Handling a Broken Umbrella | Learn Korean in English

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Dialogue

내 우산이 강한 바람에 망가졌어요.

neh oo-SAH-nee GAHNG-hahn pah-RAH-meh mahng-gah-JYUH-SSUH-yoh. My umbrella broke in the strong wind.

흠뻑 젖기 전에 비를 피할 곳으로 오세요.

huhm-PPUHK JUT-kkee Juhn-eh PEE-ruhl PEE-hahl GOH-suh-roh oh-SEH-yoh. Come under the shelter before you get soaked.

비가 생각보다 더 세게 와요.

pee-GAH seng-gahng-PPoh-dah tuh SEH-geh WAH-yoh. The rain is heavier than it looked.

제 여분 우산을 빌려도 돼요.

jeh yuh-BOON oo-SAH-nuhl peel-LYUH-doh DWEH-yoh. You can borrow my extra umbrella.

정말 우산이 필요 없으세요?

JUHNG-mahl oo-SAH-nee pee-RYOH uhp-SSUH-seh-yoh? Are you sure you don't need it?

저는 비옷이 있어서 괜찮아요.

juh-NUHN pee-OH-shee ee-SSUH-suh gwen-CHAN-ah-yoh. I have a raincoat, so I can manage.

내일 우산을 돌려드릴게요.

neh-EEL oo-SAH-nuhl dohl-LYUH-duh-reel-GEH-yoh. I can bring it back tomorrow.

집에 가는 길에 비 맞지 마세요.

JEE-beh GAH-nuhn GEE-reh pee maht-JJEE mah-SEH-yoh. Just stay dry on your way home.

Word by Word

내 내 means “my” here and shows that the umbrella belongs to the speaker in 내 우산이. It is placed before a noun to show possession, as in 내 우산. You can use it when talking about your own belongings.

우산 우산 means “umbrella,” the item that was damaged in this dialogue. In 내 우산이, it is the noun being described as broken. It is useful when talking about protection from rain or lending one to someone.

이 이 marks 우산 as the subject in 내 우산이 망가졌어요. It follows the subject noun and shows what is damaged or changes. You can use it after a subject noun when stating what happened to that thing.

강한 강한 means “strong” in 강한 바람, describing the wind that damaged the umbrella. It is the form used before a noun to describe its strength. You can use it before a noun when describing something as strong.

바람 바람 means “wind,” and 강한 바람 identifies the wind as the cause or setting of the damage. It is a noun used for moving air. You can use it when describing outdoor weather conditions.

에 에 links 강한 바람 to 망가졌어요, giving the cause or circumstance of the umbrella’s damage. Here it has the sense of “in” or “because of.” It can follow a cause or surrounding condition when explaining what affected something.

망가졌어요 망가졌어요 means “broke” or “was damaged” here, describing the umbrella’s condition after the strong wind. This form reports that something has become damaged. You can use it to explain that an object no longer works or is damaged.

흠뻑 흠뻑 intensifies 젖기 in 흠뻑 젖기 전에, meaning “completely” or “soakingly” wet. It is placed before the action or state it intensifies. You can use it when warning someone about becoming thoroughly wet in heavy rain.

젖기 젖기 means “getting wet” in 흠뻑 젖기 전에. It presents getting wet as the action whose timing is described by 전에. The pattern action + 기 전에 is used to say “before doing something,” such as before getting soaked.

전에 전에 means “before” in 젖기 전에, setting the time for coming to shelter. It follows the action that should happen later. You can use it to give a deadline or warn someone to act before something happens.

비 비 means “rain,” and in 비를 피할 곳 it is the rain that the listener can avoid. It is the weather condition central to the situation. You can use it when talking about rain, avoiding rain, or being caught in rain.

를 를 marks 비 as the object of 피할 in 비를 피할 곳. It shows what is being avoided. It follows an object noun and is used when that noun receives the action.

피할 피할 means “to avoid” in 비를 피할 곳, describing a place where someone can avoid the rain. It comes before 곳 to describe the purpose of the place. You can use it before a noun when describing something to avoid or a place for avoiding something.

곳 곳 means “place” in 비를 피할 곳으로 오세요, referring to a sheltered place where the listener can avoid rain. It is a noun for a location or spot. You can use it after a description to identify a place with a particular purpose.

으로 으로 marks the direction toward the place in 곳으로 오세요. It connects the destination with the movement of coming. It can follow a destination noun, especially one ending in a consonant, when telling someone where to go or come.

오세요 오세요 is a polite invitation or request to come in 곳으로 오세요. Here the speaker asks the listener to come to the place where they can avoid the rain. You can use it when politely inviting or telling someone to come.

가 가 marks 비 as the subject in 비가 생각보다 더 세게 와요. It shows that the rain is what is falling or coming more heavily. You can use it after a subject noun when describing what that noun does or what happens to it.

생각 생각 refers to the thought or expectation in 생각보다 더 세게 와요. It provides the expectation used as the comparison point for the actual rain. It is used before 보다 when comparing something with what was expected.

보다 보다 means “than” or “compared with” in 생각보다 더 세게 와요. It marks the expectation as the comparison standard. The pattern 생각보다 더 is useful for saying that something is more than expected.

더 더 means “more” in 생각보다 더 세게 와요, increasing the degree of how heavily the rain falls. It is placed before the word or description whose degree is greater. You can use it when comparing an actual amount or intensity with an earlier expectation.

세게 세게 means “strongly” or “heavily” here and describes how the rain is falling. It expresses the intensity of the action 와요. You can use it before an action or description when explaining that something happens with strong force.

와요 와요 means “comes” or “falls” here, describing the rain as falling heavily. In this weather context, it reports that rain is coming. You can use it in a weather statement when saying that rain is falling or arriving.

제 제 means “my” here and identifies the extra umbrella as belonging to the speaker in 제 여분 우산을. It is placed before a noun to show the speaker’s possession in a polite expression. You can use it when offering or describing something that belongs to you.

여분 여분 means “extra” or “spare” in 여분 우산, identifying an umbrella kept in addition to the one normally used. It comes before 우산 to describe the type of umbrella. You can use it for an item available as a backup.

을 을 marks 여분 우산 as the object of 빌려 in 여분 우산을 빌려도 돼요. It shows which item may be borrowed. It follows an object noun and is used when that noun receives the action.

빌려 빌려 contributes “borrow” to the permission expression 빌려도 돼요. Here it identifies the action that the listener is allowed to do with the extra umbrella. You can use it in a permission expression when talking about borrowing something.

도 도 helps form the permission expression 빌려도 돼요, which means that borrowing is allowed. Its meaning here comes from the whole expression rather than from 도 alone. The pattern action + 도 돼요 is used to ask or give permission.

돼요 돼요 completes 빌려도 돼요 and makes it a statement that the listener may borrow the umbrella. Here it expresses that the action is acceptable or allowed. You can use it at the end of a permission expression when offering approval.

정말 정말 means “really” in 정말 우산이 필요 없으세요?, emphasizing the speaker’s question. It checks whether the listener truly does not need the umbrella. You can place it before a statement or question when confirming something.

필요 필요 means “need” in 우산이 필요 없으세요?, referring to the listener’s need for an umbrella. It follows 우산, the thing that may be needed. You can use it when discussing whether someone needs an item or condition.

없으세요 없으세요 asks politely whether the listener does not have or need something in 우산이 필요 없으세요? Together with 필요, it asks whether an umbrella is unnecessary for the listener. You can use it in a polite question about the absence of something or someone’s need.

저 저 means “I” or “me” here, referring to the speaker in 저는 비옷이 있어서 괜찮아요. It is followed by 는 to set the speaker as the topic. You can use it when speaking politely about yourself.

는 는 marks 저 as the topic in 저는 비옷이 있어서 괜찮아요. It frames the following information as something about the speaker. You can attach it to a person or noun when introducing the topic of a statement.

비옷 비옷 means “raincoat,” the clothing the speaker has for protection from the rain. In 비옷이 있어서 괜찮아요, it provides the reason the speaker can manage. You can use it when talking about clothing worn in rainy weather.

있어서 있어서 links having the raincoat to being okay in 비옷이 있어서 괜찮아요. Here it gives the reason or circumstance for the result. You can use it to introduce a reason before explaining what is possible or what condition follows.

괜찮아요 괜찮아요 means “I’m okay” or “I can manage” here, reassuring the other person that the raincoat is enough. It responds to the offer of an umbrella. You can use it to say that a situation is fine or that help is not needed.

내일 내일 means “tomorrow,” the time when the speaker promises to return the umbrella. It is placed before the action in 내일 우산을 돌려드릴게요. You can use it before an action to specify that it will happen the next day.

돌려드릴게요 돌려드릴게요 means “I will return it to you” here, referring to the borrowed umbrella. It expresses a promise or offer to return something to the listener, as in 우산을 돌려드릴게요. You can use it after the object when promising to give a borrowed item back to someone.

집 집 means “home” or “house” in 집에 가는 길, identifying the destination of the listener’s journey. It is used with 에 to show movement toward home. You can use it when talking about going to or returning to home.

가는 가는 means “going” in 집에 가는 길, describing the route as the way to go home. It comes before 길 to modify the noun. The pattern 집에 가는 길 is useful for talking about the way home or the journey toward a place.

길 길 means “way,” “route,” or “road” in 가는 길에. Here it refers to the route the listener takes home. You can use it when describing what happens while someone is traveling along a route.

맞지 맞지 contributes “get hit by” or “get caught in” in 비 맞지 마세요. It identifies the action that the speaker tells the listener not to do. It appears before 마세요 in a polite negative instruction, especially when warning someone about rain.

마세요 마세요 makes 비 맞지 마세요 a polite request not to get caught in the rain. It completes the negative instruction addressed to the listener. You can use it after a negative action expression when giving polite advice or a warning.

Grammar Points

동사-기 전에

젖기 전에

JUT-kkee Juhn-eh

before getting wet

Attach -기 전에 to a verb stem to mean “before doing something.”

동사-아/어도 돼요

빌려도 돼요

peel-LYUH-doh DWEH-yoh

you may borrow; it is okay to borrow

Use -아/어도 돼요 to ask for or give permission: “may” or “it is okay to.”

Korean Vocabulary

강한 adj

GAHNG-hahn strong

My umbrella broke in the strong wind.

망가졌어요 verb

mahng-gah-JYUH-SSUH-yoh broke; is broken

My umbrella broke in the strong wind.

바람 noun

pah-RAHM wind

My umbrella broke in the strong wind.

비를 피할 곳 phrase

PEE-ruhl PEE-hahl goht a place to shelter from the rain

Come under the shelter before you get soaked.

빌려도 돼요 phrase

peel-LYUH-doh DWEH-yoh you may borrow; it is okay to borrow

You can borrow my extra umbrella.

생각보다 phrase

seng-gahng-PPoh-dah than expected; than it seemed

The rain is heavier than it looked.

세게 adv

SEH-geh strongly; heavily

The rain is heavier than it looked.

여분 noun

yuh-BOON extra; spare

You can borrow my extra umbrella.

와요 verb

WAH-yoh comes; is falling

The rain is heavier than it looked.

우산 noun

oo-SAHN umbrella

My umbrella broke in the strong wind.

젖기 전에 phrase

JUT-kkee Juhn-eh before getting wet

Come under the shelter before you get soaked.

흠뻑 adv

huhm-PPUHK completely; thoroughly

Come under the shelter before you get soaked.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

My umbrella broke in the strong wind.

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내 우산이 강한 바람에 망가졌어요.

The rain is heavier than it looked.

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비가 생각보다 더 세게 와요.

You can borrow my extra umbrella.

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제 여분 우산을 빌려도 돼요.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

broke; is broken

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망가졌어요

than expected; than it seemed

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생각보다

wind

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바람

completely; thoroughly

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흠뻑