Checking Meeting Room Equipment | Learn Korean in English

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1. 회의실 장비를 확인해 봐요.

   We should check the meeting room equipment.

   회의실

   meeting room

   장비

   equipment

   확인해 봐요

   check

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   회의실 means “meeting room” here. It is a compound noun: 회의 means “meeting,” and 실 means “room” in compounds such as 교실 (“classroom”). The full form 회의실 names the room, not the meeting itself. Example: 회의실에 가요. — “I go to the meeting room.” 장비 means “equipment” or “gear.” It is a noun for equipment as a group; the sentence does not specify how many items there are. Example: 장비가 많아요. — “There is a lot of equipment.” 확인해 봐요 combines 확인하다 (“to check” or “to verify”) with -아/어 보다, an auxiliary pattern meaning “try doing” or, in this context, “check and see.” The observed form 확인해 is the connective form of 확인하다, and 봐요 is the polite present form of 보다 used in this auxiliary construction. This ending is polite and conversational; it does not by itself mark a past event. Example: 파일을 확인해 봐요. — “Let’s check the file.” Together, 회의실 장비를 means “the meeting room equipment” as the object, with 를 marking that object. 확인해 봐요 presents checking it as a polite suggestion: “We should check the meeting room equipment.” The context indicates that the meeting starts soon, which makes this suggestion timely, but the sentence itself does not state a specific deadline beyond the suggested action.

2. 회의가 곧 시작해요.

   The meeting starts soon.

   회의

   meeting

   곧

   soon

   시작해요

   starts; begins

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   회의 means “meeting.” It is a noun; the final 가 in 회의가 is the subject particle, marking the meeting as what starts. The form 회의 itself does not show number, so it can mean “a meeting” or “the meeting” depending on context; here, the fixed translation supports “the meeting.” 곧 means “soon.” It is an adverb placed before the verb phrase to indicate that the event will happen in the near future. 시작해요 means “starts” or “begins” here. Its base form is 시작하다 (“to start, begin”). In 시작해요, the verb is in the polite 해요 style, commonly used for present or near-future statements. The -해요 ending does not itself identify the subject; 회의가 supplies the subject in this sentence. For example, 수업이 시작해요 means “The class starts.” Together, 회의가 (“the meeting” as subject), 곧 (“soon”), and 시작해요 (“starts”) produce: “The meeting starts soon.”

3. 지금 해요.

   Let's do it now.

   지금

   now

   해요

   do; let’s do it

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   지금 means “now,” referring to the present time. It can be placed before an action to specify when it happens: 지금 가요 means “I’m going now” or “Let’s go now,” depending on context. 해요 is the polite present-style form of 하다, “to do.” The change is 하다 → 해요; 해요 itself does not show who is doing the action. In this utterance, the omitted object is understood as “it,” and the fixed translation gives the context-supported suggestion “let’s do it.” A useful contrast is 해요 “do/let’s do it” versus 안 해요 “do not do it.” Together, 지금 + 해요 means “do it now.” Korean commonly leaves the subject and an understood object unstated when the situation makes them clear, so the sentence does not separately express an English subject or the word “it.” The polite ending -요 makes the utterance suitable for ordinary courteous conversation.

4. 프로젝터가 노트북에 연결되어 있어요?

   Is the projector connected to the laptop?

   프로젝터

   projector

   노트북

   laptop

   연결되어 있어요

   is connected

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   프로젝터 means “projector.” It is a noun and can be used as the subject with the topic/subject marker 가: 프로젝터가 켜져 있어요. means “The projector is on.” 노트북 means “laptop.” It is a noun; here it appears with 에, which marks the device or place to which something is connected. For example, 노트북에 마우스를 연결해요. means “I connect a mouse to the laptop.” 연결되어 있어요 means “is connected” here. The base verb is 연결되다, “to become/be connected.” 연결되어 있다 describes the resulting connected state, and 있어요 is its polite present form. This is different from 연결해요, “connects/is connecting,” which uses 연결하다 and presents the action rather than the resulting state. Example: 컴퓨터가 인터넷에 연결되어 있어요. — “The computer is connected to the internet.” The pattern A가 B에 연결되어 있어요? asks whether A is connected to B. In this utterance, 프로젝터가 is the subject, 노트북에 identifies the laptop as the connection target, and 연결되어 있어요? asks about the projector’s current connected state. Together, the sentence means “Is the projector connected to the laptop?”

5. 네, 연결되어 있어요. 하지만 이 케이블이 조금 헐거운 것 같아요.

   It is, but this cable feels a little loose.

   네

   yes

   연결되어 있어요

   is connected

   하지만

   but

   이

   this

   케이블

   cable

   조금

   a little

   헐거운

   loose

   것 같아요

   seems

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   네 is a polite “yes.” Here it confirms the preceding question. A useful contrast is 아니요 (“no”), used to reject or correct a statement. 연결되어 있어요 describes a continuing connected state. It is built from 연결되다 (“to become/be connected”) with -어 있다, which presents the resulting state as continuing, plus polite -어요. In the supplied context, the omitted subject is understood from the preceding question: the projector is connected to the laptop. Example: 컴퓨터가 인터넷에 연결되어 있어요. — “The computer is connected to the internet.” 하지만 means “but” and marks a contrast between the confirmation and the following problem. Example: 비싸요. 하지만 좋아요. — “It is expensive, but it is good.” 이 means “this” and is placed before the noun it specifies. Its form does not change for number or gender. Here it identifies the cable as the one being indicated: 이 책 means “this book.” 케이블 means “cable.” It is a loanword used for a cable or wire in contexts such as equipment and electronics. Example: 케이블을 바꿨어요. — “I changed the cable.” 조금 means “a little” or “slightly.” It reduces the degree of the following description: 조금 추워요. — “It is a little cold.” 헐거운 is the attributive form of the adjective 헐겁다, “to be loose.” The observed form comes before the noun it describes, as in 헐거운 나사 (“a loose screw”). The related predicate form is 헐거워요: 나사가 헐거워요. — “The screw is loose.” 것 같아요 is a polite pattern meaning “seems” or “appears.” It presents the description as the speaker’s impression rather than as an unqualified assertion. With an adjective, the adjective appears before 것 같아요, as in 어려운 것 같아요. — “It seems difficult.” In this sentence, 헐거운 것 같아요 means that the cable seems or feels loose. Together, 네, 연결되어 있어요 means “Yes, it is connected,” with the subject understood from the preceding question. 하지만 이 케이블이 조금 헐거운 것 같아요 contrasts that confirmation with the speaker’s impression that this cable is slightly loose. The complete utterance is therefore: “It is, but this cable feels a little loose.”

6. 사람들이 오기 전에 마이크를 테스트해 봐요.

   Let's test the microphone before people arrive.

   사람들이

   people

   오기 전에

   before arriving

   마이크

   microphone

   테스트해 봐요

   let’s test it; try testing it

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   사람들이 means “people” here. 사람 is “person,” and 사람들 means “people”; 이 marks this noun as the subject. The plural marker 들 is useful for referring to multiple people, although Korean can sometimes leave number implicit. 오기 전에 means “before [they] arrive.” The base verb is 오다, “to come.” Its -기 form, 오기, is used before 전, “before,” in the pattern 동사-기 전에, meaning “before doing [something].” Example: 자기 전에 책을 읽어요. — “I read a book before going to bed.” 마이크 means “microphone.” In the source sentence, 마이크를 is the object phrase: 를 marks the microphone as the thing being tested. Example: 마이크를 켜요. — “I turn on the microphone.” 테스트해 봐요 means “let’s try testing it.” 테스트하다 means “to test,” combining the noun 테스트 with 하다, “to do.” Here, -아/어 보다 adds the idea of trying an action, and 봐요 is the polite form of 보다 within that construction. In this sentence, the polite form functions as a suggestion: “Let’s test it.” Example: 사용해 봐요. — “Try using it.” Together, 사람들이 오기 전에 sets the time condition, “before people arrive,” and 마이크를 테스트해 봐요 expresses the suggestion to test the microphone. The complete utterance means, “Let’s test the microphone before people arrive.”

7. 작동해요. 하지만 볼륨이 낮아요.

   It works, but the volume is low.

   작동해요

   works

   하지만

   but

   볼륨

   volume

   낮아요

   is low

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   작동해요 comes from 작동하다, “to operate” or “to work.” The ending -아요/어요 makes this a polite present-tense form: 작동하다 → 작동해요. Korean often leaves the subject unspoken when it is clear from context; here the fixed translation identifies the subject as “it,” while the sentence itself does not name it. Example: 기계가 작동해요. — “The machine works.” 하지만 is a contrast connector meaning “but” or “however.” It links the second statement to the first and commonly begins a new clause or sentence. Example: 작지만 좋아요. 하지만 비싸요. — “It is small, but it is good. However, it is expensive.” 볼륨 is the noun “volume,” referring here to the sound level. It is a loanword used as a regular noun; a particle can be attached when its grammatical role needs to be marked, as in 볼륨을 높이다 — “to turn up the volume.” 낮아요 comes from the descriptive verb 낮다, “to be low.” The polite present form is 낮아요; the form describes the volume as low now. Its useful opposite is 높다 → 높아요, “to be high.” Example: 소리가 너무 낮아요. — “The sound is too low.” Together, 작동해요 states that the unnamed relevant device works. 하지만 introduces a contrast, and 볼륨이 낮아요 states that the volume is low. Thus the whole utterance means, “It works, but the volume is low.”

8. 제가 볼륨을 조금 높일게요.

   I'll turn it up a little.

   제가

   I (subject)

   볼륨

   volume

   조금

   a little

   높일게요

   I’ll raise it

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   제가 means “I” as the subject here. 저 is the humble first-person pronoun, and 가 marks the subject. Compared with 저는, 제가 presents “I” as the person who will carry out the action; it does not itself mean “I will.” 볼륨 means “volume.” It is a noun commonly used for an audio level. In this utterance it is the object of the following verb, so the speaker will change the volume rather than merely describe it. Example: 볼륨을 낮춰요. — “I lower the volume.” 조금 means “a little” or “slightly.” It modifies the amount of the adjustment. It does not mean that the volume itself is “a little”; it indicates a small degree of raising. 높일게요 is the verb 높이다 (“to raise; to make higher”) with -ㄹ게요. 높이다 is different from 높다: 높다 describes something as being high, while 높이다 is transitive and means to raise something. The ending -ㄹ게요 commonly presents the speaker’s intention or commitment to do something, often with the listener in mind. Example: 제가 문을 닫을게요. — “I’ll close the door.” In the full utterance, 제가 identifies the speaker as the actor, 볼륨을 marks “the volume” as what is changed, 조금 limits the size of the change, and 높일게요 says that the speaker will raise it. Thus the sentence means, “I’ll turn it up a little.” The object is understood from the context as the volume, so Korean does not need to repeat an English-style “it” here.

9. 이제 소리가 더 좋아요. 회의실이 준비됐어요.

   That sounds better. The room is ready.

   이제

   now

   소리가

   sound

   더

   more

   좋아요

   is good

   회의실

   meeting room

   준비됐어요

   is ready

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   이제 means “now” or “by now.” It places the statement at the current point in time. Example: 이제 시작해요. — “We start now.” 소리가 is the noun 소리, “sound,” followed by the subject marker 가. In this sentence, 소리가 is the thing being evaluated as good. The same noun can refer to a sound or noise depending on context; here the intended meaning is the sound being heard. 더 means “more” and makes the following evaluation comparative. 좋아요 alone means “is good,” while 더 좋아요 means “is better” or “is nicer.” Example: 이 방법이 더 좋아요. — “This method is better.” 좋아요 is the polite present form of the descriptive verb 좋다, “to be good.” Its form is 좋다 → 좋아요; the ㅗ combines with 아요 to produce 아요 after the stem. In this utterance, it evaluates the sound, and 더 supplies the comparison. 회의실 is a noun meaning “meeting room.” It is formed from 회의, “meeting,” and 실, “room,” but 회의실 is used as one established noun. Example: 회의실에 사람이 있어요. — “There is someone in the meeting room.” 준비됐어요 means “is ready” or “has been prepared.” It is the polite form of 준비되다, “to become/be prepared,” and comes from 준비되었어요 contracted to 준비됐어요. The form expresses the resulting ready state here; it is not the same as 준비해요, “prepare” or “get ready,” which uses 준비하다. Example: 자료가 준비됐어요. — “The materials are ready.” Together, 이제 소리가 더 좋아요 means “Now the sound is better”: 이제 sets the time, 소리가 marks the sound as the subject, and 더 좋아요 says that its quality is higher than before. 회의실이 준비됐어요 means “The meeting room is ready”: 회의실이 marks the room as the subject, and 준비됐어요 describes its ready state. The complete utterance is therefore “That sounds better. The room is ready.”