Booking and leaving a shared office room tidy | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: In a shared office, two adults discuss booking a quiet room, adding it to the calendar, and leaving it tidy..

EN → KO / Level: A2

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Dialogue

A

통화할 조용한 방이 필요해요.

tong-HWA-hal joh-YONG-han BAHNG-ee pee-RYUH-hae-YOH. I need a quiet room for a call.
B

먼저 공유 사무실 달력을 확인하세요.

MAHN-juh GONG-yoo sah-moo-SHIL DAL-lyuh-geul hwa-GEEN-ha-seh-YOH. Check the shared office calendar first.
A

작은 방은 오늘 오후에 사용 가능해 보여요.

JAH-geun BAHNG-eun oh-NEUL oh-HOO-eh sah-YONG gah-NEUNG-hae BOH-yuh-YOH. The small room looks available this afternoon.
B

사용하기 전에 그 예약을 달력에 추가하세요.

sah-YONG-ha-gee JON-eh geu yeh-YAH-geul DAL-lyuh-geh choo-GAH-ha-seh-YOH. Add the booking to the calendar before you use it.
A

통화 후에 제가 뭔가 해야 하나요?

tong-HWA hoo-eh jeh-GAH MWUN-gah HAE-ya hah-nah-YOH? Should I do anything after the call?
B

책상을 정리하고 물건을 챙겨 가세요.

chaek-SSAHNG-eul jeong-REE-ha-goh MOOL-guhn-eul chaeng-GYUH gah-SEH-YOH. Clear the desk and take your things with you.
A

가기 전에 책상을 깔끔하게 정리해 둘게요.

gah-GEE JON-eh chaek-SSAHNG-eul KKAHL-kkeum-ha-geh jeong-REE-hae dool-GEH-yoh. I'll leave it tidy before I go.
B

그러면 다음 사람이 순조롭게 시작하는 데 도움이 돼요.

guh-ruh-MYUN DAH-eum sah-RAHM-ee soon-JOH-rohp-geh shee-JAHK-ha-neun deh doh-OOM-ee DWAE-yoh. That helps the next person get started smoothly.

Word by Word

통화할 Here, 통화할 means “for making a call” and describes the room’s purpose. It comes from 통화하다 and is used before a noun when explaining what an action or place is intended for; use it when requesting a place for a call.
조용한 Here, 조용한 means “quiet” and describes the room. It comes from 조용하다 in the form used before a noun; use it when requesting or identifying a place without much noise.
방이 방이 means “the room” as the subject of the sentence, the thing that is needed. It is 방 with the subject marker 이; use this form when presenting a room as the subject of a statement.
필요해요 필요해요 means “is needed” or “need” here, saying that a quiet room is necessary. It comes from 필요하다 in a polite conversational form; use it when politely stating a need for an item, place, or condition.
먼저 먼저 means “first” and tells the listener that checking the calendar should happen before the other steps. It is placed before the action it orders; use it when giving instructions about the first thing someone should do.
공유 공유 means “shared” here and helps identify the office as one used by multiple people. It functions as a modifier before 사무실; use it when describing a resource or place used together with others.
사무실 사무실 means “office” and identifies the shared workplace in the dialogue. It is a noun that can combine with another noun such as 달력 to identify an office calendar; use it when discussing a workplace or office facilities.
달력을 달력을 means “the calendar” as the object being checked. It is 달력 with the object marker 을; use this form when the calendar is the thing an action is performed on.
확인하세요 확인하세요 means “please check” and gives a polite instruction to look at the calendar. It comes from 확인하다 in a polite request form; use it when asking someone to verify information or inspect something.
작은 작은 means “small” and describes the room identified as available. It comes from 작다 in the form used before a noun; use it when distinguishing a small item or place from others.
방은 방은 means “as for the room,” making the room the topic of the sentence. It is 방 with the topic marker 은; use this form when introducing or discussing a room as the topic.
오늘 오늘 means “today” and places the room’s availability on the current day. It is a time word that can appear before another time expression; use it when referring to the day of speaking.
오후에 오후에 means “in the afternoon” and identifies when the room appears to be available. It is 오후 with 에 marking the time; use it after a time expression when specifying when an event or situation occurs.
사용 사용 means “use” here and names the activity for which availability is being considered. Together with 가능해, it describes whether use is possible; use it when discussing the use of a room, tool, or service.
가능해 가능해 means “is possible” or “is available” here, referring to whether the room can be used. It comes from 가능하다 in a conversational form and follows the activity being evaluated; use it when saying that an action or arrangement can be done.
보여요 보여요 means “looks” or “appears” and presents the room’s availability as an impression rather than a confirmed fact. It comes from 보이다 in a polite form; use it when something seems to have a certain condition based on what you can see or judge.
사용하기 사용하기 means “using” and turns the activity of use into the action referred to before 전에. It comes from 사용하다 with the noun-forming ending -기; use this form when placing an action before a time expression such as before or after.
전에 전에 means “before” and places adding the booking earlier than using the room. It marks the time preceding an event or activity; use it after an action or time expression when ordering two events.
그 그 means “that” and points to the booking already understood from the conversation. It appears before the noun it specifies; use it when referring to a particular thing that the listener can identify from the context.
예약을 예약을 means “the booking” as the object being added to the calendar. It is 예약 with the object marker 을; use this form when a booking is the thing an action is performed on.
달력에 달력에 means “to the calendar” and marks the place where the booking is added. It is 달력 with 에 marking the destination or location; use it when indicating where something is put or recorded.
추가하세요 추가하세요 means “please add” and gives a polite instruction to record the booking in the calendar. It comes from 추가하다 in a polite request form; use it when asking someone to add information to a list, calendar, or system.
통화 통화 means “call” and refers to the call that will already be finished when the next action is considered. It is used as a noun before 후에; use it when discussing a phone or online call as an event.
후에 후에 means “after” and places the possible cleanup after the call. It follows the event that comes first; use it to describe what happens after a meeting, call, or other activity.
제가 제가 means “I” as the subject of the question, emphasizing that the speaker would be the person doing the action. It is the subject form of 저 with 가; use it when identifying yourself as the actor of an action.
뭔가 뭔가 means “something” and asks whether there is any unspecified task to do. It is used before or with an action when the speaker does not name the exact thing; use it when asking whether any additional action is required.
해야 해야 contributes the meaning “must” or “have to do” in the question 해야 하나요. It comes from 하다 with the obligation ending -어야 and combines with a following form of 하다; use it when asking or stating that an action is required.
하나요 하나요 completes the polite question 해야 하나요 and asks whether the speaker needs to do something. It comes from 하다 in a question form; use it when politely checking whether an action is necessary or expected.
책상을 책상을 means “the desk” as the object to be cleared and organized. It is 책상 with the object marker 을; use this form when the desk is the thing being cleaned, moved, or arranged.
정리하고 정리하고 means “clear and organize,” describing the first action in a sequence. It comes from 정리하다 with -고 linking it to the following action; use it when telling someone to do this action and then another related action.
물건을 물건을 means “your things” or “belongings” as the object being taken along. It is 물건 with the object marker 을; use it when referring to personal items that someone should collect or carry.
챙겨 챙겨 means “take along” or “make sure to take care of” the belongings here. It comes from 챙기다 in a linking form before 가세요; use it when telling someone to gather personal items before leaving.
가세요 가세요 means “go” or “leave” as a polite instruction, here after taking the belongings. It comes from 가다 with a polite request ending; use it when politely telling someone to go or leave.
가기 가기 means “going” and refers to the speaker’s departure before which the desk will be left tidy. It comes from 가다 with the noun-forming ending -기; use it before 전에 when describing what happens before going somewhere.
깔끔하게 깔끔하게 means “neatly” or “tidily” and describes how the desk will be organized. It comes from 깔끔하다 in an adverbial form before an action; use it when describing a clean and orderly way of doing something.
정리해 정리해 means “organize” or “tidy” and is the action that will produce the tidy result. It comes from 정리하다 in a linking form before 둘게요; use it when connecting the act of arranging something with a promise to leave it arranged.
둘게요 둘게요 means “I will leave it that way” or “I will keep it in place” in 정리해 둘게요. It comes from 두다 with the -ㄹ게요 ending, which presents the speaker’s intention or commitment; use it when promising to leave a completed result in place.
그러면 그러면 means “then” or “in that case” and connects the promised tidying with its helpful result. It is used to introduce a consequence or result of the preceding situation; use it when explaining what follows if an action is carried out.
다음 다음 means “next” and identifies the person who will use the room after the current speaker. It appears before the noun it specifies; use it when referring to the next person, time, or step in an order.
사람이 사람이 means “the person” as the subject who can start smoothly. It is 사람 with the subject marker 이; use this form when presenting a person as the actor or experiencer of an action.
순조롭게 순조롭게 means “smoothly” and describes starting without difficulty or interruption. It comes from 순조롭다 in an adverbial form before 시작하는; use it when describing a process that proceeds well.
시작하는 시작하는 means “starting” and describes the activity for which the next person receives help. It comes from 시작하다 in the form used before 데; use it when referring to an ongoing or general act of beginning something.
데 데 frames 시작하는 데 as the activity or purpose in which the help is useful. It follows an action description and makes that activity the context for 도움이 돼요; use it when saying that something helps with doing an activity.
도움이 도움이 means “help” as the subject in 도움이 돼요, the expression used here for being helpful. It is 도움 with the subject marker 이; use it when describing help that a person, action, or arrangement provides.
돼요 돼요 comes from 되다 and completes 도움이 돼요, which means “is helpful” in this dialogue. It is a polite conversational form; use this expression when saying that something benefits a person or makes an activity easier.

Grammar Points

형용사 + -(으)ㄴ + 명사

조용한 작은 방

joh-YONG-han JAH-geun BAHNG

a quiet, small room

Korean adjectives come before nouns and change to -(으)ㄴ when they describe a noun.

동사 + -고

책상을 정리하고 물건을 챙겨 가세요.

chaek-SSAHNG-eul jeong-REE-ha-goh MOOL-guhn-eul chaeng-GYUH gah-SEH-YOH.

Clear your desk and take your things with you.

-고 connects two actions, meaning “and”; the subject usually stays the same.

Korean Vocabulary

공유 사무실 phrase
GONG-yoo sah-moo-SHIL shared office

먼저 공유 사무실 달력을 확인하세요.

달력 noun
DAHL-lyuhk calendar

먼저 공유 사무실 달력을 확인하세요.

먼저 adv
MAHN-juh first; first of all

먼저 공유 사무실 달력을 확인하세요.

방 noun
BAHNG room

작은 방은 오늘 오후에 사용 가능해 보여요.

사용 가능하다 phrase
sah-YONG gah-NEUNG-ha-dah be available for use 사용 가능해

작은 방은 오늘 오후에 사용 가능해 보여요.

오늘 adv
oh-NEUL today

작은 방은 오늘 오후에 사용 가능해 보여요.

오후 noun
oh-HOO afternoon

작은 방은 오늘 오후에 사용 가능해 보여요.

작다 adj
JAHK-dah small 작은

작은 방은 오늘 오후에 사용 가능해 보여요.

조용하다 adj
joh-YONG-ha-dah quiet 조용한

통화할 조용한 방이 필요해요.

통화 noun
tong-HWA phone call

통화할 조용한 방이 필요해요.

필요하다 adj
pee-RYUH-ha-dah need; be necessary 필요해요

통화할 조용한 방이 필요해요.

확인하다 verb
hwa-GEEN-ha-dah check; confirm 확인하세요

먼저 공유 사무실 달력을 확인하세요.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

I need a quiet room for a call.

Show Answer통화할 조용한 방이 필요해요.

Check the shared office calendar first.

Show Answer먼저 공유 사무실 달력을 확인하세요.

Add the booking to the calendar before you use it.

Show Answer사용하기 전에 그 예약을 달력에 추가하세요.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

need; be necessary

Show Answer필요해요

check; confirm

Show Answer확인하세요

first; first of all

Show Answer먼저

small

Show Answer작은