Checking the Correct Line | Learn Korean in English

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Use Checking the Correct Line to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

실례합니다. 이 줄이 맞나요?

shil-LYEH-ham-nee-dah. ee JOO-lee mahn-NAH-yoh? Excuse me, is this the right line?

이 줄은 안내 데스크 줄이에요.

ee JOO-roon ahn-NAEH DEH-suh-koo JOO-ree-eh-yoh. This queue is for the information desk.

회원증을 갱신해야 해요.

hweh-WON-jeung-uhl gaeng-SHIN-hae-ya HAE-yoh. I need to renew my membership card.

그러면 파란 표지판 옆 줄에 서세요.

guh-ruh-MYUN pah-RAHN pyoh-jee-pahn yup-JOOL-eh suh-SEH-yoh. Then you should join the line by the blue sign.

잘못된 곳에서 기다릴 뻔했어요.

jahl-mot-DWEN goh-SEH-suh kee-dah-REEL ppun-hae-SUH-yoh. I almost waited in the wrong place.

두 줄이 가까이 있어서 헷갈려요.

doo JOO-lee gah-KKAH-ee ee-SUH-suh het-KKAL-lyuh-yoh. It is confusing because both lines are close.

더 많은 사람이 오기 전에 옮길게요.

duh MAH-neun SAH-rahm OH-gee juh-NEH om-GEEL-kkeh-yoh. I'll move before more people arrive.

이제 저 줄이 더 짧아요.

ee-JEH juh JOO-lee duh JJAL-bah-yoh. That line is shorter now.

Word by Word

실례합니다 실례합니다 means “excuse me” here and politely gets the other person’s attention before a question. It is useful when speaking to a stranger or staff member in a public place.

이 이 means “this” and points to the line close to the speaker in 이 줄이 맞나요? It is placed directly before a noun when identifying something nearby.

줄이 줄이 means “the line” as the subject of the question 이 줄이 맞나요? The exact form 줄이 marks the line as the thing being checked, and 줄 can be used for a queue or line of people.

맞나요 맞나요 asks politely whether something is correct, so 이 줄이 맞나요? means “Is this the right line?” It is useful when checking a choice, location, or answer with another person.

줄은 줄은 means “as for this line” and sets the line as the topic in 이 줄은 안내 데스크 줄이에요. The topic-marked noun is followed by information that identifies or describes it.

안내 안내 means information or guidance here, as part of 안내 데스크, the information desk. It is commonly used before a place or service related to giving directions or information.

데스크 데스크 means “desk” here, referring to the service counter in 안내 데스크. It is a loanword used for a desk or counter where a service is provided.

줄이에요 줄이에요 identifies something politely as a line or queue; 안내 데스크 줄이에요 means “it is the information desk line.” It is useful after a noun when politely explaining what something is.

회원증을 회원증을 means “the membership card” as the object of renewing in 회원증을 갱신해야 해요. The object-marked form is used before an action that is done to the card.

갱신해야 갱신해야 contributes “need to renew” in 갱신해야 해요, referring to renewing the membership card. It comes before 해요 to express that the action is necessary, and it can be reused after an object when explaining a required renewal.

해요 해요 completes the polite necessity expression 갱신해야 해요 and gives the sentence a polite spoken ending. This polite ending is useful when explaining what you need to do to another person.

그러면 그러면 means “then” or “in that case” and connects the previous information to the advice that follows. It is useful when giving the next step after hearing someone’s situation.

파란 파란 means “blue” before the noun 표지판 in 파란 표지판. It is the noun-modifying form related to 파랗다, and it can be placed before a noun to identify something by its blue color.

표지판 표지판 means “sign” or “signboard,” here referring to the blue sign used to locate the correct line. It is useful when pointing out written or displayed information in a public place.

옆 옆 means “beside” or “next to,” as in 표지판 옆 줄, the line next to the sign. It is used after a reference object when describing a nearby position.

줄에 줄에 means “to or in the line” in 줄에 서세요, identifying the place where the person should stand. The place-marked form is useful with an action that happens at or toward a location.

서세요 서세요 is a polite request meaning “please stand”; in 줄에 서세요, the context makes it “please join or stand in the line.” It is the polite request form of 서다 and can follow a location when telling someone where to stand.

잘못된 잘못된 means “wrong” or “incorrect” before 곳 in 잘못된 곳에서. It is related to 잘못되다 and is useful before a noun when identifying an unsuitable place or choice.

곳에서 곳에서 means “in the place” where an action happens, here the place where the speaker nearly waited. In 잘못된 곳에서 기다릴 뻔했어요, 에서 marks the location of waiting and can follow a place noun used for an action.

기다릴 기다릴 contributes the action “wait” in 기다릴 뻔했어요, describing the waiting that nearly happened. It is the form related to 기다리다 used before 뻔했어요, and the pattern is useful for saying that an action almost happened.

뻔했어요 뻔했어요 marks that the action in 기다릴 뻔했어요 almost happened but did not. The pattern verb plus 뻔했어요 is useful when describing a narrowly avoided mistake or event.

가까이 가까이 means “close” or “nearby” and describes the short distance between the two lines in 두 줄이 가까이 있어서 헷갈려요. It is useful when explaining that places or objects are near each other.

있어서 있어서 means “because they are located” in 가까이 있어서, giving the reason the lines are confusing. It links a situation or location to its result, as in a reason followed by 헷갈려요.

헷갈려요 헷갈려요 means “it is confusing” here because the two lines are close and difficult to distinguish. It is useful when similar choices, directions, or objects are easy to mix up.

더 더 means “more” in 더 많은 사람이, showing an increase in the number of people. It is placed before the word or expression whose amount is greater.

많은 많은 means “many” or “more numerous” before 사람이 in 더 많은 사람이 오기 전에. It is the noun-modifying form related to 많다 and is used before a noun when describing its quantity.

사람이 사람이 means “people” or “a person” as the subject of 오기 in 더 많은 사람이 오기 전에. The subject-marked form identifies who will arrive, and 사람이 can refer to people without specifying a plural ending.

오기 오기 represents “coming” or “arriving” as the event used in 오기 전에. It is related to 오다 and is useful in the pattern verb plus 기 전에, meaning “before doing something.”

전에 전에 means “before” and places the move before the arrival of more people in 더 많은 사람이 오기 전에. It can follow an event expression to show which action happens first.

옮길게요 옮길게요 means “I’ll move” and expresses the speaker’s decision or promise to move to another line. It is related to 옮기다 and is useful when volunteering to take an action in response to a situation.

이제 이제 means “now” or “at this point” in 이제 저 줄이 더 짧아요, emphasizing the current situation. It is useful when a situation has changed or when describing what is true at the present moment.

저 저 means “that over there” and points to the more distant line in 저 줄이 더 짧아요. It is placed before a noun to identify something away from the speaker and listener.

짧아요 짧아요 means “is short”; with 더 in 저 줄이 더 짧아요, it means that line is shorter. It is the polite spoken form used to describe the line’s length in a practical comparison.

Grammar Points

V-기 전에

오기 전에

OH-gee juh-NEH

before arriving

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

V-(으)ㄹ게요

옮길게요

om-GEEL-kkeh-yoh

I’ll move

Use -(으)ㄹ게요 to express a speaker’s intention or promise to do something.

Korean Vocabulary

갱신해야 해요 phrase

gaeng-SHIN-hae-ya HAE-yoh need to renew

그러면 adv

guh-ruh-MYUN then; in that case

맞나요 adj

mahn-NAH-yoh is it right?

실례합니다 intj

shil-LYEH-ham-nee-dah excuse me

안내 noun

ahn-NAEH information; guidance

옆 noun

yuhp side; next to

표지판 옆 줄

이 det

ee this

이 줄

줄 noun

jool line; queue

줄에 서세요 phrase

JOO-reh suh-SEH-yoh stand in the line

파란 adj

pah-RAHN blue

표지판 noun

pyoh-jee-PAHN sign

회원증 noun

hweh-WON-jeung membership card

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Excuse me, is this the right line?

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실례합니다. 이 줄이 맞나요?

This queue is for the information desk.

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이 줄은 안내 데스크 줄이에요.

I need to renew my membership card.

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회원증을 갱신해야 해요.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

excuse me

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실례합니다

information; guidance

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안내

blue

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파란

membership card

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회원증