About This Lesson
Use Rules for a Shared Kitchen to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
이 공용 주방은 처음이에요. 무엇을 알아야 하나요?
ee gong-YONG JOO-bahng-uhn CHUH-uh-mee-eh-yoh. moo-UH-suhl ah-RAH-yah hah-NAH-yoh? I'm new to this shared kitchen. What should I know?
B
조리대 위를 깨끗이 비우고 요리가 끝나면 바로 치우세요.
joh-REE-deh WEE-rul KKEH-kkuh-shee bee-OO-goh yoh-REE-gah KKEUN-nah-myun bah-ROH chee-OO-seh-yoh. Keep the counters clear and clean up right after cooking.
A
팬을 씻은 후에는 어디에 놓아야 하나요?
PEH-nuhl SSEE-suhn HOO-eh-nuhn uh-DEE-eh noh-AH-yah hah-NAH-yoh? Where should I put a pan after I wash it?
B
팬이 마른 후에 싱크대 옆 아래 선반을 사용하세요.
PEH-nee MAH-ruhn HOO-eh SING-kuh-deh YUP AH-reh SUN-bahn-uhl sah-YONG-hah-seh-yoh. Use the lower shelf beside the sink, after the pan is dry.
A
가기 전에 조리대를 닦아야 하나요?
GAH-gee juh-NEH joh-REE-deh-rul dah-KKAH-yah hah-NAH-yoh? Should I wipe the counter before I go?
B
조리대를 닦고 사용한 것은 모두 제자리에 두세요.
joh-REE-deh-rul dah-KKOH sah-YONG-hahn guh-SUHN MOH-doo jeh-jah-REE-eh doo-SEH-yoh. Wipe it down and put away anything you used.
A
제가 확인해야 할 것이 더 있나요?
jeh-GAH HWAH-gin-heh-yah hahl guh-SHEE duh een-NAH-yoh? Anything else I should check?
B
다음 사람이 사용할 수 있게 공간을 정리해 두세요.
DAH-uhm SAH-rah-mee sah-YONG-hahl soo eet-KKEH gong-GAHN-uhl juhng-REE-heh doo-SEH-yoh. Leave the space ready for the next person.Word by Word
이
이 means “this” in 이 공용 주방은 and points to the kitchen being discussed. It is commonly placed directly before a noun, as in 이 공간 (“this space”).
공용
공용 means “shared” or “communal” in 공용 주방, describing a kitchen used by multiple people. It commonly comes before a place or facility noun, such as 공용 공간 (“shared space”).
주방은
주방은 means “the kitchen” with the kitchen presented as the topic in 이 공용 주방은. 주방 means “kitchen,” and 는 marks it as what the sentence is about; this is useful when introducing a topic before giving information about it.
처음이에요
처음이에요 means “it is my first time” in 이 공용 주방은 처음이에요. The form 처음이에요 politely describes a first experience, such as telling someone that a place or activity is new to you.
무엇을
무엇을 means “what” as the object of knowing in 무엇을 알아야 하나요? 무엇 means “what,” and 을 marks what is known; the pattern 무엇을 알아야 하나요? asks what information is necessary.
알아야
알아야 means “need to know” in 무엇을 알아야 하나요? It is the exact form used to connect knowing with a requirement, and the pattern 무엇을 알아야 하나요? is useful when asking what rules or information you should know.
하나요
하나요 completes the polite question 무엇을 알아야 하나요? and makes it a courteous request for information. This kind of ending is useful when asking another person what should be done or known.
조리대
조리대 means “counter” in 조리대 위를 깨끗이 비우고 and 조리대를 닦아야 하나요? It refers here to the kitchen work surface, and it can be used before an object marker when the counter is the thing being cleaned.
위를
위를 refers to “the upper surface” in 조리대 위를, meaning the surface on top of the counter. 위 means “top” or “upper part,” and 를 marks that surface as the object of 비우다; the pattern 조리대 위를 닦다 means “wipe the counter surface.”
깨끗이
깨끗이 means “cleanly” in 깨끗이 비우고, describing how the counter surface should be left. It commonly comes before an action to show that the result should be clean or free of things.
비우고
비우고 means “empty it and” in 조리대 위를 깨끗이 비우고. It connects emptying the counter surface with the next instruction, and 비우고 can be reused to link one cleanup action to another.
요리가
요리가 means “cooking” or “the cooking” as the subject of 끝나면 in 요리가 끝나면. 요리 means “cooking” or “a cooked dish” depending on context, and 가 marks it as the thing that ends; here it refers to the cooking activity.
끝나면
끝나면 means “when it ends” in 요리가 끝나면, referring to the cooking finishing. It combines the idea of ending with a condition or time, and the pattern 일이 끝나면 means “when the work is finished.”
바로
바로 means “right away” in 요리가 끝나면 바로 치우세요. It emphasizes that cleanup should happen immediately after cooking, and it commonly comes before the action that should happen without delay.
치우세요
치우세요 means “please clean up” or “please put things away” in 바로 치우세요. It is a polite instruction used when telling someone to remove or organize items after an activity, such as cleaning up after eating.
팬을
팬을 means “a pan” as the object of washing in 팬을 씻은 후에는. 팬 means “pan,” and 을 marks it as the thing washed; the pattern 팬을 씻다 means “wash a pan.”
씻은
씻은 means “washed” in 팬을 씻은 후에는, identifying the pan after it has been washed. It is the form used before a noun in this time expression, and the pattern 씻은 후에 means “after washing” or “after it has been washed.”
후에는
후에는 means “after that” with the following time treated as the topic in 팬을 씻은 후에는. 후에 means “after,” while 는 highlights this timing before the question about where to put the pan; it is useful for stating what happens after an action.
어디에
어디에 means “where” as the place where the pan should be put in 어디에 놓아야 하나요? 어디 means “where,” and 에 marks the destination or location; the pattern 어디에 놓다 asks where something should be placed.
놓아야
놓아야 means “should put” or “need to place” in 어디에 놓아야 하나요? It expresses the required action of placing the pan, and the pattern 어디에 놓아야 하나요? is useful when asking for the correct place to put something.
팬이
팬이 means “the pan” as the subject of drying in 팬이 마른 후에. 팬 means “pan,” and 이 marks it as the thing that becomes dry; this form is useful when describing a condition the pan reaches before the next action.
마른
마른 means “dry” in 팬이 마른 후에, describing the pan after it has dried. It appears before 후에 to state that the next step happens after the pan is dry, and the pattern 물건이 마른 후에 means “after the item is dry.”
후에
후에 means “after” in 팬이 마른 후에. It places the next action after the condition or event before it, and it can follow a noun or a phrase describing what has happened.
싱크대
싱크대 means “sink” in 싱크대 옆 아래 선반. It identifies the kitchen fixture used as a location reference, and it commonly appears with 옆 to describe something beside the sink.
옆
옆 means “beside” or “next to” in 싱크대 옆, locating the shelf next to the sink. The reusable pattern noun 옆에 means “beside the noun,” as in 싱크대 옆에 놓다 (“place it beside the sink”).
아래
아래 means “lower” or “below” in 아래 선반, identifying the shelf in the lower position. It commonly comes before a noun to specify a lower part or location, such as 아래 서랍 (“the lower drawer”).
선반을
선반을 means “the shelf” as the object of use in 선반을 사용하세요. 선반 means “shelf,” and 을 marks it as the thing to use; the pattern 선반을 사용하다 means “use the shelf.”
사용하세요
사용하세요 means “please use” in 선반을 사용하세요. It is a polite instruction directing someone to use a particular item or place, and it can follow the object that should be used.
가기
가기 means “going” or “leaving” in 가기 전에, referring to the listener leaving the kitchen. It turns 가다 (“go”) into the noun-like form needed before 전에, and the pattern 집에 가기 전에 means “before going home.”
전에
전에 means “before” in 가기 전에 조리대를 닦아야 하나요? It places the wiping action before leaving, and it commonly follows an action in the form 가기 전에 (“before going”).
조리대를
조리대를 means “the counter” as the object to wipe in 조리대를 닦아야 하나요? 조리대 means “counter,” and 를 marks it as the thing receiving the wiping; this is the object form used in 조리대를 닦다.
닦아야
닦아야 means “should wipe” or “need to wipe” in 조리대를 닦아야 하나요? It expresses that wiping is required, and the pattern 조리대를 닦아야 하나요? is useful when checking whether a surface must be wiped.
닦고
닦고 means “wipe and” in 닦고 사용한 것은 모두 제자리에 두세요. It connects wiping the counter with putting away the things used, and 닦고 can link two actions that should be done in sequence.
사용한
사용한 means “used” in 사용한 것은 모두, describing the things that the listener used. It comes before 것 to identify the used items, and the pattern 사용한 물건 means “the item that was used.”
것은
것은 means “the thing or things” as the topic in 사용한 것은 모두 제자리에 두세요. 것 refers here to the items used, while 은 marks them as the topic; this pattern is useful when referring broadly to items or matters already understood from context.
모두
모두 means “everything” or “all” in 사용한 것은 모두 제자리에 두세요. It makes the instruction apply to every item used, and it commonly comes before or after the group being described.
제자리에
제자리에 means “in its proper place” in 제자리에 두세요. It describes the destination where used items should be left, and the pattern 제자리에 두다 means “put or leave something in its proper place.”
두세요
두세요 means “please put” or “please leave” in 제자리에 두세요. It is a polite instruction to leave something at a location or in a condition, and here it tells the listener to return used items to their proper places.
제가
제가 means “I” as the subject in 제가 확인해야 할 것이 더 있나요? It identifies the speaker as the person who needs to check something, and it is useful when asking what the speaker personally should do.
확인해야
확인해야 means “need to check” in 제가 확인해야 할 것이 더 있나요? It expresses a required checking action, and the pattern 확인해야 할 것 means “something that needs to be checked.”
할
할 means “to do” or “that should be done” in 확인해야 할 것, describing what needs to be checked. It links the action to 것, so 확인해야 할 것 means “the thing that must be checked” rather than attributing the whole meaning to 할 alone.
것이
것이 means “a thing” or “a matter” as the subject of 있나요 in 확인해야 할 것이 더 있나요? Here it refers to an additional thing that needs checking, and 이 marks that matter as what may or may not exist.
더
더 means “more” or “additional” in 확인해야 할 것이 더 있나요? It asks whether anything beyond the instructions already given remains, and it commonly comes before the thing being added or asked about.
있나요
있나요 means “is there” or “are there” in 확인해야 할 것이 더 있나요? It forms a polite question about whether something exists or remains, and it is useful when checking for additional tasks or items.
다음
다음 means “next” in 다음 사람, identifying the person who comes after the current user. It commonly comes before a noun to show sequence, as in 다음 단계 (“the next step”).
사람이
사람이 means “the person” as the subject in 다음 사람이 사용할 수 있게. 사람 means “person,” and 이 marks the person who will use the space; this form is useful when describing who performs the next action.
사용할
사용할 means “will use” or “to use” in 다음 사람이 사용할 수 있게. It describes the next person’s future use of the space, and the pattern 사람이 사용할 공간 means “a space that a person will use.”
수
수 means “ability” or “possibility” in 사용할 수 있게, as part of the expression meaning “so that the next person can use it.” It follows a verb form such as 사용할 and is used in the reusable pattern 사용할 수 있다 (“can use”).
있게
있게 helps form 사용할 수 있게, meaning “so that [someone] can use it” in this dialogue. Together with 수, it expresses a condition that makes an action possible; the pattern 사용할 수 있게 하다 means “make it possible for someone to use it.”
공간을
공간을 means “the space” as the object being organized in 공간을 정리해 두세요. 공간 means “space,” and 을 marks it as the thing to organize; the pattern 공간을 정리하다 means “tidy the space.”
정리해
정리해 means “tidy it and” or “organize it and” in 공간을 정리해 두세요. It connects organizing the space with leaving it that way, and 정리해 can be used before another action that follows the tidying.
Grammar Points
동사-(으)면
요리가 끝나면 바로 치우세요.
yoh-REE-gah KKEUN-nah-myun bah-ROH chee-OO-seh-yoh.When cooking is finished, please clean up right away.
Attach -(으)면 to a verb to express a condition or time: “when/if something happens.”
동사-아/어야 하다
팬을 어디에 놓아야 하나요?
PEH-nuhl uh-DEE-eh noh-AH-yah hah-NAH-yoh?Where should I put the pan?
Use -아/어야 하다 to express necessity or what someone should do.
Korean Vocabulary
공용 주방
phrase
gong-YONG JOO-bahng
shared kitchen
깨끗이
adv
KKEH-kkuh-shee
cleanly; completely
무엇
pron
moo-UHT
what
바로
adv
bah-ROH
right away; immediately
비우고
verb
bee-OO-goh
empty and
씻은 후에는
phrase
SSEE-suhn HOO-eh-nuhn
after washing
어디에
adv
uh-DEE-eh
where
요리가 끝나면
phrase
yoh-REE-gah KKEUN-nah-myun
when cooking is finished
조리대
noun
joh-REE-deh
counter; countertop
처음
noun
CHUH-um
first time; new to something
치우세요
verb
chee-OO-seh-yoh
please clean up; put away
팬
noun
PEHN
pan
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Where should I put a pan after I wash it?
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팬을 씻은 후에는 어디에 놓아야 하나요?Should I wipe the counter before I go?
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가기 전에 조리대를 닦아야 하나요?Anything else I should check?
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제가 확인해야 할 것이 더 있나요?Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
please clean up; put away
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치우세요what
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무엇empty and
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비우고counter; countertop