. With 는, it identifies the speaker and other people together as the topic of the sentence.
는 는 marks 우리 as the topic in 우리는 내일 떠나요. It is useful when setting the topic before saying what that topic does or experiences.
내일 내일 means tomorrow and gives the time of 떠나요 in 우리는 내일 떠나요. It can be placed before an action to say when it will happen.
떠나요 떠나요 means leave or depart here, referring to leaving tomorrow. It is the polite conversational form related to 떠나다 and is useful when talking about departure plans.
먼저 먼저 means first in 먼저 셔츠를 접어서 공간을 아끼세요. It tells the listener which action should happen before the other packing actions.
셔츠 셔츠 means shirt here, as the item being folded. In 셔츠를 접어서, it appears before the object-marking particle because the shirts receive the action.
를 를 marks 셔츠 as the object in 셔츠를 접어서. It follows a noun ending in a vowel and shows what is folded.
접어서 접어서 means folding and then or by folding in 접어서 공간을 아끼세요. It connects folding the shirts with the following result or purpose of saving space.
공간 공간 means space here, specifically the space available in the suitcase. In 공간을 아끼세요, it is the thing that should be conserved.
을 을 marks 공간 as the object in 공간을 아끼세요. It follows a noun ending in a consonant and shows what is saved or conserved.
아끼세요 아끼세요 means save or conserve here, referring to saving suitcase space. It is a polite instruction and can be reused with a resource that should not be wasted.
액체류 액체류 means liquids or liquid items here, such as the liquid belongings being packed. It is the item discussed in 액체류를 and 액체류는, depending on whether it is the object or topic.
옷 옷 means clothes here, the items from which the liquids should be kept separate. In 옷과 따로, it identifies what the liquids are separated from.
과 과 means with or from in 옷과 따로, expressing separation from the clothes. It follows 옷 and helps connect the two things being compared or separated.
따로 따로 means separately or apart here, describing how the liquids should be placed relative to the clothes. A useful pattern is one item과 따로 for keeping something separate from that item.
넣을까요 넣을까요 means should I put or place here, asking whether the speaker should put the liquids separately. It is a polite question used to ask about a proposed action involving an object and a place.
싸기 싸기 means packing here, in the phrase 싸기 전에, before packing the liquids. It presents the action as a noun so it can be followed by 전.
전 전 means before in 싸기 전. It names the time before an action, and with 에 it forms the time expression used before the next instruction.
에 에 marks the time point in 싸기 전에, meaning before packing. It is used after 전 when expressing when another action should happen.
비닐봉지 비닐봉지 means plastic bag here, the container for the liquids. In 비닐봉지에 넣으세요, it is the place where the liquids should be put.
넣으세요 넣으세요 means put or place here, referring to putting the liquids in the plastic bag. It is a polite instruction related to 넣다 and can be used with an object and a container or place.
무게 무게 means weight here, as part of the expression 무게 제한. It identifies the kind of limit being discussed for the suitcase.
제한 제한 means limit here, forming 무게 제한, the weight limit. It can follow a noun to specify what kind of limit is meant.
가까운 가까운 means close to or near here, in 무게 제한에 가까운 것 같아요. It appears before 것 to describe the suitcase’s state as being near the weight limit.
것 것 means thing or fact, but in 가까운 것 같아요 it helps turn the preceding description into something that seems true. The whole pattern 가까운 것 같아요 expresses an impression rather than a definite claim.
같아요 같아요 means seems or appears here, completing 가까운 것 같아요. It is useful after a description when the speaker is giving an impression or judgment.
그러면 그러면 means then or in that case here, responding to the concern about the weight limit. It introduces the next action as a consequence of the situation just mentioned.
무거운 무거운 means heavy here and describes the books in 무거운 책을. It is the form used before a noun when identifying something by its weight.
책 책 means book or books here, referring to the heavy items that should be moved. In 무거운 책을, it is the object being transferred.
배낭 배낭 means backpack here, the destination for the heavy books. In 배낭으로 옮기세요, it identifies where the books should be moved.
으로 으로 marks direction toward or into the backpack in 배낭으로 옮기세요. It is useful after a destination when an object is moved there.
옮기세요 옮기세요 means move or transfer here, instructing the listener to move the books to the backpack. It is a polite command and can be used with an object and a destination.
더 더 means more here, modifying 쉽게 in 더 쉽게 닫을 수 있어요. It shows that closing the suitcase becomes easier than before.
쉽게 쉽게 means easily here, describing how the suitcase can be closed. It is an adverb used before an action, as in 더 쉽게 닫을 수 있어요.
닫을 닫을 means to close here, in 닫을 수 있어요. This form appears before 수 to express that closing the suitcase is possible.
수 수 expresses ability or possibility in 닫을 수 있어요, so the whole expression means can close. It is used after a verb form to describe an action that is possible.
있어요 있어요 completes the ability expression 닫을 수 있어요 and gives the meaning can or be able to. It is the polite conversational form used when saying that an action is possible.
이제 이제 means now or at this point here, referring to the suitcase after the packing changes. It signals that the situation has reached a new stage.
갈 갈 means to go here, in 여행 갈 준비, preparation to go on a trip. It is the form related to 가다 used directly before 준비 to describe the intended action.
준비 준비 means preparation or readiness here, in 여행 갈 준비가 된 것 같아요. It refers to the suitcase being ready for the trip.
가 가 marks 준비 as the subject in 준비가 된 것 같아요. It shows that the preparation is the state described by 된.
된 된 means ready or having become prepared here, as in 준비가 된 것 같아요. It is the form related to 되다 that describes the resulting ready state before 것 같아요.

Grammar Points

동사-아서/어서

옷을 접어서 공간을 아끼세요.

OH-suhl juh-BUH-suh GONG-gahn-uhl ah-kkee-SEH-yoh

Fold the clothes to save space.

앞 행동의 방법이나 결과를 이어 줍니다. 받침에 따라 -아서 또는 -어서를 씁니다.

동사-(으)세요

액체류를 따로 넣으세요.

AEK-cheh-RYOO-ruhl TTAH-roh nuh-uh-SEH-yoh

Put the liquids in separately.

상대방에게 공손하게 지시하거나 부탁할 때 사용합니다. 받침이 있으면 -으세요를 씁니다.

Korean Vocabulary

공간 noun
GONG-gahn space
내일 adv
neh-EEL tomorrow
따로 adv
TTAH-roh separately
떠나다 verb
ttuh-NAH-dah leave 떠나요
먼저 adv
MUHN-juh first
아끼다 verb
ah-kkee-dah save 아끼세요
액체류 noun
AEK-cheh-RYOO liquids
엉망이다 adj
uhng-MAHNG-ee-dah be messy 엉망이고
여행 가방 noun
yuh-HAENG ga-BAHNG suitcase
옷 noun
oht clothes
접다 verb
juhp-ttah fold 접어서
제 det
jeh my

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Fold the shirts first to save space.

Show Answer먼저 셔츠를 접어서 공간을 아끼세요.

Should I separate liquids from clothes?

Show Answer액체류를 옷과 따로 넣을까요?

Put liquids in a plastic bag before you pack them.

Show Answer액체류는 싸기 전에 비닐봉지에 넣으세요.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

save

Show Answer아끼세요

be messy

Show Answer엉망이고

first

Show Answer먼저

space

Show Answer공간