About This Lesson
Use Labeling and storing food in a shared fridge to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
이 수프를 공용 냉장고에 넣어도 돼요?
ee SOO-puh-rul GOHNG-yong naeng-JAHNG-goh-eh NUH-uh-doh DWEH-yoh? Can I put this soup in the shared fridge?
B
거기에 두기 전에 용기에 표시를 하세요.
guh-GEE-eh DOO-gee JUN-eh yong-GEE-eh pyo-SHEE-rul ha-SEH-yoh. Label the container before you leave it there.
A
날짜도 써야 해요?
NAHL-jjah-doh SSUH-yah HAE-yoh? Should I write the date on it too?
B
그러면 사람들이 그것이 안에 얼마나 있었는지 알 수 있어요.
guh-ruh-MYUN sah-rahm-deu-REE guh-guh-SHEE AHN-eh uhl-MAH-nah ee-uhss-NUHN-jee AHL soo ee-SSUH-yoh. That helps people know how long it has been inside.
A
개인 음식은 어느 선반에 둬요?
geh-EEN UHM-shee-geun uh-NUH SUHN-bahn-eh DWOH-yoh? Which shelf is for personal food?
B
공용 음식에서 떨어진 맨 위 선반을 사용하세요.
GOHNG-yong UHM-shee-geh-suh TTUH-ruh-jin MAEN wee SUHN-bahn-ul sah-yong-ha-SEH-yoh. Use the top shelf, away from the shared items.
A
거기에 두었다가 곧 집에 가져갈게요.
guh-GEE-eh DOO-uh-TTAH-gah GOOT JEE-beh ga-jyuh-gahl-GEH-yoh. I'll keep it there and take it home soon.
B
그러면 냉장고가 오래된 음식으로 가득 차지 않아요.
guh-ruh-MYUN naeng-JAHNG-goh-gah oh-rae-DWEN UHM-shee-geu-ro gah-DEUK CHA-jee AH-nah-yoh. That way the fridge does not fill up with old food.Word by Word
이
In "이 수프를", "이" means "this" and identifies the soup being discussed. In "그것이", the same form is attached to "그것" to mark it as the subject.
수프
"수프" means soup, referring to the food the speaker wants to put in the shared fridge. In "이 수프를", it is the item affected by the action "넣어".
를
"를" marks "수프" as the object of the action in "이 수프를 공용 냉장고에 넣어도 돼요?". It is attached after the object being put somewhere.
공용
"공용" means shared or communal. In "공용 냉장고" and "공용 음식", it describes things used or shared by several people.
냉장고
"냉장고" means refrigerator or fridge. In the dialogue, it refers to the shared place where the soup and other food are stored.
에
In "공용 냉장고에", "에" marks the fridge as the destination for putting the soup. It is commonly used after a place with verbs such as "넣다" when something is put into that place.
넣어
"넣어" means put in and appears in the permission question "넣어도 돼요?". The form is used before this expression when asking whether it is okay to put something somewhere.
도
In "넣어도 돼요?", "도" contributes the idea of even or also to a construction meaning "is it okay to do this?". The whole expression asks for permission to put the soup in the fridge.
돼요
In "넣어도 돼요?", "돼요" means that something is okay or allowed. Together with "넣어도", it asks whether the speaker may put the soup in the fridge.
거기
"거기" means there, referring to the place where the food is to be left. In "거기에 두기 전에" and "거기에 두었다가", it identifies that place before or while describing what happens there.
두기
In "거기에 두기 전에", "두기" refers to leaving or putting something there. It is used in the pattern "두기 전에" to mean "before leaving or putting it there".
전
In "두기 전에", "전" means before. The pattern "동작하기 전에" can be used to say that one action should happen before another.
용기
"용기" means container, referring to the container holding the soup. In "용기에 표시를 하세요", it is the place on which the label or mark should be made.
표시
"표시" means a label or mark in "용기에 표시를 하세요". Here it refers to marking the container so people can identify the food.
하세요
In "표시를 하세요", "하세요" makes the instruction polite: please mark or label it. This form is useful for giving a respectful instruction about an action.
날짜
"날짜" means date. In "날짜도 써야 해요?", it refers to the date that should also be written on the container.
써야
In "날짜도 써야 해요?", "써야" means should or need to write. It appears before "해요" in the expression used to ask whether writing the date is required.
해요
In "써야 해요?", "해요" completes the expression for something being necessary or required. The whole phrase "써야 해요?" asks whether the speaker needs to write the date.
그러면
"그러면" means then or in that case. In the dialogue, it links labeling or taking food home with the useful result that follows.
사람들
"사람들" means people. In "사람들이 ... 알 수 있어요", it refers to the people sharing the fridge who need to know how long the food has been inside.
그것
"그것" means it or that thing. In "그것이 안에 얼마나 있었는지", it refers to the food whose time inside the fridge people can determine.
안
In "안에", "안" means inside or the interior. It identifies the inside of the fridge as the place where the food has been.
얼마나
"얼마나" means how long in "안에 얼마나 있었는지". It asks about the length of time that the food has been inside.
있었는지
In "얼마나 있었는지", "있었는지" describes whether and for how long the food had been inside. The pattern "얼마나 ... 있었는지" is used when referring to the amount of time something has remained in a place.
알
In "알 수 있어요", "알" means know and contributes to the meaning "can know". It appears before "수 있어요" when describing knowledge that is possible to obtain.
수
In "알 수 있어요", "수" represents the possibility or ability to do something. With "알", the whole expression means can know or be able to find out.
있어요
In "알 수 있어요", "있어요" completes the expression meaning that knowing is possible. The full phrase says that people can know how long the food has been inside.
개인
"개인" means personal or belonging to an individual. In "개인 음식", it describes food that is not shared with everyone.
음식
"음식" means food. In the dialogue, it appears in "개인 음식" and "오래된 음식", referring to food owned by an individual and food that has been stored for a long time.
은
In "개인 음식은", "은" marks personal food as the topic of the question. The speaker is asking which shelf personal food should be put on.
어느
"어느" means which and comes before the noun being selected. In "어느 선반", it asks the listener to identify one shelf from the available shelves.
선반
"선반" means shelf. In the dialogue, it refers to a fridge shelf where personal food can be kept.
둬요
In "어느 선반에 둬요?", "둬요" means put or keep. The question asks where personal food should be placed or left.
에서
In "공용 음식에서 떨어진", "에서" marks the shared food as the reference point from which something is separated. The phrase describes a shelf away from the shared items.
떨어진
In "공용 음식에서 떨어진", "떨어진" means separated from or away from. It describes the top shelf as being away from the shared food.
맨
"맨" means the very or uppermost part when used in "맨 위". Together with "위", it specifies the highest shelf.
위
"위" means the top or upper part. In "맨 위 선반", it refers to the top shelf, with "맨" emphasizing that it is the highest one.
을
In "맨 위 선반을 사용하세요", "을" marks "맨 위 선반" as the object of "사용하세요". It is attached after the shelf that the listener is instructed to use.
사용하세요
In "맨 위 선반을 사용하세요", "사용하세요" means please use or use. It gives a polite instruction to use the top shelf.
두었다가
In "거기에 두었다가 곧 집에 가져갈게요", "두었다가" means leave or put it there for now and then do something else. It connects keeping the food in the fridge with taking it home later.
곧
"곧" means soon. In "곧 집에 가져갈게요", it says that the speaker intends to take the food home in the near future.
집
"집" means home or house. In "집에 가져갈게요", it is the destination to which the speaker will take the food.
가져갈게요
"가져갈게요" means I will take it, expressing the speaker's intention or commitment to take the food away. In this dialogue, the destination is given by "집에" and the time by "곧".
가
In "냉장고가", "가" marks the fridge as the subject of the statement. The sentence describes what will or will not happen to the fridge.
오래된
"오래된" means old or having been there for a long time. In "오래된 음식", it describes food that has remained stored instead of being taken away.
으로
In "오래된 음식으로 가득 차지 않아요", "으로" marks old food as what would fill the fridge. The phrase describes the contents with which the fridge could become full.
가득
"가득" means full or completely filled. In "가득 차지 않아요", it emphasizes that the fridge does not become completely full.
차지
In "가득 차지 않아요", "차지" contributes the meaning become filled. Together with "가득" and the following negative form, it says that the fridge does not fill up completely.
않아요
In "가득 차지 않아요", "않아요" makes the statement negative. The whole expression means that the fridge does not become full of old food.
Grammar Points
V-아/어도 돼요?
이 수프를 공용 냉장고에 넣어도 돼요?
ee SOO-puh-rul GOHNG-yong naeng-JAHNG-goh-eh NUH-uh-doh DWEH-yoh.Can I put this soup in the shared refrigerator?
This pattern asks for permission. 돼요 means “it is okay,” and the verb comes before 아도/어도 돼요.
V-아/어야 해요
날짜를 써야 해요.
NAHL-jjah-rul SSUH-yah HAE-yoh.You have to write the date.
This pattern expresses obligation or necessity: “must” or “have to.”
Korean Vocabulary
공용
noun
GOHNG-yong
shared; communal
공용 냉장고
그러면
adv
guh-ruh-MYUN
then; in that case
날짜
noun
NAHL-jjah
date
냉장고
noun
naeng-JAHNG-goh
refrigerator; fridge
넣어도 돼요
phrase
NUH-uh-doh DWEH-yoh
can put; is it okay to put
사람들이
noun
sah-rahm-deu-REE
people
수프
noun
SOO-puh
soup
써야 해요
phrase
SSUH-yah HAE-yoh
should write; have to write
용기
noun
yong-GEE
container
용기에
이
det
ee
this
이 수프
표시
noun
pyo-SHEE
label; marking
표시를
하세요
verb
ha-SEH-yoh
please do
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Can I put this soup in the shared fridge?
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이 수프를 공용 냉장고에 넣어도 돼요?Label the container before you leave it there.
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거기에 두기 전에 용기에 표시를 하세요.Should I write the date on it too?
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날짜도 써야 해요?Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
people
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사람들이container
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용기에label; marking
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표시를date